diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim
index e83879c640..cacd0ade39 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/chat_content/users/controller.nim
@@ -124,8 +124,12 @@ proc getChat*(self: Controller): ChatDto =
 proc getChatMembers*(self: Controller): seq[ChatMember] =
   if self.belongsToCommunity:
     let myCommunity = self.getMyCommunity()
-    return myCommunity.getCommunityChat(self.chatId).members
-  else:
+    # TODO: when a new channel is added, chat may arrive earlier and we have no up to date community yet
+    # see log here: https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/issues/14442#issuecomment-2120756598
+    # should be resolved in https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/issues/14219
+    let members = myCommunity.getCommunityChat(self.chatId).members
+    if members.len > 0:
+      return members
     return self.chatService.getChatById(self.chatId).members
 
 proc getContactNameAndImage*(self: Controller, contactId: string):
diff --git a/vendor/status-go b/vendor/status-go
index 133ad0946b..c8dfbe682d 160000
--- a/vendor/status-go
+++ b/vendor/status-go
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 133ad0946b8d8e89aa132227a9074ce47420f7e9
+Subproject commit c8dfbe682dfd299d1ab5701837864eda2588bab4