diff --git a/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py b/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py
index a4da150..a01c18a 100644
--- a/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py
+++ b/src/dpy_logger/dpy_logger.py
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ class DPYLogger:
             if not self.guild:
                 raise ValueError(f"[dpy_logger] cannot resolve channel {self.channel} without a guild")
             self.channel = await self._get_channel(self.guild)
+        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")
         if self.guild is None and isinstance(self.channel, discord.TextChannel):
             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")
-        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"""