diff --git a/lib/Client/InternalClient.js b/lib/Client/InternalClient.js
index 4f1546fd6..715a36be3 100644
--- a/lib/Client/InternalClient.js
+++ b/lib/Client/InternalClient.js
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ var InternalClient = (function () {
 			if (!channel) {
 				return Promise.reject(new Error("voice channel does not exist"));
 			}
+
+			if (channel.type !== 'voice') {
+				return Promise.reject(new Error("channel is not a voice channel!"));
+			}
+
 			return _this3.leaveVoiceChannel().then(function () {
 				return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
 					var session,
diff --git a/src/Client/InternalClient.js b/src/Client/InternalClient.js
index 7a026d278..a4e64d532 100644
--- a/src/Client/InternalClient.js
+++ b/src/Client/InternalClient.js
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ export default class InternalClient {
 			if (!channel) {
 				return Promise.reject(new Error("voice channel does not exist"));
 			}
+
+			if (channel.type !== 'voice') {
+				return Promise.reject(new Error("channel is not a voice channel!"));
+			}
+
 			return this.leaveVoiceChannel()
 			.then(() => {
 				return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {