diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/channels.py b/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
index 2832aa1..795ddfb 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ async def channel_check(user_id, channel_id):
     if ctype is None:
         raise ChannelNotFound(f'channel type not found')
 
-    if ctype in (ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT, ChannelType.GUILD_VOICE,
-                 ChannelType.GUILD_CATEGORY):
+    if ChannelType(ctype) in (ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT, ChannelType.GUILD_VOICE,
+                              ChannelType.GUILD_CATEGORY):
         guild_id = await app.db.fetchval("""
         SELECT guild_id
         FROM guild_channels
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async def create_message(channel_id):
         j.get('tts', False),
         '@everyone' in j['content'],
         int(j.get('nonce', 0)),
-        MessageType.DEFAULT
+        MessageType.DEFAULT.value
     )
 
     # TODO: dispatch_channel
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
index 28e24dc..c8daca0 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ async def create_guild():
     await app.db.execute("""
     INSERT INTO channels (id, channel_type)
     VALUES ($1, $2)
-    """, general_id, ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT)
+    """, general_id, ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT.value)
 
     await app.db.execute("""
     INSERT INTO guild_channels (id, guild_id, name, position)
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ async def create_channel(guild_id):
     new_channel_id = get_snowflake()
     channel_type = j.get('type', ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT)
 
+    channel_type = ChannelType(channel_type)
+
     if channel_type not in (ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT,
                             ChannelType.GUILD_VOICE):
         raise BadRequest('Invalid channel type')
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ async def create_channel(guild_id):
     await app.db.execute("""
     INSERT INTO channels (id, channel_type)
     VALUES ($1, $2)
-    """, new_channel_id, channel_type)
+    """, new_channel_id, channel_type.value)
 
     max_pos = await app.db.fetch("""
     SELECT MAX(position)