diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41f4438..e7c6a04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -328,3 +328,8 @@ It is recommended to use the default ports, because this will make it easier to
 ## Run Production Server
 
 Make sure you have read all the according sections and have set up everything correctly.
+
+## Donations
+When someone donates, manually update the credits and role to "helper" in the database.
+For enterprise donations with more lax rate-limits, set the role to "enterprise".
+Make sure to also include the donation in the `donations` database!
diff --git a/api/core.py b/api/core.py
index 29f9620..39f016a 100644
--- a/api/core.py
+++ b/api/core.py
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ async def check_core_auth(request):
 async def new_user_webhook(user: dict) -> None:
     """Runs when a new user is created."""
 
-    dhook = Webhook(os.environ['DISCORD_WEBHOOK__USER_CREATED'])
+    try:
+        dhook = Webhook(os.environ['DISCORD_WEBHOOK__USER_CREATED'])
+    except KeyError:
+        return
 
     embed = Embed(
         description='New User',