diff --git a/package/src/components/Channel/Channel.tsx b/package/src/components/Channel/Channel.tsx
index 7004f5db1..3e27a87d9 100644
--- a/package/src/components/Channel/Channel.tsx
+++ b/package/src/components/Channel/Channel.tsx
@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ const ChannelWithContext = <
       }
       // If the messageId is undefined and the last message and the current message id do not match we load the channel at the very bottom.
       else if (
-        channel.state.messages[channel.state.messages.length - 1].id !==
-          channel.state.latestMessages[channel.state.latestMessages.length - 1].id &&
+        channel.state.messages?.[channel.state.messages.length - 1]?.id !==
+          channel.state.latestMessages?.[channel.state.latestMessages.length - 1]?.id &&
         !messageId
       ) {
         await loadChannel();