diff --git a/cogs/picarto.py b/cogs/picarto.py
index 9f4fbe2..6eab420 100644
--- a/cogs/picarto.py
+++ b/cogs/picarto.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Picarto:
                             server_alerts = await utils.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
diff --git a/cogs/twitch.py b/cogs/twitch.py
index 1f2446b..24a9275 100644
--- a/cogs/twitch.py
+++ b/cogs/twitch.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Twitch:
                                 continue
                             server_alerts = await utils.get_content('server_alerts', {'server_id': server_id})
                             channel_id = server_id
-                            if len(server_alerts) > 0:
+                            if server_alerts is not None and len(server_alerts) > 0:
                                 channel_id = server_alerts[0].get('channel_id')
                             channel = self.bot.get_channel(channel_id)
                             # Get the member that has just gone live