diff --git a/src/routes/postClearCache.ts b/src/routes/postClearCache.ts
index c6f6232..f12c439 100644
--- a/src/routes/postClearCache.ts
+++ b/src/routes/postClearCache.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import { Logger } from '../utils/logger';
-import { db } from '../databases/databases';
+import { HashedUserID, UserID } from '../types/user.model';
 import { getHash } from '../utils/getHash';
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { Service, VideoID } from '../types/segments.model';
 import { QueryCacher } from '../utils/queryCacher';
-import { UserID } from '../types/user.model';
+import { isUserVIP } from '../utils/isUserVIP';
+import { VideoIDHash } from "../types/segments.model";
 
 export async function postClearCache(req: Request, res: Response) {
     const videoID = req.query.videoID as VideoID;
     let userID = req.query.userID as UserID;
     const service = req.query.service as Service ?? Service.YouTube;
-    // hash the userID as early as possible
-    userID = getHash(userID);
 
     const invalidFields = [];
     if (typeof videoID !== 'string') {
@@ -28,13 +27,14 @@ export async function postClearCache(req: Request, res: Response) {
       return false;
     }
 
+    // hash the userID as early as possible
+    const hashedUserID: HashedUserID = getHash(userID);
     // hash videoID
-    const hashedVideoID = getHash(videoID, 1);
+    const hashedVideoID: VideoIDHash = getHash(videoID, 1);
 
-    const isVIP = (await db.prepare("get", `SELECT count(*) as "userCount" FROM "vipUsers" WHERE "userID" = ?`, [userID])).userCount > 0;
     // Ensure user is a VIP
-    if (!isVIP) {
-        Logger.warn("Permission violation: User " + userID + " attempted to clear cache for video " + videoID + ".");
+    if (!await isUserVIP(hashedUserID)){
+        Logger.warn("Permission violation: User " + hashedUserID + " attempted to clear cache for video " + videoID + ".");
         res.status(403).json({"message": "Not a VIP"});
         return false;
     }