diff --git a/src/app/slices/channels.js b/src/app/slices/channels.js
index 391dc88a..e62a60f3 100644
--- a/src/app/slices/channels.js
+++ b/src/app/slices/channels.js
@@ -29,8 +29,16 @@ const channelsSlice = createSlice({
       state.byId[gid] = rest;
     },
     updateChannel(state, action) {
+      const ignoreInPublic = ["add_member", "remove_member"];
       // console.log("set channels store", action);
-      const { id, operation, members, ...rest } = action.payload;
+      const { id, operation, members = [], ...rest } = action.payload;
+      const currChannel = state.byId[id];
+      if (
+        !currChannel ||
+        (currChannel.is_public && ignoreInPublic.includes(operation))
+      )
+        return;
+
       switch (operation) {
         case "remove_member":
           {
diff --git a/src/routes/chat/ChannelChat/index.js b/src/routes/chat/ChannelChat/index.js
index 768360a7..0b93d1fb 100644
--- a/src/routes/chat/ChannelChat/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/chat/ChannelChat/index.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default function ChannelChat({ cid = "", dropFiles = [] }) {
   };
 
   const { name, description, is_public, members = [] } = data;
-  const memberIds = members.length == 0 ? userIds : members;
+  const memberIds = is_public ? userIds : members;
   console.log("channel message list", msgIds);
   const readIndex = footprint.readChannels[cid];
   return (