diff --git a/src/types/events/channel.rs b/src/types/events/channel.rs
index 002230c..000bc17 100644
--- a/src/types/events/channel.rs
+++ b/src/types/events/channel.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+
 use crate::types::events::WebSocketEvent;
 use crate::types::{entities::Channel, Snowflake};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
@@ -34,8 +36,9 @@ pub struct ChannelUpdate {
 impl WebSocketEvent for ChannelUpdate {}
 
 impl UpdateMessage<Channel> for ChannelUpdate {
-    fn update(&self, object_to_update: &mut Channel) {
-        *object_to_update = self.channel.clone();
+    fn update(&self, object_to_update: Arc<RwLock<Channel>>) {
+        let mut write = object_to_update.write().unwrap();
+        *write = self.channel.clone();
     }
     fn id(&self) -> Snowflake {
         self.channel.id
diff --git a/src/types/events/mod.rs b/src/types/events/mod.rs
index d477800..0413ac9 100644
--- a/src/types/events/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/events/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 pub use application::*;
@@ -113,6 +115,6 @@ pub(crate) trait UpdateMessage<T>: Clone
 where
     T: Updateable,
 {
-    fn update(&self, object_to_update: &mut T);
+    fn update(&self, object_to_update: Arc<RwLock<T>>);
     fn id(&self) -> Snowflake;
 }