diff --git a/ui/component/claimPreviewSubtitle/index.js b/ui/component/claimPreviewSubtitle/index.js
index fcf3c65b6..73fd647f2 100644
--- a/ui/component/claimPreviewSubtitle/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/claimPreviewSubtitle/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => {
     claim,
     pending: makeSelectClaimIsPending(props.uri)(state),
     isLivestream,
-    subCount: isChannel ? selectSubCountForUri(state, props.uri) : 0,
+    subCount: isChannel ? selectSubCountForUri(state, claim.repost_url ? claim.canonical_url : props.uri) : 0,
   };
 };