diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ChannelContextMenu.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ChannelContextMenu.qml
index 8315fca068..c1e9af2662 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ChannelContextMenu.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ChannelContextMenu.qml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "../../../../imports"
 
 PopupMenu {
     property int channelIndex
-    property var contextChannel
+    property var contextChannel: ({})
 
     id: channelContextMenu
     width: 175