diff --git a/lbry/lbry/wallet/server/db.py b/lbry/lbry/wallet/server/db.py
index 1dd0ca36d..8b8fcc24a 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/wallet/server/db.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/wallet/server/db.py
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ class SQLDB:
             if isinstance(match, sqlite3.Row):
                 constraints['channel_hash'] = match['claim_hash']
             else:
-                raise LookupError(f'Could not resolve channel "{channel_url}".')
+                return [[0]] if cols == 'count(*)' else []
         if 'channel_hash' in constraints:
             constraints['claim.channel_hash'] = sqlite3.Binary(constraints.pop('channel_hash'))
         if 'channel_ids' in constraints:
diff --git a/lbry/tests/integration/test_claim_commands.py b/lbry/tests/integration/test_claim_commands.py
index 96cf80241..6a0d9f8ea 100644
--- a/lbry/tests/integration/test_claim_commands.py
+++ b/lbry/tests/integration/test_claim_commands.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class ClaimSearchCommand(ClaimTestCase):
         await self.assertFindsClaims(claims, channel=f"@abc#{self.channel_id}")
         await self.assertFindsClaims([three, two, signed2, signed], channel_ids=[channel_id2, self.channel_id])
         await self.channel_abandon(claim_id=self.channel_id)
+        await self.assertFindsClaims([], channel=f"@abc#{self.channel_id}", valid_channel_signatures=True)
         await self.assertFindsClaims([], channel_ids=[self.channel_id], valid_channel_signatures=True)
         await self.assertFindsClaims([signed2], channel_ids=[channel_id2], valid_channel_signatures=True)
         # pass `invalid_channel_signatures=False` to catch a bug in argument processing