diff --git a/src/events/projectMembers/index.js b/src/events/projectMembers/index.js
index e25eb7a2..bab7e486 100644
--- a/src/events/projectMembers/index.js
+++ b/src/events/projectMembers/index.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ const projectMemberUpdatedHandler = Promise.coroutine(function* a(logger, msg, c
   try {
     const data = JSON.parse(msg.content.toString());
     // get member information
-    const memberDetails = yield util.getMemberDetailsByUserIds[data.original.userId];
+    const memberDetails = yield util.getMemberDetailsByUserIds([data.original.userId], logger);
     const payload = _.merge(data.updated, _.pick(memberDetails[0], 'handle', 'firstName', 'lastName', 'email'));
     const doc = yield eClient.get({ index: ES_PROJECT_INDEX, type: ES_PROJECT_TYPE, id: data.original.projectId });
 
diff --git a/src/events/projects/index.js b/src/events/projects/index.js
index 01848012..5bd0e150 100644
--- a/src/events/projects/index.js
+++ b/src/events/projects/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const indexProject = Promise.coroutine(function* (logger, msg) { // eslint-disab
   const userIds = data.members ? data.members.map(single => `userId:${single.userId}`) : [];
   try {
     // retrieve member details
-    const memberDetails = yield util.getMemberDetailsByUserIds(userIds, msg.properties.correlationId, logger);
+    const memberDetails = yield util.getMemberDetailsByUserIds(userIds, logger, msg.properties.correlationId);
     // if no members are returned than this should result in nack
     // if (!_.isArray(memberDetails) || memberDetails.length === 0) {
     //   logger.error(`Empty member details for userIds ${userIds.join(',')} requeing the message`);
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index 6fe533ee..c5e999c3 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -335,7 +335,9 @@ _.assignIn(util, {
     try {
       const token = yield this.getSystemUserToken(logger);
       const httpClient = this.getHttpClient({ id: requestId, log: logger });
-      logger.trace(userIds);
+      if (logger) {
+        logger.trace(userIds);
+      }
       return httpClient.get(`${config.memberServiceEndpoint}/_search`, {
         params: {
           query: `${userIds.join(urlencode(' OR ', 'utf8'))}`,