diff --git a/src/model/channel/guild_channel.rs b/src/model/channel/guild_channel.rs
index 3b3f835e6ed..7602074fa28 100644
--- a/src/model/channel/guild_channel.rs
+++ b/src/model/channel/guild_channel.rs
@@ -957,7 +957,9 @@ impl GuildChannel {
             if let Some(cache) = cache_http.cache() {
                 let req = Permissions::SEND_MESSAGES;
 
-                if !utils::user_has_perms(&cache, self.id, Some(self.guild_id), req).await? {
+                if let Ok(false) =
+                    utils::user_has_perms(&cache, self.id, Some(self.guild_id), req).await
+                {
                     return Err(Error::Model(ModelError::InvalidPermissions(req)));
                 }
             }