diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14cf973a..10eda510 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ All notable changes to KoalaBot will be documented in this file. A lot of these
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 ## [Unreleased]
+### ReactForRole
+- Fixed issues with permissions for a text channel resetting when a react for role is created.
 
 ## [0.4.5] - 25-08-2021
 ### Other
diff --git a/cogs/ReactForRole.py b/cogs/ReactForRole.py
index 93e1a260..cba0d15c 100644
--- a/cogs/ReactForRole.py
+++ b/cogs/ReactForRole.py
@@ -942,10 +942,11 @@ async def overwrite_channel_add_reaction_perms(self, guild: discord.Guild, chann
         """
         #  Get the @everyone role.
         role: discord.Role = discord.utils.get(guild.roles, id=guild.id)
-        overwrite: discord.PermissionOverwrite = discord.PermissionOverwrite()
-        overwrite.update(add_reactions=False)
-        await channel.set_permissions(role, overwrite=overwrite)
+        perms = channel.overwrites_for(role)
+        perms.update(add_reactions=False)
+        await channel.set_permissions(role, overwrite=perms)
         bot_members = [member for member in guild.members if member.bot and member.id == self.bot.user.id]
+        overwrite: discord.PermissionOverwrite = discord.PermissionOverwrite()
         overwrite.update(add_reactions=True)
         for bot_member in bot_members:
             await channel.set_permissions(bot_member, overwrite=overwrite)