diff --git a/bot/ctx.go b/bot/ctx.go
index acfe6c6..a3b1cae 100644
--- a/bot/ctx.go
+++ b/bot/ctx.go
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ func Start(
 		}
 	}
 
-	s.Gateway.AddIntents(c.DeriveIntents())
+	c.AddIntents(c.DeriveIntents())
+	c.AddIntents(gateway.IntentGuilds) // for channel event caching
 
 	cancel := c.Start()