diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5aed2314cc..648087fb58 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "habitica",
-  "version": "5.1.1",
+  "version": "5.1.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 074985daad..72d445ad8c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "habitica",
   "description": "A habit tracker app which treats your goals like a Role Playing Game.",
-  "version": "5.1.1",
+  "version": "5.1.2",
   "main": "./website/server/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.22.5",
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/memberDetails.vue b/website/client/src/components/memberDetails.vue
index 844e599935..e59ad25587 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/memberDetails.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/memberDetails.vue
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     percent,
     showMemberModal (member) {
+      if (this.$route.name === 'userProfile' && this.$route.params?.userId === member._id) {
+        return;
+      }
       this.$router.push({ name: 'userProfile', params: { userId: member._id } });
     },
   },
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js
index 109422080c..7db05352c2 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js
@@ -575,13 +575,15 @@ api.getChallenge = {
 
     // Fetching basic group data
     const group = await Group.getGroup({
-      user, groupId: challenge.group, fields: `${basicGroupFields} purchased`, optionalMembership: true,
+      user, groupId: challenge.group, fields: `${basicGroupFields} purchased`,
     });
-    if (!group || !challenge.canView(user, group)) throw new NotFound(res.t('challengeNotFound'));
-    group.purchased = undefined;
-
+    if (!group && !challenge.canView(user, group)) throw new NotFound(res.t('challengeNotFound'));
     const chalRes = challenge.toJSON();
-    chalRes.group = group.toJSON({ minimize: true });
+    if (group) {
+      group.purchased = undefined;
+      chalRes.group = group.toJSON({ minimize: true });
+    }
+
     // Instead of populate we make a find call manually because of https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/issues/3833
     const chalLeader = await User.findById(chalRes.leader).select(nameFields).exec();
     chalRes.leader = chalLeader ? chalLeader.toJSON({ minimize: true }) : null;
diff --git a/website/server/models/challenge.js b/website/server/models/challenge.js
index 73092238cf..e5a7814558 100644
--- a/website/server/models/challenge.js
+++ b/website/server/models/challenge.js
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ schema.methods.canModify = function canModifyChallenge (user) {
 schema.methods.canJoin = function canJoinChallenge (user, group) {
   // for when leader has left private group that contains the challenge
   if (this.isLeader(user)) return true;
+  if (!group) return false;
   if (group.type === 'guild' && group.privacy === 'public') {
     return group._id === TAVERN_ID;
   }