diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index df3642966..22978e93f 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
             user_id = utils._get_as_snowflake(data, 'user_id')
             if isinstance(channel, DMChannel):
                 member = channel.recipient
-            elif isinstance(channel, TextChannel):
+            elif isinstance(channel, TextChannel) and guild is not None:
                 member = guild.get_member(user_id)
             elif isinstance(channel, GroupChannel):
                 member = utils.find(lambda x: x.id == user_id, channel.recipients)