diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index a0e8e5a..6ef3b5f 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Done###Add hex color support to message remover configuration
 
 Done###Fix /chatreload
 
+Done###Add check for missing default channel
+
 
 
 
@@ -105,4 +107,4 @@ Add custom JSON hovers to any placeholder
 
 Add clans channel from SimpleClans
 
-Add check for missing default channel
+Look into changing Bukkit chat event to not be cancelled.
diff --git a/src/main/java/mineverse/Aust1n46/chat/channel/ChatChannel.java b/src/main/java/mineverse/Aust1n46/chat/channel/ChatChannel.java
index a45435a..069deeb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mineverse/Aust1n46/chat/channel/ChatChannel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mineverse/Aust1n46/chat/channel/ChatChannel.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.ConfigurationSection;
 
@@ -82,6 +83,15 @@ public class ChatChannel {
 				defaultColor = color;
 			}
 		}
+		// Error handling for missing default channel in the config.
+		if(defaultChatChannel == null) {
+			Bukkit.getConsoleSender().sendMessage(Format.FormatStringAll("&8[&eVentureChat&8]&e - &cNo default channel found!"));
+			defaultChatChannel = new ChatChannel("MissingDefault", "red", "red", "None", "None", false,
+					true, true, "md", 0, true, false, 0, "&f[&cMissingDefault&f] {vault_prefix} {player_displayname}&c:");
+			defaultColor = defaultChatChannel.getColor();
+			chatChannels.put("missingdefault", defaultChatChannel);
+			chatChannels.put("md", defaultChatChannel);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean areAliasesRegisteredAsCommands() {