diff --git a/src/handlers/channels/CHANNEL_DELETE.ts b/src/handlers/channels/CHANNEL_DELETE.ts
index 1258c5df3..d7be3c8d2 100644
--- a/src/handlers/channels/CHANNEL_DELETE.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/channels/CHANNEL_DELETE.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ export async function handleChannelDelete(bot: Bot, data: DiscordGatewayPayload)
 
       bot.events.voiceChannelLeave(bot, vs, guild, channel);
     });
-  } else if (
+  } 
+  
+  if (
     [
+      DiscordChannelTypes.GuildVoice,
       DiscordChannelTypes.GuildText,
       DiscordChannelTypes.DM,
       DiscordChannelTypes.GroupDm,
diff --git a/src/helpers/channels/start_typing.ts b/src/helpers/channels/start_typing.ts
index e5247419e..10fb2ce98 100644
--- a/src/helpers/channels/start_typing.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/channels/start_typing.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export async function startTyping(bot: Bot, channelId: bigint) {
         DiscordChannelTypes.GuildNewsThread,
         DiscordChannelTypes.GuildPrivateThread,
         DiscordChannelTypes.GuildPublicThread,
+        DiscordChannelTypes.GuildVoice,
       ].includes(channel.type)
     ) {
       throw new Error(bot.constants.Errors.CHANNEL_NOT_TEXT_BASED);
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/pin_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/pin_message.ts
index 8642c3493..d0d18cd47 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/pin_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/pin_message.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 import type { Bot } from "../../bot.ts";
+import { DiscordChannelTypes } from "../../types/channels/channel_types.ts";
 
 /** Pin a message in a channel. Requires MANAGE_MESSAGES. Max pins allowed in a channel = 50. */
 export async function pin(bot: Bot, channelId: bigint, messageId: bigint) {
-  await bot.utils.requireBotChannelPermissions(bot, channelId, ["MANAGE_MESSAGES"]);
-
+  const channel = await bot.cache.channels.get(channelId);
+  if (channel) {
+    if (
+      ![
+        DiscordChannelTypes.DM,
+        DiscordChannelTypes.GuildNews,
+        DiscordChannelTypes.GuildText,
+        DiscordChannelTypes.GuildPublicThread,
+        DiscordChannelTypes.GuildPrivateThread,
+        DiscordChannelTypes.GuildNewsThread,
+      ].includes(channel.type)
+    ) {
+      throw new Error(bot.constants.Errors.CHANNEL_NOT_TEXT_BASED);
+    }
+    
+    await bot.utils.requireBotChannelPermissions(bot, channel, ["MANAGE_MESSAGES"]);
+  }
+  
   return await bot.rest.runMethod<undefined>(
     bot.rest,
     "put",
diff --git a/src/helpers/messages/send_message.ts b/src/helpers/messages/send_message.ts
index c40bb9171..04c569e49 100644
--- a/src/helpers/messages/send_message.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/messages/send_message.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export async function sendMessage(bot: Bot, channelId: bigint, content: string |
         DiscordChannelTypes.GuildPublicThread,
         DiscordChannelTypes.GuildPrivateThread,
         DiscordChannelTypes.GuildNewsThread,
+        DiscordChannelTypes.GuildVoice,
       ].includes(channel.type)
     ) {
       throw new Error(Errors.CHANNEL_NOT_TEXT_BASED);
diff --git a/src/transformers/channel.ts b/src/transformers/channel.ts
index 2396874b3..d9b376a50 100644
--- a/src/transformers/channel.ts
+++ b/src/transformers/channel.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export function transformChannel(
       ? bot.transformers.snowflake(payload.channel.application_id)
       : undefined,
     parentId: payload.channel.parent_id ? bot.transformers.snowflake(payload.channel.parent_id) : undefined,
+    // TODO: stage channels?
     voiceStates: payload.channel.type === DiscordChannelTypes.GuildVoice ? new Collection() : undefined,
   };
 }