diff --git a/src/stores/GuildChannelStore.js b/src/stores/GuildChannelStore.js
index 55b9ebb0c..552b40f00 100644
--- a/src/stores/GuildChannelStore.js
+++ b/src/stores/GuildChannelStore.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class GuildChannelStore extends DataStore {
       data: {
         name,
         topic,
-        type: type ? ChannelTypes[type.toUpperCase()] : 'text',
+        type: type ? ChannelTypes[type.toUpperCase()] : ChannelTypes.TEXT,
         nsfw,
         bitrate,
         user_limit: userLimit,