diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/portal.py b/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
index db7fb441..0e59d70a 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
@@ -3161,7 +3161,13 @@ class Portal(DBPortal, BasePortal):
             )
             return
 
-        self.log.debug("Handling Telegram message %d@%d from %s", evt.id, tg_space, sender.tgid)
+        self.log.debug(
+            "Handling Telegram message %d@%d from %s (ts: %s)",
+            evt.id,
+            tg_space,
+            sender.tgid if sender else None,
+            evt.date,
+        )
         self.log.trace("Message content: %s", evt)
 
         if sender and not sender.displayname:
diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/portal_util/power_levels.py b/mautrix_telegram/portal_util/power_levels.py
index 1b51300c..b1a497b8 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/portal_util/power_levels.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/portal_util/power_levels.py
@@ -80,11 +80,7 @@ def get_base_power_levels(
         levels.events_default = overrides.get(
             "events_default",
             50
-            if (
-                portal.peer_type == "channel"
-                and not entity.megagroup
-                or entity.default_banned_rights.send_messages
-            )
+            if portal.peer_type == "channel" and not entity.megagroup or dbr.send_messages
             else 0,
         )
     for evt_type, value in overrides.get("events", {}).items():
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4af94dbc..4e3e0efd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ aiohttp>=3,<4
 yarl>=1,<2
 mautrix>=0.16.4,<0.17
 #telethon>=1.24,<1.25
-tulir-telethon==1.25.0a8
+tulir-telethon==1.25.0a10
 asyncpg>=0.20,<0.26
 mako>=1,<2
 setuptools