diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/index.ts"
index 62f3973..1198237 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/index.ts"
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@
 											member_id: message.member_id,
 											author_id: message.author_id
 										});
+
 										await Promise.all([
 											message.save(),
 											emitEvent({
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Message.ts b/src/util/entities/Message.ts
index dc264c0..cdda445 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Message.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Message.ts
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 	}
 
 	static async createWithDefaults(opts: Partial<Message>): Promise<Message> {
-		const message = new Message();
+		const message = Message.create();
 
 		if (!opts.author) {
 			if (!opts.author_id) throw new Error("Either author or author_id must be provided to create a Message");