diff --git a/functions/api/appeals/[id]/_middleware.ts b/functions/api/appeals/[id]/_middleware.ts
index 848479e..6b29edb 100644
--- a/functions/api/appeals/[id]/_middleware.ts
+++ b/functions/api/appeals/[id]/_middleware.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
   const { permissions } = context.data.current_user;
 
-  if (!(permissions & (1 << 0)) || !(permissions & (1 << 11)))
+  if (!(permissions & (1 << 0)) && !(permissions & (1 << 11)))
     return new Response('{"error":"Forbidden"}', {
       headers: {
         "content-type": "application/json",
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
   context.data.targetId = id;
 
   if (!new URL(context.request.url).pathname.endsWith("/ban")) {
-    const keyWithMeta = await context.env.DATA.getWithMetadata(`appeal_${id}`);
+    const key = await context.env.DATA.get(`appeal_${id}`);
 
-    if (!keyWithMeta.value)
+    if (!key)
       return new Response('{"error":"No appeal with that ID exists"}', {
         headers: {
           "content-type": "application/json",
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
         status: 404,
       });
 
-    context.data.appeal = keyWithMeta;
+    context.data.appeal = key;
   }
 
   if (
diff --git a/functions/api/appeals/[id]/accept.ts b/functions/api/appeals/[id]/accept.ts
index a518b3c..497a9a2 100644
--- a/functions/api/appeals/[id]/accept.ts
+++ b/functions/api/appeals/[id]/accept.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
-  const { metadata, value } = context.data.appeal;
+  const { appeal } = context.data;
   const body = new FormData();
   body.append("from", "noreply@mail.carcrushers.cc");
-  body.append("to", value.email);
+  body.append("to", appeal.email);
   body.append("subject", "Appeal Accepted");
   body.append("template", "appeal_accepted");
   body.append("v:note", context.data.body.feedback || "No note provided.");
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
   const { current_user: currentUser } = context.data;
 
   await fetch(
-    `https://discord.com/api/v10/guilds/242263977986359297/bans/${metadata.id}`,
+    `https://discord.com/api/v10/guilds/242263977986359297/bans/${appeal.id}`,
     {
       headers: {
         authorization: `Bot ${context.env.BOT_TOKEN}`,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
         {
           title: "Appeal Accepted",
           color: 0x00ff00,
-          description: `Appeal from user ${metadata.tag} (${metadata.id}) was accepted.`,
+          description: `Appeal from user ${appeal.username}#${appeal.discriminator} (${appeal.id}) was accepted.`,
           fields: [
             {
               name: "Moderator",
diff --git a/functions/api/appeals/[id]/deny.ts b/functions/api/appeals/[id]/deny.ts
index 6ec2dec..4c1d941 100644
--- a/functions/api/appeals/[id]/deny.ts
+++ b/functions/api/appeals/[id]/deny.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
-  const { metadata, value } = context.data.appeal;
+  const { appeal } = context.data;
   const body = new FormData();
   body.append("from", "noreply@mail.carcrushers.cc");
-  body.append("to", value.email);
+  body.append("to", appeal.email);
   body.append("subject", "Appeal Denied");
   body.append("template", "appeal_denied");
   body.append("v:note", context.data.body.feedback || "No note provided.");
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function onRequestPost(context: RequestContext) {
         {
           title: "Appeal Denied",
           color: 0xff0000,
-          description: `Appeal from user ${metadata.tag} (${metadata.id}) was denied.`,
+          description: `Appeal from user ${appeal.username}#${appeal.discriminator} (${appeal.id}) was denied.`,
           fields: [
             {
               name: "Moderator",