diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
index 3db735ecea..9e0f2bfcc0 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ object ChatModel {
   // rhId, chatId
   val deletedChats = mutableStateOf<List<Pair<Long?, String>>>(emptyList())
   val creatingChannelId = mutableStateOf<String?>(null)
+  val creatingChannelMembers = mutableStateOf<List<GroupMember>>(emptyList())
   val groupMembers = mutableStateOf<List<GroupMember>>(emptyList())
   val groupMembersIndexes = mutableStateOf<Map<Long, Int>>(emptyMap())
   val membersLoaded = mutableStateOf(false)
@@ -981,8 +982,10 @@ object ChatModel {
         updateGroup(rhId, groupInfo)
         return false
       }
-      // update current chat or channel being created
-      return if (chatId.value == groupInfo.id || creatingChannelId.value == groupInfo.id) {
+      if (creatingChannelId.value == groupInfo.id) {
+        creatingChannelMembers.value = creatingChannelMembers.value.filter { it.groupMemberId != member.groupMemberId } + member
+      }
+      return if (chatId.value == groupInfo.id) {
         if (groupMembers.value.isNotEmpty() && groupMembers.value.firstOrNull()?.groupId != groupInfo.groupId) {
           // stale data, should be cleared at that point, otherwise, duplicated items will be here which will produce crashes in LazyColumn
           groupMembers.value = emptyList()
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/AddChannelView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/AddChannelView.kt
index 7ad3076640..c1f621e2d5 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/AddChannelView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/AddChannelView.kt
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ fun AddChannelView(chatModel: ChatModel, rh: RemoteHostInfo?, close: () -> Unit,
               is ChatController.PublicGroupCreationResult.Created -> {
                 withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
                   chatModel.chatsContext.updateGroup(rhId = rhId, result.groupInfo)
+                  chatModel.creatingChannelMembers.value = emptyList()
                   chatModel.creatingChannelId.value = result.groupInfo.id
                   groupInfo.value = result.groupInfo
                   groupLink.value = result.groupLink
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ private fun ProgressStepView(
 }
 
 private fun relayMemberConnFailed(chatModel: ChatModel, relay: GroupRelay): String? {
-  return chatModel.groupMembers.value
+  return chatModel.creatingChannelMembers.value
     .firstOrNull { it.groupMemberId == relay.groupMemberId }
     ?.activeConn?.connFailedErr
 }