diff --git a/app/components/channel-feed.jsx b/app/components/channel-feed.jsx
index 52d9a72..dd3644b 100644
--- a/app/components/channel-feed.jsx
+++ b/app/components/channel-feed.jsx
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ export default function ChannelFeed(props) {
     const [replyingTo, setReplyingTo] = useState(null);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        const user = channel.user;
-
         if (lastJsonMessage?.topic == channel.id) {
             try {
                 const update = JSON.parse(lastJsonMessage.message);
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ export default function ChannelFeed(props) {
                     const idx = messages.length - 1;
                     const last = messages[idx];
 
-                    if (last.optimistic && user.handle == update.user.handle) {
+                    if (last.optimistic && last.user.handle == update.user.handle) {
                         return;
                     }