diff --git a/cogs/picarto.py b/cogs/picarto.py
index 7b9cbe7..39fbb00 100644
--- a/cogs/picarto.py
+++ b/cogs/picarto.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Picarto:
                             server_alerts = await config.get_content('server_alerts', {'server_id': server_id})
                             try:
                                 channel_id = server_alerts[0]['channel_id']
-                            except IndexError:
+                            except (IndexError, TypeError):
                                 channel_id = server_id
                             channel = self.bot.get_channel(channel_id)
                             # Get the member that has just gone live
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Picarto:
                 await asyncio.sleep(30)
         except Exception as e:
             tb = traceback.format_exc()
-            fmt = "{}\n{0.__class__.__name__}: {0}".format(tb, e)
+            fmt = "{1}\n{0.__class__.__name__}: {0}".format(tb, e)
             log.error(fmt)
 
     @commands.group(pass_context=True, invoke_without_command=True, no_pm=True)
diff --git a/cogs/twitch.py b/cogs/twitch.py
index c853a54..3efbf93 100644
--- a/cogs/twitch.py
+++ b/cogs/twitch.py
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ class Twitch:
                             if server is None:
                                 continue
                             server_alerts = await config.get_content('server_alerts', {'server_id': server_id})
-                            channel_id = server_id
-                            if len(server_alerts) > 0:
-                                channel_id = server_alerts[0].get('channel_id')
+                            try:
+                                channel_id = server_alerts[0]['channel_id']
+                            except (IndexError, TypeError):
+                                channel_id = server_id
                             channel = self.bot.get_channel(channel_id)
                             # Get the member that has just gone live
                             member = discord.utils.get(server.members, id=m_id)