Keep getting "Player not in datamodel" error - Please help!

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(SOLVED BY @7z99 ! Solution at bottom of the post vv)
Hello,
I’ve run into a problem which I can’t find a solution for.

I’ve got this Title script in my game that shows above your head with your group rank, name etc.
The script works perfectly fine until I leave the game, then it sends an error message:

image “Player:IsInGroup error: Player not in datamodel”

The original script isn’t mine, however I’ve lost the model from which it originated. The only thing I (think) I changed/added was the “device” thing. The device is found through a ModuleScript (if you need it then feel free to ask)

I’m not sure whether this will actually effect anything in the game (as I haven’t tested it much with other people), so it’s not top priority (yet)

This is what it looks like (it’s located inside of a Folder in ServerScriptService):
image

Aaand here’s the script:

local PlayerService = game:GetService("Players")
local groupId = 4673623 -- If testing this script, please also try using the id from a group that you have a rank in
local debounce = true
local device = require(script.RequireDevice)

function giveTitle(player)
	if player then
		if debounce then
			debounce = false
			wait(0.2)
			if player:IsInGroup(groupId) then
				local gui = script.TitleAboveHead:Clone()

				workspace:WaitForChild(player.Name)
				gui.Parent = player.Character.Head
				gui.Adornee = player.Character.Head
				player.Character.Humanoid.DisplayDistanceType = "None"

				local t = gui.DisplayText
				t.Name = "title-"..player.Name

				if device == "Computer" then
					device = "💻"
				elseif device == "Mobile" then
					device = "📱"
				elseif device == "Console" then
					device = "🎮"
				elseif device == "VR" then
					device = "🥽"
				end

				t.Text = device.." "..player.Name.."  |"..player:GetRoleInGroup(groupId)
				t.Parent = gui
			end
			wait(1)
			debounce = true
		else end
	end
end

PlayerService.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	giveTitle(player)
	player.Changed:Connect(function(property)
		if player and (property == "Character") then
			wait(0.2)
			giveTitle(player)
		end
	end)
end)

PlayerService.PlayerAdded:Connect(giveTitle)

Any help would be greatly appreciated! :smile:
(sorry for the long read :tongue:)

Fix: add a line before if player:IsInGroup(groupId) then with the content of local parent = player.Parent or player.AncestryChanged:Wait()

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#2

Try yielding the thread until the player is descendant of game

local parent = player.Parent or player.AncestryChanged:Wait()
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#3

Worked perfectly! Thanks so much for the help.

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