diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
index 9c92cf8..4b88a7b 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ async def _update_guild(guild_id):
 
             continue
 
-        chan = await app.storage.get_channel(int(j[field]))
+        chan = await app.storage.get_channel(j[field])
 
         if chan is None:
             raise BadRequest("invalid channel id")
diff --git a/litecord/schemas.py b/litecord/schemas.py
index 7134007..1dc35b1 100644
--- a/litecord/schemas.py
+++ b/litecord/schemas.py
@@ -287,13 +287,13 @@ GUILD_UPDATE = {
     "verification_level": {"type": "verification_level", "required": False},
     "default_message_notifications": {"type": "msg_notifications", "required": False},
     "explicit_content_filter": {"type": "explicit", "required": False},
-    "afk_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "required": False, "nullable": True},
+    "afk_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False, "nullable": True},
     "afk_timeout": {"type": "number", "required": False},
-    "owner_id": {"type": "snowflake", "required": False},
-    "system_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "required": False, "nullable": True},
+    "owner_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False},
+    "system_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False, "nullable": True},
     "features": {"type": "list", "required": False, "schema": {"type": "string"}},
-    "rules_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "required": False, "nullable": True},
-    "public_updates_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "required": False, "nullable": True},
+    "rules_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False, "nullable": True},
+    "public_updates_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False, "nullable": True},
     "preferred_locale": {"type": "string", "required": False, "nullable": True},
     "discovery_splash": {"type": "string", "required": False, "nullable": True},
 }