diff --git a/bot/cogs/bot.py b/bot/cogs/bot.py
index b684ad8869..a6d9aa2786 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/bot.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/bot.py
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ async def on_raw_message_edit(self, payload: RawMessageUpdateEvent):
             return
 
         # Retrieve channel and message objects for use later
-        channel = self.bot.get_channel(payload.data.get("channel_id"))
+        channel = self.bot.get_channel(int(payload.data.get("channel_id")))
         user_message = await channel.get_message(payload.message_id)
 
         #  Checks to see if the user has corrected their codeblock.  If it's fixed, has_fixed_codeblock will be None
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ async def on_raw_message_edit(self, payload: RawMessageUpdateEvent):
             bot_message = await channel.get_message(self.codeblock_message_ids[payload.message_id])
             await bot_message.delete()
             del self.codeblock_message_ids[payload.message_id]
+            log.trace("User's incorrect code block has been fixed.  Removing bot formatting message.")
 
 
 def setup(bot):