diff --git a/discord/interactions.py b/discord/interactions.py
index 1cf029451..595414b2f 100644
--- a/discord/interactions.py
+++ b/discord/interactions.py
@@ -193,6 +193,26 @@ class Interaction(Generic[ClientT]):
         except KeyError:
             self.guild_locale = None
 
+        guild = None
+        if self.guild_id:
+            guild = self._state._get_or_create_unavailable_guild(self.guild_id)
+
+        raw_channel = data.get('channel', {})
+        channel_id = utils._get_as_snowflake(raw_channel, 'id')
+        if channel_id is not None and guild is not None:
+            self.channel = guild and guild._resolve_channel(channel_id)
+
+        raw_ch_type = raw_channel.get('type')
+        if self.channel is None and raw_ch_type is not None:
+            factory, ch_type = _threaded_channel_factory(raw_ch_type)  # type is never None
+            if factory is None:
+                logging.info('Unknown channel type {type} for channel ID {id}.'.format_map(raw_channel))
+            else:
+                if ch_type in (ChannelType.group, ChannelType.private):
+                    self.channel = factory(me=self._client.user, data=raw_channel, state=self._state)  # type: ignore
+                elif guild is not None:
+                    self.channel = factory(guild=guild, state=self._state, data=raw_channel)  # type: ignore
+
         self.message: Optional[Message]
         try:
             # The channel and message payloads are mismatched yet handled properly at runtime
@@ -204,10 +224,7 @@ class Interaction(Generic[ClientT]):
         self._permissions: int = 0
         self._app_permissions: int = int(data.get('app_permissions', 0))
 
-        guild = None
-        if self.guild_id:
-            guild = self._state._get_or_create_unavailable_guild(self.guild_id)
-
+        if guild is not None:
             # Upgrade Message.guild in case it's missing with partial guild data
             if self.message is not None and self.message.guild is None:
                 self.message.guild = guild
@@ -225,22 +242,6 @@ class Interaction(Generic[ClientT]):
             except KeyError:
                 pass
 
-        raw_channel = data.get('channel', {})
-        channel_id = utils._get_as_snowflake(raw_channel, 'id')
-        if channel_id is not None and guild is not None:
-            self.channel = guild and guild._resolve_channel(channel_id)
-
-        raw_ch_type = raw_channel.get('type')
-        if self.channel is None and raw_ch_type is not None:
-            factory, ch_type = _threaded_channel_factory(raw_ch_type)  # type is never None
-            if factory is None:
-                logging.info('Unknown channel type {type} for channel ID {id}.'.format_map(raw_channel))
-            else:
-                if ch_type in (ChannelType.group, ChannelType.private):
-                    self.channel = factory(me=self._client.user, data=raw_channel, state=self._state)  # type: ignore
-                elif guild is not None:
-                    self.channel = factory(guild=guild, state=self._state, data=raw_channel)  # type: ignore
-
     @property
     def client(self) -> ClientT:
         """:class:`Client`: The client that is handling this interaction.