diff --git a/config.default.yml b/config.default.yml
index 4aa13c42..c40a481e 100644
--- a/config.default.yml
+++ b/config.default.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ bot_config:
     disabled_extensions: ["kanye"]
     default_prefix: "."
     global_alerts_channel: ""
+    override_owner: ""
 modmail_config:
     enable_modmail: False
     disable_thread_creation: False
diff --git a/techsupport_bot/bot.py b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
index 64b611ab..8c69b719 100644
--- a/techsupport_bot/bot.py
+++ b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
@@ -243,7 +243,14 @@ async def log_DM(self: Self, sent_from: str, source: str, content: str) -> None:
             f"{source} recieved a PM", f"PM from: {sent_from}\n{content}"
         )
         embed.timestamp = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
-        await owner.send(embed=embed)
+        try:
+            await owner.send(embed=embed)
+        except discord.Forbidden as exception:
+            await self.logger.send_log(
+                message="Could not DM discord bot owner",
+                level=LogLevel.ERROR,
+                exception=exception,
+            )
 
     async def on_message(self: Self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
         """Logs DMs and ensure that commands are processed
@@ -763,7 +770,6 @@ async def is_bot_admin(self: Self, member: discord.Member) -> bool:
             context=LogContext(guild=member.guild),
             console_only=True,
         )
-
         owner = await self.get_owner()
         if getattr(owner, "id", None) == member.id:
             return True
@@ -787,6 +793,12 @@ async def get_owner(self: Self) -> discord.User | None:
         Returns:
             discord.User | None: The User object of the owner of the application on discords side
         """
+        if self.file_config.bot_config.override_owner:
+            self.owner = await self.fetch_user(
+                int(self.file_config.bot_config.override_owner)
+            )
+            return self.owner
+
         if not self.owner:
             try:
                 # If this isn't console only, it is a forever recursion