diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/AbstractEntityBuilder.java b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/AbstractEntityBuilder.java
index e5d3754b33..165d6fde9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/AbstractEntityBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/AbstractEntityBuilder.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.data.DataArray;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.data.DataObject;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.JDAImpl;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.channel.concrete.PrivateChannelImpl;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.channel.mixin.attribute.IPostContainerMixin;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.channel.mixin.concrete.*;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.mixin.MemberMixin;
@@ -196,6 +197,11 @@ public ForumTagImpl createForumTag(IPostContainerMixin<?> channel, DataObject js
         return tag;
     }
 
+    protected void configurePrivateChannel(DataObject json, PrivateChannelImpl channel)
+    {
+        channel.setLatestMessageIdLong(json.getLong("last_message_id", 0));
+    }
+
     protected void configureMember(DataObject memberJson, MemberMixin<?> member)
     {
         member.setNickname(memberJson.getString("nick", null));
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/EntityBuilder.java b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/EntityBuilder.java
index 7dbea63cd4..3a13ee5e39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/EntityBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/EntityBuilder.java
@@ -1368,10 +1368,8 @@ public PrivateChannel createPrivateChannel(DataObject json, UserImpl user)
         final long channelId = json.getUnsignedLong("id");
         PrivateChannelImpl channel = (PrivateChannelImpl) api.getPrivateChannelById(channelId);
         if (channel == null)
-        {
-            channel = new PrivateChannelImpl(getJDA(), channelId, user)
-                    .setLatestMessageIdLong(json.getLong("last_message_id", 0));
-        }
+            channel = new PrivateChannelImpl(getJDA(), channelId, user);
+        configurePrivateChannel(json, channel);
         UserImpl recipient = user;
         if (channel.getUser() == null)
         {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/InteractionEntityBuilder.java b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/InteractionEntityBuilder.java
index ec0d279786..9303347638 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/InteractionEntityBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/entities/InteractionEntityBuilder.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.data.DataArray;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.data.DataObject;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.JDAImpl;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.channel.concrete.PrivateChannelImpl;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.channel.concrete.detached.*;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.channel.mixin.attribute.IInteractionPermissionMixin;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.detached.DetachedGuildImpl;
@@ -245,4 +246,11 @@ public Role createRole(@Nonnull Guild guild, DataObject roleJson)
         configureRole(roleJson, role, id);
         return role;
     }
+
+    public PrivateChannel createPrivateChannel(DataObject json, User user)
+    {
+        final PrivateChannelImpl channel = new PrivateChannelImpl(getJDA(), json.getUnsignedLong("id"), user);
+        configurePrivateChannel(json, channel);
+        return channel;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/interactions/InteractionImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/interactions/InteractionImpl.java
index 862717a507..aa05af5867 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/interactions/InteractionImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dv8tion/jda/internal/interactions/InteractionImpl.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.User;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.Channel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.ChannelType;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.concrete.PrivateChannel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.middleman.GuildChannel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.DiscordLocale;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.IntegrationOwners;
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.GuildImpl;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.InteractionEntityBuilder;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.MemberImpl;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.UserImpl;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.channel.concrete.PrivateChannelImpl;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.entities.detached.DetachedGuildImpl;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.internal.utils.Helpers;
 
@@ -108,30 +105,14 @@ else if (guild instanceof DetachedGuildImpl)
         }
         else
         {
+            //(G)DMs
+            user = jda.getEntityBuilder().createUser(userObj);
             member = null;
-            long channelId = channelJson.getUnsignedLong("id");
             ChannelType type = ChannelType.fromId(channelJson.getInt("type"));
             if (type == ChannelType.PRIVATE) {
-                PrivateChannel channel = jda.getPrivateChannelById(channelId);
-                if (channel == null) {
-                    channel = jda.getEntityBuilder().createPrivateChannel(
-                            DataObject.empty()
-                                    .put("id", channelId)
-                                    .put("recipient", data.getObject("user"))
-                    );
-                }
-                this.channel = channel;
-
-                User user = channel.getUser();
-                if (user == null) {
-                    user = jda.getEntityBuilder().createUser(data.getObject("user"));
-                    ((PrivateChannelImpl) channel).setUser(user);
-                    ((UserImpl) user).setPrivateChannel(channel);
-                }
-                this.user = user;
+                this.channel = interactionEntityBuilder.createPrivateChannel(channelJson, user);
             } else if (type == ChannelType.GROUP) {
                 this.channel = interactionEntityBuilder.createGroupChannel(channelJson);
-                this.user = jda.getEntityBuilder().createUser(data.getObject("user"));
             } else {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Received interaction in unexpected channel type! Type " + type + " is not supported yet!");
             }