diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/commands/subcommands/TransferShopsCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/commands/subcommands/TransferShopsCommand.java
index 238e1bb..6bbef4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/commands/subcommands/TransferShopsCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/commands/subcommands/TransferShopsCommand.java
@@ -40,12 +40,17 @@ public class TransferShopsCommand implements Subcommand {
             player.sendMiniMessage("<red>Invalid command syntax, use /transfershops <uuid> <newplayer>", null);
             return false;
         }
-        UUID oldUUID = UUID.fromString(args[0]);
+        OfflinePlayer oldOfflinePlayer = Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(args[0]);
+        if (!oldOfflinePlayer.hasPlayedBefore()) {
+            player.sendMiniMessage("<red>" + args[0] + " has not joined this server before.", null);
+            return false;
+        }
         Player newShopOwner = Bukkit.getPlayer(args[1]);
         if (newShopOwner == null) {
             player.sendMiniMessage("<red>" + args[1] + " is not online and has to be online for this process.", null);
             return false;
         }
+        UUID oldUUID = oldOfflinePlayer.getUniqueId();
         List<PlayerShop> playerShops = PlayerShops.getInstance().getShopHandler().getShops(oldUUID);
         sender.sendMiniMessage("<red>Starting the transfer process now, this might lag the server.", null);
         for (PlayerShop playerShop : playerShops) {
@@ -56,14 +61,4 @@ public class TransferShopsCommand implements Subcommand {
         return true;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public List<String> tabComplete(final CommandSender sender, final String subCommand, final String[] args) {
-        if (args.length == 1) {
-            return PlayerShops.getInstance().getShopHandler().getShopOwners().stream().map(uuid -> toString()).toList();
-        } else if (args.length == 2) {
-            return Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().stream().map(Player::getName).toList();
-        }
-        return Collections.emptyList();
-    }
-
 }