diff --git a/src/commands/logchannel.ts b/src/commands/logchannel.ts
index d9ac245..c9cf5a9 100644
--- a/src/commands/logchannel.ts
+++ b/src/commands/logchannel.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { SlashCommandBuilder, PermissionFlagsBits, ChannelType, ChatInputCommandInteraction, NewsChannel, TextBasedChannel, CategoryChannel, StageChannel, TextChannel, PrivateThreadChannel, PublicThreadChannel, VoiceChannel, APIInteractionDataResolvedChannel, ForumChannel } from "discord.js";
-import getDefaultEmbed, { getSuccessEmbed } from "../tools/defaultEmbeds";
+import getDefaultEmbed, { getFailedEmbed, getSuccessEmbed } from "../tools/defaultEmbeds";
 import { database, GuildSetting } from "../data";
 import { getGuildSetting } from "../tools/data";
-import { getGuildChannel } from "../tools/discord";
+import { getGuildChannel, getChannelPermission } from "../tools/discord";
 import { Emoji } from "../tools/design";
 
 const builder = new SlashCommandBuilder();
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ builder.addChannelOption((option) => {
 
 async function resetNotificationChannel(guildSetting: GuildSetting, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction): Promise<void> {
     const logChannel = guildSetting.notificationChannelID ? await getGuildChannel(guildSetting.id, guildSetting.notificationChannelID) : null;
-    
+
     guildSetting.notificationChannelID = null;
     await database.getRepository(GuildSetting).save(guildSetting);
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async function resetNotificationChannel(guildSetting: GuildSetting, interaction:
         name: "This action was performed by",
         value: `${interaction.user.tag} (${interaction.user.id})`
     });
-    
+
     if (logChannel && logChannel.isTextBased()) {
         logChannel.send({
             embeds: [logEmbed]
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ const execute = async (interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
     if (!optionVal) return await resetNotificationChannel(guildSetting, interaction);
 
     const channel = getTextBasedChannel(optionVal);
+    if (channel.isDMBased()) return;
+
+    const permissions = await getChannelPermission(channel);
+    if (!permissions || !permissions.has(PermissionFlagsBits.ViewChannel) || !permissions.has(PermissionFlagsBits.SendMessages)) {
+        const embed = getFailedEmbed();
+        embed.setDescription(`Bot doesn't have permission to view and/or write in channel <#${channel.id}>`);
+        interaction.reply({
+            embeds: [ embed ],
+            ephemeral: true
+        }).catch();
+        return;
+    }
+
+
     if (guildSetting.notificationChannelID) {
         const oldLogChannel = await getGuildChannel(guildSetting.id, guildSetting.notificationChannelID);
         const embed = getDefaultEmbed();
@@ -84,14 +98,14 @@ const execute = async (interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
     });
 
     channel.send({
-        embeds: [ embed ]
+        embeds: [embed]
     }).catch();
 
     const reply = getSuccessEmbed();
     reply.setDescription(`Log channel was set to <#${channel.id}>`);
 
     interaction.reply({
-        embeds: [ reply ],
+        embeds: [reply],
         ephemeral: true
     }).catch();