diff --git a/plugins/chunter-resources/src/components/Channel.svelte b/plugins/chunter-resources/src/components/Channel.svelte
index 47dc2de9f5..ef0703f180 100644
--- a/plugins/chunter-resources/src/components/Channel.svelte
+++ b/plugins/chunter-resources/src/components/Channel.svelte
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     if (space === undefined) return -1
     const docUpdate = docUpdates.get(space)
     const lastView = docUpdate?.txes?.findLast((tx) => !tx.isNew)
+    if (!docUpdate?.txes.some((tx) => tx.isNew)) return -1
     if (docUpdate === undefined || lastView === undefined) return -1
     for (let index = 0; index < messages.length; index++) {
       const message = messages[index]