diff --git a/ui/component/channelContent/view.jsx b/ui/component/channelContent/view.jsx
index 5056411a9..1bbcc8b58 100644
--- a/ui/component/channelContent/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/channelContent/view.jsx
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ function ChannelContent(props: Props) {
     claimType,
     empty,
   } = props;
-  const claimsInChannel = (claim && claim.meta.claims_in_channel && 1) || 0;
+  // const claimsInChannel = (claim && claim.meta.claims_in_channel) || 0;
+  const claimsInChannel = 9999;
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = React.useState('');
   const [searchResults, setSearchResults] = React.useState(undefined);
   const {
diff --git a/ui/component/livestreamLink/view.jsx b/ui/component/livestreamLink/view.jsx
index 08afa23b1..ed411e899 100644
--- a/ui/component/livestreamLink/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/livestreamLink/view.jsx
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ export default function LivestreamLink(props: Props) {
   const [livestreamClaim, setLivestreamClaim] = React.useState(false);
   const [isLivestreaming, setIsLivestreaming] = React.useState(false);
   const livestreamChannelId = (channelClaim && channelClaim.claim_id) || ''; // TODO: fail in a safer way, probably
-  const isChannelEmpty = !channelClaim || !channelClaim.meta || !channelClaim.meta.claims_in_channel;
+  // TODO: pput this back when hubs claims_in_channel are fixed
+  const isChannelEmpty = !channelClaim || !channelClaim.meta;
+  // ||
+  // !channelClaim.meta.claims_in_channel;
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     // Don't search empty channels