diff --git a/app/Models/Trace/ModeratorAction.php b/app/Models/Trace/ModeratorAction.php
index 14cf979..7ea291f 100644
--- a/app/Models/Trace/ModeratorAction.php
+++ b/app/Models/Trace/ModeratorAction.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
-
 class ModeratorAction extends Model
 {
     use HasFactory;
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ public function formatted() : string
         }
 
         /**
-         * Timeout/untimeout
+         * Timeouts
          */
         if ($cmd === 'timeout') {
             $duration = $this->timeout_duration;
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index f68c762..f33f448 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
      *
      * @var array<string, string>
      */
-    protected $casts = [];
+    protected $casts = [
+        'is_admin' => 'boolean',
+    ];
 
     /**
      * Get the channel permissions for the user.
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ public function getTraceChannels() : Collection
 
         if (! $this->isAdmin()) {
             $permissionChannelIds = $this->channelPermissions()->pluck('channel_provider_id')->toArray();
+            $permissionChannelIds[] = $this->provider_id;
+
             $channels = $channels->whereIn('channel_id', $permissionChannelIds);
         }
 
@@ -99,6 +103,6 @@ public function getTraceChannels() : Collection
      */
     public function isAdmin() : bool
     {
-        return $this->is_admin === 1;
+        return $this->is_admin;
     }
 }