diff --git a/src/BuddyManager.cpp b/src/BuddyManager.cpp
index 14c124e..c1dbdc9 100644
--- a/src/BuddyManager.cpp
+++ b/src/BuddyManager.cpp
@@ -729,11 +729,12 @@ void BuddyManager::emailSend(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data) {
 
     if (pkt->iCash || pkt->aItem[0].ItemInven.iID) {
         // if there are item or taro attachments
-        Database::DbPlayer otherPlayerData = Database::getDbPlayerById(pkt->iTo_PCUID);
-        if (otherPlayerData.PlayerID != -1 && plr->PCStyle2.iPayzoneFlag != otherPlayerData.PayZoneFlag) {
+        Player otherPlr = {};
+        Database::getPlayer(&otherPlr, pkt->iTo_PCUID);
+        if (otherPlr.iID != 0 && plr->PCStyle2.iPayzoneFlag != otherPlr.PCStyle2.iPayzoneFlag) {
             // if the players are not in the same time period
             INITSTRUCT(sP_FE2CL_REP_PC_SEND_EMAIL_FAIL, resp);
-            resp.iErrorCode = 9; //error code 9 tells the player they can't send attachments across time
+            resp.iErrorCode = 9; // error code 9 tells the player they can't send attachments across time
             resp.iTo_PCUID = pkt->iTo_PCUID;
             sock->sendPacket((void*)&resp, P_FE2CL_REP_PC_SEND_EMAIL_FAIL, sizeof(sP_FE2CL_REP_PC_SEND_EMAIL_FAIL));
             return;