diff --git a/DeukBot4/Database/ReminderHandler.cs b/DeukBot4/Database/ReminderHandler.cs
index 2427464..8bc33ef 100644
--- a/DeukBot4/Database/ReminderHandler.cs
+++ b/DeukBot4/Database/ReminderHandler.cs
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ namespace DeukBot4.Database
                 db.SortedSetAddAsync("deukbot_reminders", (RedisValue)id, expectedTime.ToBinary());
                 db.HashSetAsync((RedisKey) id, new[]
                 {
-                    new HashEntry("channel", channel),
+                    new HashEntry("channel", channel.ToString()),
                     new HashEntry("message", message),
-                    new HashEntry("author", author),
-                    new HashEntry("recipient", recipient),
+                    new HashEntry("author", author.ToString()),
+                    new HashEntry("recipient", recipient.ToString()),
                 });
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ namespace DeukBot4.Database
                 string message = null;
                 foreach (var hashEntry in data)
                 {
-                    if (hashEntry.Name == "channel") channel = (ulong) hashEntry.Value;
+                    if (hashEntry.Name == "channel") channel = ulong.Parse(hashEntry.Value);
                     else if (hashEntry.Name == "message") message = hashEntry.Value;
-                    else if (hashEntry.Name == "author") author = (ulong) hashEntry.Value;
-                    else if (hashEntry.Name == "recipient") recipient = (ulong) hashEntry.Value;
+                    else if (hashEntry.Name == "author") author = ulong.Parse(hashEntry.Value);
+                    else if (hashEntry.Name == "recipient") recipient = ulong.Parse(hashEntry.Value);
                 }
                 var diff = time - DateTime.UtcNow;
                 FireReminderAtTime((int) diff.TotalSeconds, channel, message, author, recipient);