diff --git a/discord/audit_logs.py b/discord/audit_logs.py
index 17f308c45..eebcecfbd 100644
--- a/discord/audit_logs.py
+++ b/discord/audit_logs.py
@@ -652,7 +652,9 @@ class AuditLogEntry(Hashable):
             ):
                 channel_id = utils._get_as_snowflake(extra, 'channel_id')
                 channel = None
-                if channel_id is not None:
+
+                # May be an empty string instead of None due to a Discord issue
+                if channel_id:
                     channel = self.guild.get_channel_or_thread(channel_id) or Object(id=channel_id)
 
                 self.extra = _AuditLogProxyAutoModAction(