diff --git a/internal/db/vetting.go b/internal/db/vetting.go
index 25336db..7326803 100644
--- a/internal/db/vetting.go
+++ b/internal/db/vetting.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func VettingReqUserID(guildID, msgID string) (string, error) {
 	return out, err
 }
 
-func RemoveVettingReq(guildID, msgID string) error {
-	_, err := db.Exec("DELETE FROM vetting_requests WHERE msg_id = ? AND guild_id = ?", msgID, guildID)
+func RemoveVettingReq(guildID, userID string) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec("DELETE FROM vetting_requests WHERE user_id = ? AND guild_id = ?", userID, guildID)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/internal/systems/vetting/commands.go b/internal/systems/vetting/commands.go
index 6f361da..b74b158 100644
--- a/internal/systems/vetting/commands.go
+++ b/internal/systems/vetting/commands.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func approveCmd(s *discordgo.Session, i *discordgo.InteractionCreate) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = db.RemoveVettingReq(i.GuildID, i.Message.ID)
+	err = db.RemoveVettingReq(i.GuildID, user.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}