diff --git a/dist/bundle.es.js b/dist/bundle.es.js
index 575cd39..65b2192 100644
--- a/dist/bundle.es.js
+++ b/dist/bundle.es.js
@@ -3246,7 +3246,7 @@ const doPublish = (success, fail) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   }
 
   // get the claim id from the channel name, we will use that instead
-  const namedChannelClaim = myChannels.find(myChannel => myChannel.name === channel);
+  const namedChannelClaim = myChannels ? myChannels.find(myChannel => myChannel.name === channel) : null;
   const channelId = namedChannelClaim ? namedChannelClaim.claim_id : '';
 
   const publishPayload = {
diff --git a/src/redux/actions/publish.js b/src/redux/actions/publish.js
index 72232b6..fde7503 100644
--- a/src/redux/actions/publish.js
+++ b/src/redux/actions/publish.js
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export const doPublish = (success: Function, fail: Function) => (
   }
 
   // get the claim id from the channel name, we will use that instead
-  const namedChannelClaim = myChannels.find(myChannel => myChannel.name === channel);
+  const namedChannelClaim = myChannels ? myChannels.find(myChannel => myChannel.name === channel) : null;
   const channelId = namedChannelClaim ? namedChannelClaim.claim_id : '';
 
   const publishPayload: {