diff --git a/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.js b/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.js
index def9f4d1a..ca2d76d76 100644
--- a/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.js
+++ b/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
         );
     }
 
-    if (isMinimumServerVersion(state.entities.general.serverVersion, 5, 24) && license && license.IsLicensed === 'true') {
+    if (channel && isMinimumServerVersion(state.entities.general.serverVersion, 5, 24) && license && license.IsLicensed === 'true') {
         useGroupMentions = haveIChannelPermission(
             state,
             {