diff --git a/internal/api/client/admin/domainpermissiondraftsget.go b/internal/api/client/admin/domainpermissiondraftsget.go
index dd3315857..d63179afc 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/admin/domainpermissiondraftsget.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/admin/domainpermissiondraftsget.go
@@ -147,16 +147,12 @@ func (m *Module) DomainPermissionDraftsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	permType := c.Query(apiutil.DomainPermissionPermTypeKey)
-	switch permType {
-	case "", "block", "allow":
-		// No problem.
-
-	default:
-		// Invalid.
+	permTypeStr := c.Query(apiutil.DomainPermissionPermTypeKey)
+	permType := gtsmodel.ParseDomainPermissionType(permTypeStr)
+	if permType == gtsmodel.DomainPermissionUnknown {
 		text := fmt.Sprintf(
 			"permission_type %s not recognized, valid values are empty string, block, or allow",
-			permType,
+			permTypeStr,
 		)
 		errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(errors.New(text), text)
 		apiutil.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGetV1)
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@ func (m *Module) DomainPermissionDraftsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.Request.Context(),
 		c.Query(apiutil.DomainPermissionSubscriptionIDKey),
 		c.Query(apiutil.DomainPermissionDomainKey),
-		gtsmodel.NewDomainPermissionType(permType),
+		permType,
 		page,
 	)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
diff --git a/internal/api/client/notifications/notificationsget.go b/internal/api/client/notifications/notificationsget.go
index 7caadbe7d..b530c515d 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/notifications/notificationsget.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/notifications/notificationsget.go
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ func (m *Module) NotificationsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		ctx,
 		authed,
 		page,
-		ParseNotificationTypes(ctx, c.QueryArray(TypesKey)),        // Include types.
-		ParseNotificationTypes(ctx, c.QueryArray(ExcludeTypesKey)), // Exclude types.
+		parseNotificationTypes(ctx, c.QueryArray(TypesKey)),        // Include types.
+		parseNotificationTypes(ctx, c.QueryArray(ExcludeTypesKey)), // Exclude types.
 	)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
 		apiutil.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGetV1)
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ func (m *Module) NotificationsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	apiutil.JSON(c, http.StatusOK, resp.Items)
 }
 
-// ParseNotificationTypes converts the given slice of string values
+// parseNotificationTypes converts the given slice of string values
 // to gtsmodel notification types, logging + skipping unknown types.
-func ParseNotificationTypes(
+func parseNotificationTypes(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	values []string,
 ) []gtsmodel.NotificationType {
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ func ParseNotificationTypes(
 
 	ntypes := make([]gtsmodel.NotificationType, 0, len(values))
 	for _, value := range values {
-		ntype := gtsmodel.NewNotificationType(value)
+		ntype := gtsmodel.ParseNotificationType(value)
 		if ntype == gtsmodel.NotificationUnknown {
 			// Type we don't know about (yet), log and ignore it.
-			log.Debugf(ctx, "ignoring unknown type %s", value)
+			log.Warnf(ctx, "ignoring unknown type %s", value)
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20230828101322_admin_action_locking.go b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20230828101322_admin_action_locking.go
index b72976cc9..29c29a747 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20230828101322_admin_action_locking.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/20230828101322_admin_action_locking.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func init() {
 					UpdatedAt:      oldAction.UpdatedAt,
 					TargetCategory: gtsmodel.AdminActionCategoryAccount,
 					TargetID:       oldAction.TargetAccountID,
-					Type:           gtsmodel.NewAdminActionType(string(oldAction.Type)),
+					Type:           gtsmodel.ParseAdminActionType(string(oldAction.Type)),
 					AccountID:      oldAction.AccountID,
 					Text:           oldAction.Text,
 					SendEmail:      util.Ptr(oldAction.SendEmail),
diff --git a/internal/gtsmodel/adminaction.go b/internal/gtsmodel/adminaction.go
index e8b82e495..5ca8244a0 100644
--- a/internal/gtsmodel/adminaction.go
+++ b/internal/gtsmodel/adminaction.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package gtsmodel
 
 import (
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ func (c AdminActionCategory) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewAdminActionCategory(in string) AdminActionCategory {
-	switch in {
+func ParseAdminActionCategory(in string) AdminActionCategory {
+	switch strings.ToLower(in) {
 	case "account":
 		return AdminActionCategoryAccount
 	case "domain":
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ func (t AdminActionType) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewAdminActionType(in string) AdminActionType {
-	switch in {
+func ParseAdminActionType(in string) AdminActionType {
+	switch strings.ToLower(in) {
 	case "disable":
 		return AdminActionDisable
 	case "reenable":
diff --git a/internal/gtsmodel/domainpermission.go b/internal/gtsmodel/domainpermission.go
index 3d1ee873f..f1db4de59 100644
--- a/internal/gtsmodel/domainpermission.go
+++ b/internal/gtsmodel/domainpermission.go
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 
 package gtsmodel
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
 
 // DomainPermission models a domain permission
 // entry -- block / allow / draft / exclude.
@@ -62,8 +65,8 @@ func (p DomainPermissionType) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewDomainPermissionType(in string) DomainPermissionType {
-	switch in {
+func ParseDomainPermissionType(in string) DomainPermissionType {
+	switch strings.ToLower(in) {
 	case "block":
 		return DomainPermissionBlock
 	case "allow":
diff --git a/internal/gtsmodel/notification.go b/internal/gtsmodel/notification.go
index 47bf7daa5..1ef805081 100644
--- a/internal/gtsmodel/notification.go
+++ b/internal/gtsmodel/notification.go
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ func (t NotificationType) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
-// NewNotificationType returns a notification type from the given value.
-func NewNotificationType(in string) NotificationType {
+// ParseNotificationType returns a notification type from the given value.
+func ParseNotificationType(in string) NotificationType {
 	switch strings.ToLower(in) {
 	case "follow":
 		return NotificationFollow
diff --git a/internal/processing/admin/accountaction.go b/internal/processing/admin/accountaction.go
index 7fd1047c4..59d4b420e 100644
--- a/internal/processing/admin/accountaction.go
+++ b/internal/processing/admin/accountaction.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (p *Processor) AccountAction(
 		return "", gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
-	switch gtsmodel.NewAdminActionType(request.Type) {
+	switch gtsmodel.ParseAdminActionType(request.Type) {
 	case gtsmodel.AdminActionSuspend:
 		return p.accountActionSuspend(ctx, adminAcct, targetAcct, request.Text)