diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/removeMessageFromStarboard.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/removeMessageFromStarboard.ts
index 4f525ec2..6aa02cf1 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/removeMessageFromStarboard.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/removeMessageFromStarboard.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function removeMessageFromStarboard(
   const channel: Channel | undefined = pluginData.client.channels.cache.find(
     chan => chan.id === msg.starboard_channel_id,
   );
-  if (!channel || (!(channel instanceof TextChannel) && !(channel instanceof NewsChannel))) return;
+  if (!channel?.isText()) return;
   const message = await channel.messages.fetch(msg.starboard_message_id);
   if (!message || !message.deletable) return;
   await message.delete().catch(noop);