diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 6ee956e..b462915 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -496,7 +496,15 @@ async def get_clan_message_channel(
         return await guild.fetch_channel(channel_id)
     except nextcord.NotFound:
         # the channel was deleted for some reason
-        return await guild.create_text_channel(
+        ret_channel = await guild.create_text_channel(
             channel_name,
             reason="Creating channel as required for by design of Dakiny-Messages repo.",
         )
+        stmt = (
+            update(Messages)
+            .where(Messages.Path == channel_name)
+            .values(Id=ret_channel.id)
+        )
+        session.execute(stmt)
+        session.commit()
+        return ret_channel