diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/events/PostAlertOnMemberJoinEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/events/PostAlertOnMemberJoinEvt.ts
index 80b71bb2..8d66902b 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/events/PostAlertOnMemberJoinEvt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/events/PostAlertOnMemberJoinEvt.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { eventListener } from "knub";
 import { ModActionsPluginType } from "../types";
 import { LogsPlugin } from "../../Logs/LogsPlugin";
 import { LogType } from "../../../data/LogType";
+import { TextChannel } from "eris";
 
 /**
  * Show an alert if a member with prior notes joins the server
@@ -17,17 +18,25 @@ export const PostAlertOnMemberJoinEvt = eventListener<ModActionsPluginType>()(
     if (!alertChannelId) return;
 
     const actions = await pluginData.state.cases.getByUserId(member.id);
+    const logs = pluginData.getPlugin(LogsPlugin);
 
     if (actions.length) {
-      const alertChannel: any = pluginData.guild.channels.get(alertChannelId);
+      const alertChannel = pluginData.guild.channels.get(alertChannelId);
       if (!alertChannel) {
-        pluginData.getPlugin(LogsPlugin).log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
+        logs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
           body: `Unknown \`alert_channel\` configured for \`mod_actions\`: \`${alertChannelId}\``,
         });
         return;
       }
 
-      alertChannel.send(
+      if (!(alertChannel instanceof TextChannel)) {
+        logs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
+          body: `Non-text channel configured as \`alert_channel\` in \`mod_actions\`: \`${alertChannelId}\``,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      alertChannel.createMessage(
         `<@!${member.id}> (${member.user.username}#${member.user.discriminator} \`${member.id}\`) joined with ${actions.length} prior record(s)`,
       );
     }