TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'cache')

[DarthGandalf]

Today the bridge was crashlooping for a while, with this in logs:

> discord-irc@2.9.0 start
> node dist/index.js --config /config/config.json

2026-01-01T15:21:13.499Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to Discord
2026-01-01T15:21:15.396Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to IRC
2026-01-04T06:00:34.319Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to IRC
2026-01-05T03:34:14.034Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to IRC
2026-01-14T00:11:00.433Z �[33mwarn�[39m: Received warn event from Discord Discord sent a typing packet to a voice channel 417172516356751360
/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/actions/MessageCreate.js:11
      const existing = channel.messages.cache.get(data.id);
                                        ^

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'cache')
    at MessageCreateAction.handle (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/actions/MessageCreate.js:11:41)
    at module.exports [as MESSAGE_CREATE] (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/handlers/MESSAGE_CREATE.js:4:32)
    at WebSocketManager.handlePacket (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketManager.js:384:31)
    at WebSocketShard.onPacket (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js:444:22)
    at WebSocketShard.onMessage (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js:301:10)
    at WebSocket.onMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/event-target.js:132:16)
    at WebSocket.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Receiver.receiverOnMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/websocket.js:834:20)
    at Receiver.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Receiver.dataMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:437:14)

Node.js v20.7.0
npm notice 
npm notice New major version of npm available! 10.1.0 -> 11.7.0
npm notice Changelog: <https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.7.0>
npm notice Run `npm install -g npm@11.7.0` to update!
npm notice 

> discord-irc@2.9.0 start
> node dist/index.js --config /config/config.json

2026-01-14T00:11:05.504Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to Discord
2026-01-14T00:11:06.925Z �[31merror�[39m: Received error event from IRC {
  prefix: 'iridium.libera.chat',
  server: 'iridium.libera.chat',
  command: 'err_notregistered',
  rawCommand: '451',
  commandType: 'error',
  args: [ '*', 'You have not registered' ]
}
2026-01-14T00:11:07.929Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to IRC
2026-01-14T00:11:09.634Z �[33mwarn�[39m: Received warn event from Discord Discord sent a typing packet to a voice channel 417172516356751360
/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/actions/MessageCreate.js:11
      const existing = channel.messages.cache.get(data.id);
                                        ^

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'cache')
    at MessageCreateAction.handle (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/actions/MessageCreate.js:11:41)
    at module.exports [as MESSAGE_CREATE] (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/handlers/MESSAGE_CREATE.js:4:32)
    at WebSocketManager.handlePacket (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketManager.js:384:31)
    at WebSocketShard.onPacket (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js:444:22)
    at WebSocketShard.onMessage (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js:301:10)
    at WebSocket.onMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/event-target.js:132:16)
    at WebSocket.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Receiver.receiverOnMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/websocket.js:834:20)
    at Receiver.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Receiver.dataMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:437:14)

Node.js v20.7.0
npm notice 
npm notice New major version of npm available! 10.1.0 -> 11.7.0
npm notice Changelog: <https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v11.7.0>
npm notice Run `npm install -g npm@11.7.0` to update!
npm notice 

> discord-irc@2.9.0 start
> node dist/index.js --config /config/config.json

2026-01-14T00:11:16.196Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to Discord
2026-01-14T00:11:18.314Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to IRC
2026-01-14T00:11:28.055Z �[33mwarn�[39m: Received warn event from Discord Discord sent a typing packet to a voice channel 417172516356751360
/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/actions/MessageCreate.js:11
      const existing = channel.messages.cache.get(data.id);
                                        ^

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'cache')
    at MessageCreateAction.handle (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/actions/MessageCreate.js:11:41)
    at module.exports [as MESSAGE_CREATE] (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/handlers/MESSAGE_CREATE.js:4:32)
    at WebSocketManager.handlePacket (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketManager.js:384:31)
    at WebSocketShard.onPacket (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js:444:22)
    at WebSocketShard.onMessage (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js:301:10)
    at WebSocket.onMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/event-target.js:132:16)
    at WebSocket.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Receiver.receiverOnMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/websocket.js:834:20)
    at Receiver.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Receiver.dataMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:437:14)

Node.js v20.7.0

> discord-irc@2.9.0 start
> node dist/index.js --config /config/config.json

2026-01-14T00:11:30.640Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to Discord
2026-01-14T00:11:32.759Z �[32minfo�[39m: Connected to IRC
2026-01-14T00:11:36.747Z �[33mwarn�[39m: Received warn event from Discord Discord sent a typing packet to a voice channel 417172516356751360
/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/actions/MessageCreate.js:11
      const existing = channel.messages.cache.get(data.id);
                                        ^

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'cache')
    at MessageCreateAction.handle (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/actions/MessageCreate.js:11:41)
    at module.exports [as MESSAGE_CREATE] (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/handlers/MESSAGE_CREATE.js:4:32)
    at WebSocketManager.handlePacket (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketManager.js:384:31)
    at WebSocketShard.onPacket (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js:444:22)
    at WebSocketShard.onMessage (/bot/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js:301:10)
    at WebSocket.onMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/event-target.js:132:16)
    at WebSocket.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Receiver.receiverOnMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/websocket.js:834:20)
    at Receiver.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Receiver.dataMessage (/bot/node_modules/ws/lib/receiver.js:437:14)

Node.js v20.7.0

> discord-irc@2.9.0 start
> node dist/index.js --config /config/config.json
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Seems related to #620