diff --git a/Commands.fs b/Commands.fs
index 9f9b99d..96a0bf2 100644
--- a/Commands.fs
+++ b/Commands.fs
@@ -503,6 +503,10 @@ type Commands() =
         ) : Task =
         task {
             do! ctx.TriggerTypingAsync()
+
+            if Option.isNone db.YoutubeChannel && ctx.Guild.SystemChannel <> null then
+                updateDb { db with YoutubeChannel = Some ctx.Guild.SystemChannel.Id }
+
             match! Youtube.getYoutubeChannelId channel with
             | None -> ctx.RespondChunked($"Could not find a YouTube channel **%s{channel}**")
             | Some channelId ->
@@ -546,3 +550,28 @@ type Commands() =
             else
                 ctx.RespondChunked(channels)
         }
+
+    [<Command("ytchannel"); Description("Set Discord channel to post YouTube updates to.")>]
+    member _.YoutubeChannelAsync
+        (
+            ctx: CommandContext,
+            [<Description("The channel to post YouTube updates to.")>] channel: DiscordChannel
+        ) : Task =
+        task {
+            do! ctx.TriggerTypingAsync()
+            updateDb { db with YoutubeChannel = Some channel.Id }
+            ctx.RespondChunked($"Set YouTube updates channel to **#%s{channel.Name}**")
+        }
+
+    [<Command("ytchannel"); Description("Get the Discord channel that YouTube updates are posted to.")>]
+    member _.YoutubeChannelAsync(ctx: CommandContext) : Task =
+        task {
+            do! ctx.TriggerTypingAsync()
+            match db.YoutubeChannel with
+            | None -> ctx.RespondChunked("No YouTube updates channel set")
+            | Some channelId ->
+                let channel = ctx.Guild.GetChannel channelId
+                match channel with
+                | null -> ctx.RespondChunked("YouTube updates channel no longer exists")
+                | _ -> ctx.RespondChunked($"YouTube updates channel is **#%s{channel.Name}**")
+        }
diff --git a/Program.fs b/Program.fs
index 07d8803..b19b603 100644
--- a/Program.fs
+++ b/Program.fs
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ module Core =
             Task.CompletedTask
 
     let messageCreated (dis: DiscordClient) (e: MessageCreateEventArgs) =
-        if Option.isNone db.YoutubeChannel then
-            updateDb { db with YoutubeChannel = Some(e.Guild.SystemChannel.Id.ToString()) }
-
         if not e.Author.IsBot
            && (Seq.contains dis.CurrentUser e.MentionedUsers
                || e.Message.Content.Contains("@everyone")
diff --git a/Types.fs b/Types.fs
index 600828e..b8ad9bd 100644
--- a/Types.fs
+++ b/Types.fs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type Db =
       AutoReplies: Map<uint64, string>
       AutoReplyRates: Map<uint64, decimal>
       LastResponse: string option
-      YoutubeChannel: string option
+      YoutubeChannel: uint64 option
       YoutubeChannels: Set<string>
       LastYoutubeFetch: Map<string, DateTime> }
 
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type Db =
               YoutubeChannel =
                 Decode.string
                 |> get.Optional.Field "YoutubeChannel"
+                |> Option.map uint64
               YoutubeChannels =
                 Decode.list Decode.string
                 |> get.Optional.Field "YoutubeChannels"