diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setCounter.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setCounter.ts
index 5db5a80d..3286fb4b 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setCounter.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setCounter.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const SetCounterAction = automodAction({
     const countersPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CountersPlugin);
     if (!countersPlugin.counterExists(actionConfig.counter)) {
       pluginData.getPlugin(LogsPlugin).logBotAlert({
-        body: `Unknown counter \`${actionConfig.counter}\` in \`add_to_counter\` action of Automod rule \`${ruleName}\``,
+        body: `Unknown counter \`${actionConfig.counter}\` in \`set_counter\` action of Automod rule \`${ruleName}\``,
       });
       return;
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/setCounterValue.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/setCounterValue.ts
index 7a988ee2..55b6f78f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/setCounterValue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Counters/functions/setCounterValue.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export async function setCounterValue(
     throw new Error(`Counter is per user but no user ID was supplied`);
   }
 
+  channelId = counter.per_channel ? channelId : null;
+  userId = counter.per_user ? userId : null;
+
   const counterId = pluginData.state.counterIds[counterName];
   const lock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(counterIdLock(counterId));