diff --git a/discord-scripts/role-management.ts b/discord-scripts/role-management.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b39204f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/discord-scripts/role-management.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Client, TextChannel } from "discord.js"
+import { Robot } from "hubot"
+
+export default async function manageChannelPermissions(
+  discordClient: Client,
+  robot: Robot,
+) {
+  const { application } = discordClient
+  if (process.env.DEFENSE_CATEGORY_ID) {
+    if (application) {
+      discordClient.on("channelCreate", async (channel) => {
+        if (
+          channel.parent &&
+          channel.parentId === process.env.DEFENSE_CATEGORY_ID
+        ) {
+          const permissions = channel.parent.permissionOverwrites.cache
+          await channel.permissionOverwrites.set(permissions)
+          robot.logger.info("Channel permissions set to base category")
+          if (channel instanceof TextChannel) {
+            await channel.send(
+              "This channel now has the same base permissions as the Defense category.",
+            )
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/kube/thesis-ops/valkyrie-hubot-deployment.yaml b/infrastructure/kube/thesis-ops/valkyrie-hubot-deployment.yaml
index a233cf7c..cf9659f2 100644
--- a/infrastructure/kube/thesis-ops/valkyrie-hubot-deployment.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/kube/thesis-ops/valkyrie-hubot-deployment.yaml
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: valkyrie-hubot
                   key: discord_api_token
-            - name: HUBOT_MATRIX_USER
-              value: "@valkyrie:thesis.co"
-            - name: HUBOT_MATRIX_PASSWORD
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: valkyrie-hubot
-                  key: matrix_valkyrie_password
-            - name: HUBOT_MATRIX_HOST_SERVER
-              value: "https://thesisco.ems.host"
             - name: HUBOT_HOST
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
@@ -66,6 +57,11 @@ spec:
                   key: valkyrie_alert_flow
             - name: REDIS_URL
               value: $(VALKYRIE_REDIS_SERVICE_PORT)
+            - name: DEFENSE_CATEGORY_ID
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: valkyrie-hubot
+                  key: defense_category_id
             - name: GITHUB_CLIENT_ID
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef: