diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart
index fb579a56..1f6d3edd 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ class Channel {
   }
 
   /// Enable slow mode
-  Future<UpdateChannelResponse> enableSlowMode({
+  Future<PartialUpdateChannelResponse> enableSlowMode({
     required int cooldownInterval,
   }) async {
     _checkInitialized();
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ class Channel {
   }
 
   /// Disable slow mode
-  Future<UpdateChannelResponse> disableSlowMode() async {
+  Future<PartialUpdateChannelResponse> disableSlowMode() async {
     _checkInitialized();
     return _client.disableSlowdown(id!, type);
   }
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart
index 7b5cbb35..788bc9cf 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ class StreamChatClient {
       );
 
   /// Enables slow mode
-  Future<UpdateChannelResponse> enableSlowdown(
+  Future<PartialUpdateChannelResponse> enableSlowdown(
     String channelId,
     String channelType,
     int cooldown,
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ class StreamChatClient {
       );
 
   /// Disables slow mode
-  Future<UpdateChannelResponse> disableSlowdown(
+  Future<PartialUpdateChannelResponse> disableSlowdown(
     String channelId,
     String channelType,
   ) async =>
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart
index 31a64cf8..e8782feb 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart
@@ -124,32 +124,32 @@ class ChannelApi {
   }
 
   /// Enable slowdown
-  Future<UpdateChannelResponse> enableSlowdown(
+  Future<PartialUpdateChannelResponse> enableSlowdown(
     String channelId,
     String channelType,
     int cooldown,
   ) async {
-    final response = await _client.post(
-      _getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType),
-      data: {
+    final response = await updateChannelPartial(
+      channelId,
+      channelType,
+      set: {
         'cooldown': cooldown,
       },
     );
-    return UpdateChannelResponse.fromJson(response.data);
+    return response;
   }
 
   /// Disable slowdown
-  Future<UpdateChannelResponse> disableSlowdown(
+  Future<PartialUpdateChannelResponse> disableSlowdown(
     String channelId,
     String channelType,
   ) async {
-    final response = await _client.post(
-      _getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType),
-      data: {
-        'cooldown': 0,
-      },
+    final response = await updateChannelPartial(
+      channelId,
+      channelType,
+      unset: ['cooldown'],
     );
-    return UpdateChannelResponse.fromJson(response.data);
+    return response;
   }
 
   /// Accept invitation to the channel