diff --git a/src/Channel.py b/src/Channel.py
index 64b6f5aa6..13fec327a 100755
--- a/src/Channel.py
+++ b/src/Channel.py
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ class Channel(callbacks.Privmsg):
         """
         channel = privmsgs.getChannel(msg, args)
         c = ircdb.channels.getChannel(channel)
-        L = c.capabilities[:]
+        L = list(c.capabilities)
         L.sort()
         irc.reply(msg, '[%s]' % ', '.join(L))
 
diff --git a/test/test_Channel.py b/test/test_Channel.py
index e83b13903..85c8ac69b 100644
--- a/test/test_Channel.py
+++ b/test/test_Channel.py
@@ -54,13 +54,16 @@ class ChannelTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
 ##         self.assertNotError('channel removecapability foo op')
 ##         self.assertResponse('user capabilities foo', '[]')
 
+    def testCapabilities(self):
+        self.assertNotError('channel capabilities')
+
     def testUnban(self):
         self.assertError('unban foo!bar@baz')
         self.irc.feedMsg(ircmsgs.op(self.channel, self.nick))
         m = self.getMsg('unban foo!bar@baz')
         self.assertEqual(m.command, 'MODE')
         self.assertEqual(m.args, (self.channel, '-b', 'foo!bar@baz'))
-        self.assertNotError(' ')
+        self.assertNoResponse(' ', 2)
         
     def testErrorsWithoutOps(self):
         for s in 'op deop halfop dehalfop voice devoice kick'.split():