diff --git a/pnutpy/api.py b/pnutpy/api.py
index 9f3b537..ffedf64 100644
--- a/pnutpy/api.py
+++ b/pnutpy/api.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class API(requests.Session):
 
     """
     @classmethod
-    def build_api(cls, api_root='https://api.pnut.io/v0', access_token=None, verify_ssl=True, extra_headers=None):
+    def build_api(cls, api_root='https://api.pnut.io/v1', access_token=None, verify_ssl=True, extra_headers=None):
         api = cls()
         api.api_root = api_root
         if access_token:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def request_json(self, method, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.request(method, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
-re_path_template = re.compile('{\w+}')
+re_path_template = re.compile(r'{\w+}')
 
 
 def bind_api_method(func_name, path, payload_type=None, payload_list=False, allowed_params=None,
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ def run(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 allowed_params=PAGINATION_PARAMS + CHANNEL_PARAMS, require_auth=True)
 
 
-bind_api_method('num_unread_pm_channels', '/users/me/channels/num_unread/pm', payload_type=SimpleValueModel,
-                allowed_params=CHANNEL_PARAMS, require_auth=True)
+bind_api_method('num_unread_pm_channels', '/users/me/channels/num_unread?channel_types=io.pnut.core.pm',
+                payload_type=SimpleValueModel, allowed_params=CHANNEL_PARAMS, require_auth=True)
 
 
 bind_api_method('update_channel', '/channels/{channel_id}', payload_type=Channel, method='PUT',
diff --git a/pnutpy/models.py b/pnutpy/models.py
index 0ed03f1..10d7505 100644
--- a/pnutpy/models.py
+++ b/pnutpy/models.py
@@ -292,7 +292,10 @@ class Channel(APIModel):
     @classmethod
     def from_response_data(cls, data, api=None):
         channel = super(Channel, cls).from_response_data(data, api)
-        channel.owner = User.from_response_data(channel.owner, api)
+        if channel.get('user'):
+            channel.user = User.from_response_data(channel.user, api)
+        if channel.get('user_id'):
+            channel.user_id = int(channel.user_id)
         return channel
 
 class File(APIModel):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f7461a4..619cfe1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(name='pnutpy',
-      version='0.4.0',
+      version='0.5.0',
       description='pnut.io API library for python',
       long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
       license='MIT',
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 8f99325..c02ac11 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ def test_post(self):
 
         post, meta = self.api.delete_post(post)
 
-        post, meta = self.api.repost_post(257434)
-        post, meta = self.api.unrepost_post(257434)
+        post, meta = self.api.repost_post(1309208)
+        post, meta = self.api.unrepost_post(1309208)
 
-        post, meta = self.api.bookmark_post(257434)
-        post, meta = self.api.unbookmark_post(257434)
+        post, meta = self.api.bookmark_post(1309208)
+        post, meta = self.api.unbookmark_post(1309208)
 
         posts, meta = self.api.get_posts(ids='1,2,3')
         self.assertEqual(len(posts), 3)
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index d19adfc..22dbcfc 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def test_post(self):
         post.bookmark()
         post.unbookmark()
         post.delete()
-        post, meta = self.api.get_post(257434)
+        post, meta = self.api.get_post(1309208)
         post.repost()
         post.unrepost()
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def test_user(self):
 
         user.name = new_display_name
         user.update_user()
-        self.assertEquals(user.name, new_display_name)
+        self.assertEqual(user.name, new_display_name)
 
         user, meta = self.api.get_user(9)
         user.follow_user()
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ def test_user(self):
         user.block_user()
         user.unblock_user()
 
+    def test_channel(self):
+        # normal public channel
+        user_id = 9
+        channel, meta = self.api.get_channel(85)
+        self.assertEqual(user_id, channel.user.id)
+        # channel where the owner user account has been deleted
+        user_id = 213
+        channel, meta = self.api.get_channel(955)
+        self.assertEqual(user_id, channel.user_id)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()