diff --git a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/ExportDirectMessagesCommand.cs b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/ExportDirectMessagesCommand.cs
index 608adcb..a7ab35d 100644
--- a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/ExportDirectMessagesCommand.cs
+++ b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/ExportDirectMessagesCommand.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using CliFx.Attributes;
 using CliFx.Infrastructure;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Cli.Commands.Base;
@@ -17,7 +18,10 @@ public class ExportDirectMessagesCommand : ExportCommandBase
         var cancellationToken = console.RegisterCancellationHandler();
 
         await console.Output.WriteLineAsync("Fetching channels...");
-        var channels = await Discord.GetGuildChannelsAsync(Guild.DirectMessages.Id, cancellationToken);
+
+        var channels = (await Discord.GetGuildChannelsAsync(Guild.DirectMessages.Id, cancellationToken))
+            .Where(c => c.Kind != ChannelKind.GuildCategory)
+            .ToArray();
 
         await base.ExecuteAsync(console, channels);
     }
diff --git a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/ExportGuildCommand.cs b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/ExportGuildCommand.cs
index be9fc01..77f4377 100644
--- a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/ExportGuildCommand.cs
+++ b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/ExportGuildCommand.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using CliFx.Attributes;
 using CliFx.Infrastructure;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Cli.Commands.Base;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Core.Discord;
+using DiscordChatExporter.Core.Discord.Data;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Core.Utils.Extensions;
 
 namespace DiscordChatExporter.Cli.Commands;
@@ -25,7 +27,10 @@ public class ExportGuildCommand : ExportCommandBase
         var cancellationToken = console.RegisterCancellationHandler();
 
         await console.Output.WriteLineAsync("Fetching channels...");
-        var channels = await Discord.GetGuildChannelsAsync(GuildId, cancellationToken);
+
+        var channels = (await Discord.GetGuildChannelsAsync(GuildId, cancellationToken))
+            .Where(c => c.Kind != ChannelKind.GuildCategory)
+            .ToArray();
 
         await base.ExecuteAsync(console, channels);
     }
diff --git a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/GetChannelsCommand.cs b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/GetChannelsCommand.cs
index 1ff1d08..187ef4b 100644
--- a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/GetChannelsCommand.cs
+++ b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/GetChannelsCommand.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using CliFx.Attributes;
 using CliFx.Infrastructure;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Cli.Commands.Base;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Core.Discord;
+using DiscordChatExporter.Core.Discord.Data;
 using DiscordChatExporter.Core.Utils.Extensions;
 
 namespace DiscordChatExporter.Cli.Commands;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ public class GetChannelsCommand : TokenCommandBase
         var cancellationToken = console.RegisterCancellationHandler();
 
         var channels = (await Discord.GetGuildChannelsAsync(GuildId, cancellationToken))
+            .Where(c => c.Kind != ChannelKind.GuildCategory)
             .OrderBy(c => c.Category.Position)
             .ThenBy(c => c.Name)
             .ToArray();
diff --git a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/GetDirectMessageChannelsCommand.cs b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/GetDirectMessageChannelsCommand.cs
index 03265d1..2d7742a 100644
--- a/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/GetDirectMessageChannelsCommand.cs
+++ b/DiscordChatExporter.Cli/Commands/GetDirectMessageChannelsCommand.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public class GetDirectMessageChannelsCommand : TokenCommandBase
         var cancellationToken = console.RegisterCancellationHandler();
 
         var channels = (await Discord.GetGuildChannelsAsync(Guild.DirectMessages.Id, cancellationToken))
+            .Where(c => c.Kind != ChannelKind.GuildCategory)
             .OrderByDescending(c => c.LastMessageId)
             .ThenBy(c => c.Name)
             .ToArray();
diff --git a/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Components/DashboardViewModel.cs b/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Components/DashboardViewModel.cs
index a0d058f..2209cd7 100644
--- a/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Components/DashboardViewModel.cs
+++ b/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Components/DashboardViewModel.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ public class DashboardViewModel : PropertyChangedBase
 
             var guildChannelMap = new Dictionary<Guild, IReadOnlyList<Channel>>();
             await foreach (var guild in discord.GetUserGuildsAsync())
-                guildChannelMap[guild] = await discord.GetGuildChannelsAsync(guild.Id);
+            {
+                guildChannelMap[guild] = (await discord.GetGuildChannelsAsync(guild.Id))
+                    .Where(c => c.Kind != ChannelKind.GuildCategory)
+                    .ToArray();
+            }
 
             _discord = discord;
             GuildChannelMap = guildChannelMap;