diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/index.ts"
index adcd585..df21cf9 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/index.ts"
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@
 			guild.features = body.features;
 		}
 
+		// TODO: check if body ids are valid
+		guild.assign(body);
+
 		if (body.public_updates_channel_id == "1") {
 			// move all channels up 1
 			await Channel.createQueryBuilder("channels")
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@
 				{ skipPermissionCheck: true },
 			);
 
-			guild.rules_channel_id = channel.id;
+			guild.public_updates_channel_id = channel.id;
 		} else if (body.public_updates_channel_id != undefined) {
 			// ensure channel exists in this guild
 			await Channel.findOneOrFail({
@@ -231,9 +234,6 @@
 			});
 		}
 
-		// TODO: check if body ids are valid
-		guild.assign(body);
-
 		const data = guild.toJSON();
 		// TODO: guild hashes
 		// TODO: fix vanity_url_code, template_id