diff --git a/src/main/java/net/discordjug/javabot/systems/qotw/jobs/QOTWCloseSubmissionsJob.java b/src/main/java/net/discordjug/javabot/systems/qotw/jobs/QOTWCloseSubmissionsJob.java
index 2b25b0117..8cf0141c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/discordjug/javabot/systems/qotw/jobs/QOTWCloseSubmissionsJob.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/discordjug/javabot/systems/qotw/jobs/QOTWCloseSubmissionsJob.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
@@ -76,7 +77,11 @@ public void execute() throws SQLException {
 			GuildConfig config = botConfig.get(guild);
 			QOTWConfig qotwConfig = config.getQotwConfig();
 			qotwConfig.getSubmissionChannel().getManager()
-					.putRolePermissionOverride(guild.getIdLong(), Collections.emptySet(), Collections.singleton(Permission.MESSAGE_SEND_IN_THREADS))
+					.putRolePermissionOverride(guild.getIdLong(), Collections.emptySet(), Set.of(Permission.MESSAGE_SEND_IN_THREADS,
+							Permission.MESSAGE_SEND,
+							Permission.CREATE_PRIVATE_THREADS,
+							Permission.CREATE_PUBLIC_THREADS,
+							Permission.MESSAGE_ADD_REACTION))
 					.queue();
 			TextChannel logChannel = config.getModerationConfig().getLogChannel();
 			if (logChannel == null) continue;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/discordjug/javabot/systems/qotw/jobs/QOTWJob.java b/src/main/java/net/discordjug/javabot/systems/qotw/jobs/QOTWJob.java
index ec18d69ca..83fc237a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/discordjug/javabot/systems/qotw/jobs/QOTWJob.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/discordjug/javabot/systems/qotw/jobs/QOTWJob.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -59,7 +58,11 @@ public void execute() throws SQLException {
 					thread.getManager().setLocked(true).setArchived(true).queue();
 				});
 				qotw.getSubmissionChannel().getManager()
-						.putRolePermissionOverride(guild.getIdLong(), Set.of(Permission.VIEW_CHANNEL, Permission.MESSAGE_SEND_IN_THREADS), Collections.singleton(Permission.MESSAGE_SEND))
+						.putRolePermissionOverride(guild.getIdLong(), Set.of(Permission.VIEW_CHANNEL, Permission.MESSAGE_SEND_IN_THREADS), Set.of(
+								Permission.MESSAGE_SEND,
+								Permission.CREATE_PRIVATE_THREADS,
+								Permission.CREATE_PUBLIC_THREADS,
+								Permission.MESSAGE_ADD_REACTION))
 						.queue();
 				if (question.getQuestionNumber() == null) {
 					question.setQuestionNumber(questionQueueRepository.getNextQuestionNumber());