diff --git a/app/components/channel_list/categories/body/channel/channel_list_item.tsx b/app/components/channel_list/categories/body/channel/channel_list_item.tsx
index f364bd3ec..6a3e92354 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_list/categories/body/channel/channel_list_item.tsx
+++ b/app/components/channel_list/categories/body/channel/channel_list_item.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type Props = {
     isActive: boolean;
     isOwnDirectMessage: boolean;
     isMuted: boolean;
-    myChannel: MyChannelModel;
+    myChannel?: MyChannelModel;
     collapsed: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const ChannelListItem = ({channel, isActive, isOwnDirectMessage, isMuted, myChan
     const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
 
     // Make it brighter if it's not muted, and highlighted or has unreads
-    const bright = !isMuted && (myChannel.isUnread || myChannel.mentionsCount > 0);
+    const bright = !isMuted && (myChannel?.isUnread || (myChannel?.mentionsCount ?? 0) > 0);
 
     const sharedValue = useSharedValue(collapsed && !bright);
 
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ const ChannelListItem = ({channel, isActive, isOwnDirectMessage, isMuted, myChan
         };
     });
 
-    const switchChannels = () => switchToChannelById(serverUrl, myChannel.id);
+    const switchChannels = () => {
+        if (myChannel) {
+            switchToChannelById(serverUrl, myChannel.id);
+        }
+    };
     const membersCount = useMemo(() => {
         if (channel.type === General.GM_CHANNEL) {
             return channel.displayName?.split(',').length;
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ const ChannelListItem = ({channel, isActive, isOwnDirectMessage, isMuted, myChan
         displayName = formatMessage({id: 'channel_header.directchannel.you', defaultMessage: '{displayName} (you)'}, {displayName});
     }
 
-    if (channel.deleteAt > 0 && !isActive) {
+    if ((channel.deleteAt > 0 && !isActive) || !myChannel) {
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/components/channel_list/categories/body/channel/index.ts b/app/components/channel_list/categories/body/channel/index.ts
index 9e0ca2717..3a4c6c667 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_list/categories/body/channel/index.ts
+++ b/app/components/channel_list/categories/body/channel/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import {withDatabase} from '@nozbe/watermelondb/DatabaseProvider';
 import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
 import {combineLatest, of as of$} from 'rxjs';
-import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {catchError, switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {General} from '@constants';
 import {MM_TABLES, SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ const {SERVER: {MY_CHANNEL, SYSTEM}} = MM_TABLES;
 const {CURRENT_USER_ID} = SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS;
 
 const enhance = withObservables(['channelId'], ({channelId, database}: {channelId: string} & WithDatabaseArgs) => {
-    const myChannel = database.get<MyChannelModel>(MY_CHANNEL).findAndObserve(channelId);
+    const myChannel = database.get<MyChannelModel>(MY_CHANNEL).findAndObserve(channelId).pipe(
+        catchError(() => of$(undefined)),
+    );
     const currentUserId = database.get<SystemModel>(SYSTEM).findAndObserve(CURRENT_USER_ID).pipe(
         switchMap(({value}) => of$(value)),
     );
 
-    const channel = myChannel.pipe(switchMap((my) => my.channel.observe()));
+    const channel = myChannel.pipe(switchMap((my) => (my ? my.channel.observe() : of$(undefined))));
     const settings = channel.pipe(switchMap((c) => c.settings.observe()));
 
     const isOwnDirectMessage = combineLatest([currentUserId, channel]).pipe(