diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3766a66..e2d74fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ live from `bot.settings` so it can change at runtime via a command.
 `requirements.txt`:
 
 ```
-dpy_logger @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_logger.git@v0.1.4
+dpy_logger @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_logger.git@v0.1.5
 ```
 
 Direct:
 
 ```bash
-pip install "dpy_logger @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_logger.git@v0.1.4"
+pip install "dpy_logger @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/dpy_logger.git@v0.1.5"
 ```
 
 Requires `discord.py` (pulled transitively).
@@ -72,13 +72,15 @@ await bot.log.debug("noisy", log_to_file=False)   # -> Discord only
 
 ## Errors
 
-Resolution failures (unresolvable guild/channel, bad config, a non-text channel) raise
-`ValueError` from `initialize()` — a misconfigured logger should fail loudly at setup.
-Underlying `discord` exceptions (`NotFound` / `Forbidden` / `HTTPException`) from
-`fetch_guild`/`fetch_channel` are normalized to that `ValueError` so callers see one
-error type. On a **per-call** send, neither resolution nor send failures propagate: they
-fall back to the stdlib logger so a transient Discord failure (or a per-call `guild=`
-that doesn't resolve) never breaks the caller's command.
+Resolution failures (unresolvable guild/channel, bad config, a non-text channel — whether
+passed as an id or as an already-resolved object) raise `ValueError` from `initialize()` —
+a misconfigured logger should fail loudly at setup. Underlying `discord` exceptions
+(`NotFound` / `Forbidden` / `HTTPException` / `InvalidData` and other `ClientException`
+subclasses) from `fetch_guild`/`fetch_channel` are normalized to that `ValueError` on every
+resolution path (construction channel, per-guild settings lookup) so callers see one error
+type. On a **per-call** send, neither resolution nor send failures propagate: they fall
+back to the stdlib logger so a transient Discord failure (or a per-call `guild=` that
+doesn't resolve) never breaks the caller's command.
 
 ## Construction contract
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e1ea0a4..143bba2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "dpy_logger"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 description = "Leveled Discord channel logger for discord.py — config-free, injectable, installable."
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py b/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py
index 815963e..6bd65d3 100644
--- a/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py
+++ b/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ happens before the discord send, so the record survives even if discord fails.
 extending: this base has no feed/announcement method by design. a project
 that wants one subclasses DPYLogger and adds it, reusing _resolve.
 
-errors: resolution failures (unresolvable guild/channel, bad config) raise
+errors: resolution failures (unresolvable guild/channel, bad config, a
+non-text channel passed as either an id or an already-resolved object) raise
 ValueError from `initialize()` — a misconfigured logger should fail loudly at
-setup. on a per-call send, resolution AND send failures do NOT propagate: they
-fall back to the stdlib logger so a transient discord failure (or a per-call
-`guild=` that doesn't resolve) never breaks the caller's command.
+setup. underlying discord exceptions (NotFound/Forbidden/HTTPException/
+InvalidData and other ClientException subclasses) are normalized to that
+ValueError on every resolution path. on a per-call send, resolution AND send
+failures do NOT propagate: they fall back to the stdlib logger so a transient
+discord failure (or a per-call `guild=` that doesn't resolve) never breaks the
+caller's command.
 """
 
 import logging
@@ -119,6 +123,12 @@ class DPYLogger:
             self.guild = self.channel.guild
         if self.guild is None and self.channel is not None:
             raise ValueError("[dpy_logger] channel provided without a resolvable guild")
+        # a resolved wrong-type object (Thread/VoiceChannel/ForumChannel) would also pass
+        # setup silently — _get_channel only recognizes TextChannel/int, so anything else
+        # falls through to the bot.settings lookup at send time and misroutes or blackholes
+        # the sink. fail loud here, mirroring the int-path check in _get_channel.
+        if self.channel is not None and not isinstance(self.channel, (discord.TextChannel, int)):
+            raise ValueError(f"[dpy_logger] channel {self.channel!r} is not a text channel")
 
     async def _get_guild(self, guild):
         """resolve a guild from id-or-object, raising if unresolvable"""
@@ -147,7 +157,14 @@ class DPYLogger:
             if isinstance(self.channel, discord.TextChannel):
                 return self.channel
             if isinstance(self.channel, int):
-                channel = await guild.fetch_channel(self.channel)
+                # fetch_channel raises NotFound/Forbidden/HTTPException/InvalidData (a
+                # ClientException, not an HTTPException); normalize all of those to the
+                # lib's ValueError so a bad construction channel id fails loud with one
+                # error type, matching the settings path below
+                try:
+                    channel = await guild.fetch_channel(self.channel)
+                except (discord.HTTPException, discord.ClientException) as error:
+                    raise ValueError(f"[dpy_logger] could not fetch channel {self.channel}: {error}") from error
                 if not isinstance(channel, discord.TextChannel):
                     # fetch_channel can return a Voice/Category/Forum channel; fail loud
                     # at setup like the settings path, not later via an AttributeError on .send
@@ -160,8 +177,9 @@ class DPYLogger:
             raise ValueError(f"[dpy_logger] no log channel configured for guild {guild.id}")
         try:
             channel = await guild.fetch_channel(channel_id)
-        except discord.HTTPException as error:
-            # fetch_channel raises NotFound/Forbidden/HTTPException; normalize to the
+        except (discord.HTTPException, discord.ClientException) as error:
+            # fetch_channel raises NotFound/Forbidden/HTTPException/InvalidData (a
+            # ClientException, not an HTTPException); normalize all of those to the
             # lib's ValueError so a bad configured id fails loud with one error type
             raise ValueError(f"[dpy_logger] could not fetch channel {channel_id}: {error}") from error
         if not isinstance(channel, discord.TextChannel):