diff --git a/src/utils/event-log-utils.ts b/src/utils/event-log-utils.ts
index 6b4fa9c..5e56ba9 100644
--- a/src/utils/event-log-utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/event-log-utils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { APIEmbedField, Channel, EmbedBuilder, Guild, GuildTextBasedChannel, messageLink, TextBasedChannel } from 'discord.js';
+import { APIEmbedField, Channel, EmbedBuilder, Guild, GuildBasedChannel, GuildTextBasedChannel, messageLink, TextBasedChannel } from 'discord.js';
 import { Database } from '../shared/Database';
 import { Message } from '../events';
 import { deserializeMessagePart, getModifiedAttachments, getModifiedStickers } from './message-utils';
 import { LoggedMessage } from '../types';
+import { channelIsInStaffCategory } from './channel-utils';
 
 type CustomEventLogData = {
   title: string
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ type CustomEventLogData = {
 }
 
 export async function logEdit(loggedMessage: LoggedMessage, newMessage: Message<true>) {
-  const channel = await getEventLogChannel(newMessage.guild, newMessage.channel.parentId);
+  const channel = await getEventLogChannel(newMessage.guild, newMessage.channel);
 
   if (!channel) return;
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export async function logEdit(loggedMessage: LoggedMessage, newMessage: Message<
 }
 
 export async function logDeletion(loggedMessage: LoggedMessage, deletedMessage: Message<true>) {
-  const channel = await getEventLogChannel(deletedMessage.guild, deletedMessage.channel.parentId);
+  const channel = await getEventLogChannel(deletedMessage.guild, deletedMessage.channel);
 
   if (!channel) return;
 
@@ -63,14 +64,12 @@ export async function logCustomEvent(guild: Guild, data: CustomEventLogData) {
   channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
 }
 
-async function getEventLogChannel(guild: Guild, parentId: string | null = null): Promise<GuildTextBasedChannel | null> {
+async function getEventLogChannel(guild: Guild, channel: GuildBasedChannel | null): Promise<GuildTextBasedChannel | null> {
   const settings = await Database.getGuildSettings(guild.id);
 
   if (!settings) return null;
 
-  const staffCategories = await Database.getGuildArraySetting('staff_categories', guild.id);
-
-  if (parentId != null && staffCategories.includes(parentId)) {
+  if (channel && await channelIsInStaffCategory(channel)) {
     if (!settings.event_logs_channel_id) return null;
 
     const channel = await guild.channels.fetch(settings.event_logs_channel_id);