diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 436350b8a..1e356cc06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     "imagesloaded": "^4.1.4",
     "json-loader": "^0.5.4",
     "lbry-format": "https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-format.git",
-    "lbry-redux": "lbryio/lbry-redux#387aa8d0a8e9383f4f27c991bfd9c37fdb14a779",
+    "lbry-redux": "lbryio/lbry-redux#df043f3ef6076b52cec11be76069e0c7c9c19e0a",
     "lbryinc": "lbryio/lbryinc#12aefaa14343d2f3eac01f2683701f58e53f1848",
     "lint-staged": "^7.0.2",
     "localforage": "^1.7.1",
diff --git a/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx b/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
index b93551e90..53cfc6aaa 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/commentCreate/view.jsx
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { FormField, Form } from 'component/common/form';
 import Button from 'component/button';
-import ChannelSection from 'component/selectChannel';
+import ChannelSelection from 'component/selectChannel';
 import usePersistedState from 'effects/use-persisted-state';
 import * as MODALS from 'constants/modal_types';
-import I18nMessage from '../i18nMessage/view';
+import I18nMessage from 'component/i18nMessage';
 
 type Props = {
   commentingEnabled: boolean,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function CommentCreate(props: Props) {
 
   return (
     <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className={classnames('comment__create', { 'comment__create--reply': isReply })}>
-      {!isReply && <ChannelSection channel={channel} hideAnon onChannelChange={handleChannelChange} />}
+      {!isReply && <ChannelSelection channel={channel} hideAnon onChannelChange={handleChannelChange} />}
       <FormField
         disabled={channel === CHANNEL_NEW}
         type="textarea"
diff --git a/ui/component/selectChannel/view.jsx b/ui/component/selectChannel/view.jsx
index 15aa530b6..8813feff6 100644
--- a/ui/component/selectChannel/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/selectChannel/view.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type State = {
   addingChannel: boolean,
 };
 
-class ChannelSection extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
+class ChannelSelection extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
 
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ class ChannelSection extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     }
   }
 
+  componentDidUpdate() {
+    const { channels } = this.props;
+    if (!channels) {
+      this.setState({ addingChannel: true });
+    }
+  }
+
   handleChannelChange(event: SyntheticInputEvent<*>) {
     const { onChannelChange } = this.props;
     const channel = event.target.value;
@@ -105,4 +112,4 @@ class ChannelSection extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 }
 
-export default ChannelSection;
+export default ChannelSelection;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ecb5aa26a..98df7b496 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6139,9 +6139,9 @@ lazy-val@^1.0.4:
     yargs "^13.2.2"
     zstd-codec "^0.1.1"
 
-lbry-redux@lbryio/lbry-redux#387aa8d0a8e9383f4f27c991bfd9c37fdb14a779:
+lbry-redux@lbryio/lbry-redux#df043f3ef6076b52cec11be76069e0c7c9c19e0a:
   version "0.0.1"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/lbryio/lbry-redux/tar.gz/387aa8d0a8e9383f4f27c991bfd9c37fdb14a779"
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/lbryio/lbry-redux/tar.gz/df043f3ef6076b52cec11be76069e0c7c9c19e0a"
   dependencies:
     proxy-polyfill "0.1.6"
     reselect "^3.0.0"