diff --git a/commands/channels/unclaimchannel.js b/commands/channels/unclaimchannel.js
index 854eb09..a187337 100644
--- a/commands/channels/unclaimchannel.js
+++ b/commands/channels/unclaimchannel.js
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ import {
 } from '../utility/_UAC.js';
 import {
   Errors,
-  DefaultChannelSettings,
 } from '../utility/_Constants.js';
 import {
   getChannelSettings,
-  updateChannelSettings,
+  deleteChannelSettings,
 } from '../utility/_Channels.js';
 
 /**
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ export async function run({
     }, socket);
   }
 
-  updateChannelSettings(core.appConfig.data, socket.channel, DefaultChannelSettings);
+  deleteChannelSettings(core.appConfig.data, socket.channel);
 
   server.broadcast({
     cmd: 'info', // @todo Add numeric info code as `id`
diff --git a/commands/utility/_Channels.js b/commands/utility/_Channels.js
index 6aac2f2..bac4bc4 100644
--- a/commands/utility/_Channels.js
+++ b/commands/utility/_Channels.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   existsSync,
   readFileSync,
   writeFile,
+  unlinkSync,
 } from 'node:fs';
 import {
   createHash,
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ export function getChannelHash(channel) {
   */
 export function storeChannelSettings(config, channel) {
   const channelHash = getChannelHash(channel);
-  const configPath = `../../channels/${channelHash[0]}/${channelHash}.json`;
+  const configPath = `./channels/${channelHash[0]}/${channelHash}.json`;
 
   delete config.permissions[channelHash].channelHash;
 
@@ -71,6 +72,26 @@ export function storeChannelSettings(config, channel) {
   return true;
 }
 
+/**
+  * Deletes the target channel config file from storage and memory
+  * @public
+  * @param {string} config Server config object
+  * @param {string} channel Target channel
+  * @return {boolean}
+  */
+export function deleteChannelSettings(config, channel) {
+  const channelHash = getChannelHash(channel);
+  const configPath = `./channels/${channelHash[0]}/${channelHash}.json`;
+
+  try {
+    unlinkSync(configPath);
+  } catch (e) { /* Error handling not needed */ }
+
+  delete config.permissions[channelHash];
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 /**
   * Applies new settings into the specified channel settings
   * @public