diff --git a/handlers/channel.ts b/handlers/channel.ts
index 234598d8c..b43011cfb 100644
--- a/handlers/channel.ts
+++ b/handlers/channel.ts
@@ -281,8 +281,23 @@ export function editChannel(channel: Channel, options: ChannelEditOptions) {
     }
   }
 
+  const payload = {
+    ...options,
+    permission_overwrites: options.permission_overwrites?.map(
+      (overwrite) => {
+        return {
+          ...overwrite,
+          allow: overwrite.allow.reduce((bits, perm) =>
+            bits |= Permissions[perm], 0),
+          deny: overwrite.deny.reduce((bits, perm) =>
+            bits |= Permissions[perm], 0),
+        };
+      },
+    )
+  }
+
   return RequestManager.patch(
     endpoints.GUILD_CHANNEL(channel.id),
-    options,
+    payload,
   );
 }
diff --git a/utils/permissions.ts b/utils/permissions.ts
index 7f3bd4db3..cccc7a4f0 100644
--- a/utils/permissions.ts
+++ b/utils/permissions.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function botHasPermission(guildID: string, permissions: Permissions[]) {
 export function calculatePermissions(permissionBits: number) {
   return Object.keys(Permissions).filter((perm) => {
     return permissionBits & Permissions[perm as Permission];
-  });
+  }) as Permission[];
 }
 
 export function highestRole(guildID: string, memberID: string) {