diff --git a/discover_overlay/text_settings.py b/discover_overlay/text_settings.py
index 3464e36..46d0196 100644
--- a/discover_overlay/text_settings.py
+++ b/discover_overlay/text_settings.py
@@ -364,9 +364,10 @@ class TextSettingsWindow(SettingsWindow):
             return
         c = self.channel_lookup[button.get_active()]
         self.channel = c
+        channel_guild = self.list_channels[c]["guild_id"]
         # if the channel is not from the current guild, set the guild too
-        if c["guild_id"] != self.guild:
-             self.guild = c["guild_id"]
+        if channel_guild != self.guild:
+             self.guild = channel_guild
         self.save_config()