diff --git a/src/plugins/showHiddenChannels/index.tsx b/src/plugins/showHiddenChannels/index.tsx
index bb70b307..c1c84db9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/showHiddenChannels/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/showHiddenChannels/index.tsx
@@ -526,10 +526,10 @@ export default definePlugin({
 
     isHiddenChannel(channel: Channel & { channelId?: string; }, checkConnect = false) {
         try {
-            if (!channel) return false;
+            if (channel == null || Object.hasOwn(channel, "channelId") && channel.channelId == null) return false;
 
-            if (channel.channelId) channel = ChannelStore.getChannel(channel.channelId);
-            if (!channel || channel.isDM() || channel.isGroupDM() || channel.isMultiUserDM()) return false;
+            if (channel.channelId != null) channel = ChannelStore.getChannel(channel.channelId);
+            if (channel == null || channel.isDM() || channel.isGroupDM() || channel.isMultiUserDM()) return false;
 
             return !PermissionStore.can(PermissionsBits.VIEW_CHANNEL, channel) || checkConnect && !PermissionStore.can(PermissionsBits.CONNECT, channel);
         } catch (e) {