diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ChatController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ChatController.cs
index 7a2d765a54..baca707185 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ChatController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/ChatController.cs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 			if (model == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(model));
 
-			if (!model.ValidateProviderChannelTypes())
+			if (model.Provider.HasValue && !model.ValidateProviderChannelTypes())
 				return BadRequest(new ErrorMessage { Message = "One or more of channels aren't formatted correctly for the given provider!" });
 
 			var query = DatabaseContext.ChatBots.Where(x => x.InstanceId == Instance.Id && x.Id == model.Id).Include(x => x.Channels);
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/ChatChannel.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/ChatChannel.cs
index 2fe4de19cb..17e1d0c367 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/ChatChannel.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/ChatChannel.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Models
 			DiscordChannelId = DiscordChannelId,
 			IsAdminChannel = IsAdminChannel,
 			IsWatchdogChannel = IsWatchdogChannel,
+			IsUpdatesChannel = IsUpdatesChannel,
 			IrcChannel = IrcChannel
 		};
 	}