diff --git a/src/app/channel/media/queue.js b/src/app/channel/media/queue.js
index c4aaab6..597c062 100644
--- a/src/app/channel/media/queue.js
+++ b/src/app/channel/media/queue.js
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ class queue{
         if(media == null){
             try{
                 //Attempt to delete matching item from archived media
-                const deletedArchive = await archivedMediaModel.deleteOne({channel: this.channel.name, uuid: new BSON.UUID(uuid)});
+                const deletedArchive = await archivedMediaModel.deleteOne({channel: this.channel._id, uuid: new BSON.UUID(uuid)});
 
                 //if nothing got deleted
                 if(deletedArchive == null || deletedArchive.deletedCount == 0){
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ class queue{
                             this.scheduleMedia([archivedMediaObject], null, chanDB, true, true, true);
 
                             //Splice the fucker out of the archive
-                            await archivedMediaModel.deleteOne({channel: this.channel.name, uuid: new BSON.UUID(chanDB.media.liveRemainder)});
+                            await archivedMediaModel.deleteOne({channel: this.channel._id, uuid: new BSON.UUID(chanDB.media.liveRemainder)});
                         }
 
                         //Break out of the loop
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ class queue{
      */
     async archiveMedia(media){
         //Convert queuedMedia object to archivedMedia object
-        let archived = archivedMedia.fromQueuedMedia(media, this.channel.name);
+        let archived = archivedMedia.fromQueuedMedia(media, this.channel._id);
         //Save archivedMedia object to site-wide media archive (gross but performant)
         let archivedDoc = await archivedMediaModel.create(archived);
     }
@@ -1893,14 +1893,14 @@ class queue{
         if(startDate != null){
             //Return archived media after start date
             return await archivedMediaModel.find({
-                channel:this.channel.name,
+                channel:this.channel._id,
                 //Prevent mongoose from attempting to sanatize and invalidate our query object, plus I think we can trust an epoch that came from server-side :)
                 startTime: mongoose.trusted({$gt: startDate.getTime()})
             });
         //Otherwise
         }else{
             //return all archived media
-            return await archivedMediaModel.find({channel:this.channel.name});
+            return await archivedMediaModel.find({channel:this.channel._id});
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/schemas/channel/media/archivedMediaSchema.js b/src/schemas/channel/media/archivedMediaSchema.js
index 50c382a..b59a137 100644
--- a/src/schemas/channel/media/archivedMediaSchema.js
+++ b/src/schemas/channel/media/archivedMediaSchema.js
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ const archivedMedia = require('../../../app/channel/media/archivedMedia');
  */
 const archivedProperties = new mongoose.Schema({
     channel: {
-        type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.String,
-        required: true,
+        type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectID,
+        ref: "channel",
+        required: true
     },
     startTime: {
         type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.Number,
diff --git a/src/utils/upgradeUtils.js b/src/utils/upgradeUtils.js
index be6e52c..f0a3717 100644
--- a/src/utils/upgradeUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/upgradeUtils.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const sessionUtils = require('./sessionUtils');
 const statModel = require('../schemas/statSchema');
 const { userModel } = require('../schemas/user/userSchema');
 const channelModel = require('../schemas/channel/channelSchema');
-const archiveModel = require('../schemas/channel/media/archivedMediaSchema');
+const archivedMediaModel = require('../schemas/channel/media/archivedMediaSchema');
 const { channelPlaylistModel } = require('../schemas/channel/media/playlist/playlistSchema');
 const { userPlaylistModel } = require('../schemas/channel/media/playlist/playlistSchema');
 const archivedMedia = require('../app/channel/media/archivedMedia');
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ async function upgradePanamaRed(quiet = false){
             const mediaObject = archivedMedia.fromQueuedMedia(entry.rehydrate())
 
             //Tattoo channel name into media object
-            mediaObject.channel = channel.name;
+            mediaObject.channel = channel._id;
 
             //Add media object to the site-wide media archive
-            await archiveModel.create(mediaObject);
+            await archivedMediaModel.create(mediaObject);
 
             //We could just pull the archvied array count, but this feels more honest XP
             archived++;