diff --git a/src/data/Thread.js b/src/data/Thread.js
index 7046366..465d25f 100644
--- a/src/data/Thread.js
+++ b/src/data/Thread.js
@@ -208,15 +208,16 @@ class Thread {
     }
 
     // Save the log entry
-    const logContent = formatters.formatStaffReplyLogMessage(moderator, text, threadMessage.message_number, { isAnonymous, attachmentLinks });
     const threadMessage = await this._addThreadMessageToDB({
       message_type: THREAD_MESSAGE_TYPE.TO_USER,
       user_id: moderator.id,
       user_name: fullModeratorName,
-      body: logContent,
+      body: '',
       is_anonymous: (isAnonymous ? 1 : 0),
       dm_message_id: dmMessage.id
     });
+    const logContent = formatters.formatStaffReplyLogMessage(moderator, text, threadMessage.message_number, { isAnonymous, attachmentLinks });
+    await this._updateThreadMessage(threadMessage.id, { body: logContent });
 
     // Show the reply in the inbox thread
     const inboxContent = formatters.formatStaffReplyThreadMessage(moderator, text, threadMessage.message_number, { isAnonymous });
diff --git a/src/data/constants.js b/src/data/constants.js
index 01bae0c..40388db 100644
--- a/src/data/constants.js
+++ b/src/data/constants.js
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ module.exports = {
     SYSTEM_TO_USER: 7
   },
 
+  // https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/channel#channel-object-channel-types
+  DISOCRD_CHANNEL_TYPES: {
+    GUILD_TEXT: 0,
+    DM: 1,
+    GUILD_VOICE: 2,
+    GROUP_DM: 3,
+    GUILD_CATEGORY: 4,
+    GUILD_NEWS: 5,
+    GUILD_STORE: 6,
+  },
+
   ACCIDENTAL_THREAD_MESSAGES: [
     'ok',
     'okay',
diff --git a/src/data/threads.js b/src/data/threads.js
index 6288cb1..4120489 100644
--- a/src/data/threads.js
+++ b/src/data/threads.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const updates = require('./updates');
 
 const Thread = require('./Thread');
 const {callBeforeNewThreadHooks} = require("../hooks/beforeNewThread");
-const {THREAD_STATUS} = require('./constants');
+const {THREAD_STATUS, DISOCRD_CHANNEL_TYPES} = require('./constants');
 
 const MINUTES = 60 * 1000;
 const HOURS = 60 * MINUTES;
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ async function createNewThreadForUser(user, opts = {}) {
     throw new Error('Attempted to create a new thread for a user with an existing open thread!');
   }
 
-  const hookResult = await callBeforeNewThreadHooks({ user, opts });
-  if (hookResult.cancelled) return;
-
   // If set in config, check that the user's account is old enough (time since they registered on Discord)
   // If the account is too new, don't start a new thread and optionally reply to them with a message
   if (config.requiredAccountAge && ! ignoreRequirements) {
@@ -128,6 +125,10 @@ async function createNewThreadForUser(user, opts = {}) {
     }
   }
 
+  // Call any registered beforeNewThreadHooks
+  const hookResult = await callBeforeNewThreadHooks({ user, opts });
+  if (hookResult.cancelled) return;
+
   // Use the user's name+discrim for the thread channel's name
   // Channel names are particularly picky about what characters they allow, so we gotta do some clean-up
   let cleanName = transliterate.slugify(user.username);
@@ -159,7 +160,10 @@ async function createNewThreadForUser(user, opts = {}) {
   // Attempt to create the inbox channel for this thread
   let createdChannel;
   try {
-    createdChannel = await utils.getInboxGuild().createChannel(channelName, null, 'New Modmail thread', newThreadCategoryId);
+    createdChannel = await utils.getInboxGuild().createChannel(channelName, DISOCRD_CHANNEL_TYPES.GUILD_TEXT, {
+      reason: 'New Modmail thread',
+      parentID: newThreadCategoryId,
+    });
   } catch (err) {
     console.error(`Error creating modmail channel for ${user.username}#${user.discriminator}!`);
     throw err;