diff --git a/src/structures/GroupDMChannel.js b/src/structures/GroupDMChannel.js
index e51d5d1dd..c80540e2f 100644
--- a/src/structures/GroupDMChannel.js
+++ b/src/structures/GroupDMChannel.js
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ class GroupDMChannel extends Channel {
     this.icon = data.icon;
 
     /**
-     * The owner of this Group DM.
-     * @type {User}
+     * The owner of this Group DM's user ID.
+     * @type {string}
      */
-    this.owner = this.client.users.get(data.owner_id);
+    this.ownerID = data.owner_id;
 
     if (!this.recipients) {
       /**
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ class GroupDMChannel extends Channel {
     this.lastMessageID = data.last_message_id;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The owner of this Group DM.
+   * @type {User}
+   */
+  get owner() {
+    return this.client.users.get(this.ownerID);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Whether this channel equals another channel. It compares all properties, so for most operations
    * it is advisable to just compare `channel.id === channel2.id` as it is much faster and is often