diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py
index 8e900296..d858c043 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/patreon.py
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ class PatreonExtractor(Extractor):
         attr["attachments"] = self._files(post, included, "attachments")
         attr["date"] = text.parse_datetime(
             attr["published_at"], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z")
-        uid = post["relationships"]["user"]["data"]["id"]
-        attr["creator"] = included["user"][uid]
+        user = post["relationships"]["user"]
+        attr["creator"] = (
+            self._user(user["links"]["related"]) or
+            included["user"][user["data"]["id"]])
         return attr
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -123,7 +125,10 @@ class PatreonExtractor(Extractor):
     @memcache(keyarg=1)
     def _user(self, url):
         """Fetch user information"""
-        user = self.request(url).json()["data"]
+        response = self.request(url, fatal=False)
+        if response.status_code >= 400:
+            return None
+        user = response.json()["data"]
         attr = user["attributes"]
         attr["id"] = user["id"]
         attr["date"] = text.parse_datetime(
diff --git a/test/test_results.py b/test/test_results.py
index 958e530d..eef5559d 100644
--- a/test/test_results.py
+++ b/test/test_results.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TRAVIS_SKIP = {
     "exhentai", "kissmanga", "mangafox", "dynastyscans", "nijie", "bobx",
     "archivedmoe", "archiveofsins", "thebarchive", "fireden", "4plebs",
     "sankaku", "idolcomplex", "mangahere", "readcomiconline", "mangadex",
-    "sankakucomplex", "warosu", "fuskator", "patreon",
+    "sankakucomplex", "warosu", "fuskator",
 }
 
 # temporary issues, etc.