diff --git a/src/api/controllers/bot.ts b/src/api/controllers/bot.ts
index d81ecd25..98b2bc75 100644
--- a/src/api/controllers/bot.ts
+++ b/src/api/controllers/bot.ts
@@ -128,30 +128,29 @@ export class BotController extends BaseController {
             return
         }
 
-        // get the first channel where the bot has the permission to create an invite, 
-        // because `.createInvite()` is a method for a channel, not a guild
-        const channel = guild.channels.cache
-            .filter((channel) => 
-                guild.members.cache.get(this.client.user?.id || '')?.permissionsIn(channel).has(PermissionsBitField.Flags.CreateInstantInvite) || false
-                && [ChannelType.GuildText, ChannelType.GuildVoice, ChannelType.GuildNews].includes(channel.type)
-            )
-            .first() as BaseGuildTextChannel | BaseGuildVoiceChannel | NewsChannel | undefined
-
-        if (!channel) {
-            this.error(ctx, 'Missing permission to create an invite in this guild', 401)
-            return
+        const guildChannels = await guild.channels.fetch()
+        for (const channel of guildChannels.values()) {
+            if (
+                (guild.members.me?.permissionsIn(channel).has(PermissionsBitField.Flags.CreateInstantInvite) || false) &&
+                [ChannelType.GuildText, ChannelType.GuildVoice, ChannelType.GuildNews].includes(channel.type)
+            ) {
+                const invite = await (channel as BaseGuildTextChannel | BaseGuildVoiceChannel | NewsChannel | undefined)?.createInvite()
+                if(invite) { this.ok(ctx, invite); return }
+
+                this.error(ctx, 'Could not create an invite', 500)
+                return 
+            }
         }
 
-        const invite = await channel.createInvite()
-
-        this.ok(ctx, invite)
+        this.error(ctx, 'Missing permission to create an invite in this guild', 401)
+        return 
     }
 
     @Get('/users')
     async users(ctx: Context) {
 
         const users: any[] = [],
-              guilds = this.client.guilds.cache.map(guild => guild)
+              guilds = this.client.guilds.cache.values()
 
         for (const guild of guilds) {
 
diff --git a/src/services/Logger.ts b/src/services/Logger.ts
index f3a9ac64..8b73c8fe 100644
--- a/src/services/Logger.ts
+++ b/src/services/Logger.ts
@@ -77,20 +77,17 @@ export class Logger {
         fs.appendFileSync(fileName, `${templatedMessage}\n`)
     }
 
-    discordChannel(channelId: string, message: string = '', level?: typeof this.levels[number]) {
+    async discordChannel(channelId: string, message: string = '', level?: typeof this.levels[number]) {
+        const channel = await this.client.channels.fetch(channelId)
 
-        waitForDependency(Client).then(client => {
-            const channel = client.channels.cache.get(channelId)
+        if (
+            channel instanceof TextChannel 
+            || channel instanceof ThreadChannel
+        ) {
 
-            if (
-                channel instanceof TextChannel 
-                || channel instanceof ThreadChannel
-            ) {
-    
-                // TODO: add support for embeds depending on the level
-                channel.send(message)
-            }
-        })
+            // TODO: add support for embeds depending on the level
+            channel.send(message)
+        }
     }
 
     // =================================
@@ -197,8 +194,8 @@ export class Logger {
             type === 'DELETE_GUILD' ? 'has been deleted' : 
             type === 'RECOVER_GUILD' ? 'has been recovered' : ''
         
-        waitForDependency(Client).then(client => {
-            const guild = client.guilds.cache.get(guildId)
+        waitForDependency(Client).then(async client => {
+            const guild = await client.guilds.fetch(guildId)
 
             const message = `(${type}) Guild ${guild ? `${guild.name} (${guildId})` : guildId} ${additionalMessage}`
             const chalkedMessage = oneLine`
diff --git a/src/services/Stats.ts b/src/services/Stats.ts
index e5909138..2d96cb15 100644
--- a/src/services/Stats.ts
+++ b/src/services/Stats.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class Stats {
 
         for (const guild of guilds) {
 
-            const discordGuild = this.client.guilds.cache.get(guild.id)
+            const discordGuild = await this.client.guilds.fetch(guild.id)
 
             const commandsCount = await this.db.getRepo(Stat).count({
                 ...allInteractions,
diff --git a/src/utils/functions/synchronizer.ts b/src/utils/functions/synchronizer.ts
index 493f3d20..e428ccc1 100644
--- a/src/utils/functions/synchronizer.ts
+++ b/src/utils/functions/synchronizer.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const syncGuild = async (guildId: string, client: Client) => {
     const guildRepo = db.getRepo(Guild),
           guildData = await guildRepo.findOne({ id: guildId, deleted: false })
 
-    const fetchedGuild = client.guilds.cache.get(guildId)
+    const fetchedGuild = await client.guilds.fetch(guildId)
 
     //check if this guild exists in the database, if not it creates it (or recovers it from the deleted ones)
     if (!guildData) {