diff --git a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-channel-and-download.js b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-channel-and-download.js
index a31c1dca..5581cc77 100644
--- a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-channel-and-download.js
+++ b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-channel-and-download.js
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ module.exports = function (app, config, renderTemplate) {
         " <br> "
       );
       const dnoreplace = about?.Description.toString();
+      
+
+      if(!Array.isArray(tj?.videos) && Array.isArray(shorts?.videos) ) {
+        res.redirect(`/channel?id=${req.query.id}&tab=shorts`)
+      }
 
       renderTemplate(res, req, "channel.ejs", {
         ID,