diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setSlowmode.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setSlowmode.ts
index 8e2a7b70..4bb5682e 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setSlowmode.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/setSlowmode.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const SetSlowmodeAction = automodAction({
 
   async apply({ pluginData, actionConfig, contexts }) {
     const slowmodeMs = Math.max(actionConfig.duration ? convertDelayStringToMS(actionConfig.duration)! : 0, 0);
-    const channels = actionConfig.channels ?? new Array();
+    const channels: string[] = actionConfig.channels ?? [];
     if (channels.length === 0) {
       channels.push(...contexts.filter(c => c.message?.channel_id).map(c => c.message!.channel_id));
     }