diff --git a/src/api/channels/channels.rs b/src/api/channels/channels.rs
index ddefed3..cbe481c 100644
--- a/src/api/channels/channels.rs
+++ b/src/api/channels/channels.rs
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ impl Channel {
     ///
     /// A `Result` that contains a `Channel` object if the request was successful, or an `ChorusLibError` if an error occurred during the request.
     pub async fn modify(
+        &mut self,
         modify_data: ChannelModifySchema,
         channel_id: Snowflake,
         user: &mut UserMeta,
-    ) -> ChorusResult<Channel> {
+    ) -> ChorusResult<()> {
         let request = Client::new()
             .patch(format!(
                 "{}/channels/{}/",
@@ -82,12 +83,14 @@ impl Channel {
             ))
             .bearer_auth(user.token())
             .body(to_string(&modify_data).unwrap());
-        common::deserialize_response::<Channel>(
+        let new_channel = common::deserialize_response::<Channel>(
             request,
             user,
             crate::api::limits::LimitType::Channel,
         )
-        .await
+        .await?;
+        let _ = std::mem::replace(self, new_channel);
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub async fn messages(
diff --git a/tests/channel.rs b/tests/channel.rs
index 758b203..06a3330 100644
--- a/tests/channel.rs
+++ b/tests/channel.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ async fn delete_channel() {
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn modify_channel() {
     let mut bundle = common::setup().await;
+    let channel = &mut bundle.channel;
     let modify_data: types::ChannelModifySchema = types::ChannelModifySchema {
         name: Some("beepboop".to_string()),
         channel_type: None,
@@ -48,10 +49,10 @@ async fn modify_channel() {
         default_thread_rate_limit_per_user: None,
         video_quality_mode: None,
     };
-    let result = Channel::modify(modify_data, bundle.channel.id, &mut bundle.user)
+    Channel::modify(channel, modify_data, channel.id, &mut bundle.user)
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(result.name, Some("beepboop".to_string()));
+    assert_eq!(channel.name, Some("beepboop".to_string()));
 
     let permission_override = PermissionFlags::from_vec(Vec::from([
         PermissionFlags::MANAGE_CHANNELS,