diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/KeyRoleCommands.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/KeyRoleCommands.cs
index df2493d..977e016 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/KeyRoleCommands.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/KeyRoleCommands.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class KeyRoleCommands(
         var guildRoles = roleCache.GuildRoles(guildId).ToList();
         var guildConfig = await db.GetGuildAsync(guildId);
 
-        if (guildConfig.KeyRoles.Count == 0)
+        if (guildConfig.KeyRoles.Length == 0)
             return await feedbackService.ReplyAsync(
                 "There are no key roles to list. Add some with `/key-roles add`.",
                 isEphemeral: true
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class KeyRoleCommands(
                 isEphemeral: true
             );
 
-        guildConfig.KeyRoles.Add(role.ID.Value);
+        guildConfig.KeyRoles = guildConfig.KeyRoles.Append(role.ID.Value).ToArray();
         db.Update(guildConfig);
         await db.SaveChangesAsync();
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class KeyRoleCommands(
                 isEphemeral: true
             );
 
-        guildConfig.KeyRoles.Remove(role.ID.Value);
+        guildConfig.KeyRoles = guildConfig.KeyRoles.Except([role.ID.Value]).ToArray();
         db.Update(guildConfig);
         await db.SaveChangesAsync();
 
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Dapper/DatabasePool.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Dapper/DatabasePool.cs
index 7c7bf35..98296f1 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Dapper/DatabasePool.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Dapper/DatabasePool.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 using System.Data;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Catalogger.Backend.Database.Models;
 using Dapper;
 using NodaTime;
 using Npgsql;
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ public class DatabasePool
         SqlMapper.AddTypeHandler(new UlongArrayHandler());
 
         SqlMapper.AddTypeHandler(new PassthroughTypeHandler<Instant>());
+        SqlMapper.AddTypeHandler(new JsonTypeHandler<Guild.ChannelConfig>());
     }
 
     // Copied from PluralKit:
@@ -144,6 +148,21 @@ public class DatabasePool
         public override ulong[] Parse(object value) =>
             Array.ConvertAll((long[])value, i => (ulong)i);
     }
+
+    public class JsonTypeHandler<T> : SqlMapper.TypeHandler<T>
+    {
+        public override T Parse(object value)
+        {
+            string json = (string)value;
+            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(json)
+                ?? throw new CataloggerError("JsonTypeHandler<T> returned null");
+        }
+
+        public override void SetValue(IDbDataParameter parameter, T? value)
+        {
+            parameter.Value = JsonSerializer.Serialize(value);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 public static class ServiceCollectionDatabaseExtensions
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/DatabaseContext.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/DatabaseContext.cs
index 0e2c704..0fa4fb4 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/DatabaseContext.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/DatabaseContext.cs
@@ -74,12 +74,18 @@ public class DatabaseContext : DbContext
             c => c.Aggregate(0, (a, v) => HashCode.Combine(a, v.GetHashCode()))
         );
 
+    private static readonly ValueComparer<ulong[]> UlongArrayValueComparer =
+        new(
+            (c1, c2) => c1 != null && c2 != null && c1.SequenceEqual(c2),
+            c => c.Aggregate(0, (a, v) => HashCode.Combine(a, v.GetHashCode()))
+        );
+
     protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
     {
         modelBuilder
             .Entity<Guild>()
             .Property(g => g.KeyRoles)
-            .Metadata.SetValueComparer(UlongListValueComparer);
+            .Metadata.SetValueComparer(UlongArrayValueComparer);
 
         modelBuilder.Entity<Invite>().HasKey(i => i.Code);
         modelBuilder.Entity<Invite>().HasIndex(i => i.GuildId);
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Models/Guild.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Models/Guild.cs
index 4ed7836..9ac8042 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Models/Guild.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Models/Guild.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ public class Guild
 
     [Column(TypeName = "jsonb")]
     public ChannelConfig Channels { get; init; } = new();
-    public List<string> BannedSystems { get; init; } = [];
-    public List<ulong> KeyRoles { get; init; } = [];
+    public string[] BannedSystems { get; set; } = [];
+    public ulong[] KeyRoles { get; set; } = [];
 
     public bool IsSystemBanned(PluralkitApiService.PkSystem system) =>
         BannedSystems.Contains(system.Id) || BannedSystems.Contains(system.Uuid.ToString());