diff --git a/zed/src/channel.rs b/zed/src/channel.rs
index 2eea0d2a99030dfb071b61482e1c86c82a4a5eb3..a70b7dd0685fc21055d640d54d2c190ee5a24ff5 100644
--- a/zed/src/channel.rs
+++ b/zed/src/channel.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ impl ChannelList {
 
                     this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
                         if available_channels.is_none() {
+                            if this.available_channels.is_none() {
+                                return;
+                            }
                             this.channels.clear();
                         }
                         this.available_channels = available_channels;