diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setSlowmode.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setSlowmode.ts
index d1c0963a..1f6b045a 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setSlowmode.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setSlowmode.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { automodAction } from "../helpers.js";
 
 export const SetSlowmodeAction = automodAction({
   configSchema: z.strictObject({
-    channels: z.array(zSnowflake),
+    channels: z.array(zSnowflake).nullable().default([]),
     duration: zDelayString.nullable().default("10s"),
   }),