diff --git a/src/gateway/handlers/messageCreate.ts b/src/gateway/handlers/messageCreate.ts
index a83504e..12fe46a 100644
--- a/src/gateway/handlers/messageCreate.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/handlers/messageCreate.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Channel } from "../../structures/channel.ts"
 import { Message } from "../../structures/message.ts"
 import { MessageMentions } from "../../structures/MessageMentions.ts"
+import { TextChannel } from "../../structures/textChannel.ts"
 import { User } from "../../structures/user.ts"
 import { MessagePayload } from "../../types/channelTypes.ts"
 import { Gateway, GatewayEventHandler } from '../index.ts'
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export const messageCreate: GatewayEventHandler = async(
 ) => {
   let channel = await gateway.client.channels.get(d.channel_id)
   // Fetch the channel if not cached
-  if(!channel) channel = (await gateway.client.channels.fetch(d.channel_id) as any) as Channel
+  if(!channel) channel = (await gateway.client.channels.fetch(d.channel_id) as any) as TextChannel
   let user = new User(gateway.client, d.author)
   await gateway.client.users.set(d.author.id, d.author)
   let mentions = new MessageMentions()