diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
index d8c81512..14fc645b 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ const configPreprocessor: ConfigPreprocessorFn<AutomodPluginType> = options => {
         if (rule["actions"]["log"] == null) {
           rule["actions"]["log"] = true;
         }
-        if (rule["actions"]["clean"] === true && rule["actions"]["start_thread"]) {
+        if (rule["actions"]["clean"] && rule["actions"]["start_thread"]) {
           throw new StrictValidationError([`Cannot have both clean and start_thread at rule '${rule.name}'`]);
         }
       }
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/startThread.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/startThread.ts
index 7cc4e8f0..46f7d91e 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/startThread.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/startThread.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { GuildFeature, ThreadAutoArchiveDuration } from "discord-api-types";
 import { TextChannel } from "discord.js";
 import * as t from "io-ts";
-import { renderTemplate, TemplateSafeValueContainer } from "src/templateFormatter";
+import { renderTemplate, TemplateSafeValueContainer } from "../../../templateFormatter";
 import { ChannelTypeStrings } from "src/types";
-import { convertDelayStringToMS, MINUTES, tDelayString, tNullable } from "src/utils";
-import { savedMessageToTemplateSafeSavedMessage, userToTemplateSafeUser } from "src/utils/templateSafeObjects";
+import { convertDelayStringToMS, MINUTES, tDelayString, tNullable } from "../../../utils";
+import { savedMessageToTemplateSafeSavedMessage, userToTemplateSafeUser } from "../../../utils/templateSafeObjects";
 import { noop } from "../../../utils";
 import { automodAction } from "../helpers";