diff --git a/BeagleIM/channel/CreateChannelView.swift b/BeagleIM/channel/CreateChannelView.swift
index 6d8cd2ec..7c9707a1 100644
--- a/BeagleIM/channel/CreateChannelView.swift
+++ b/BeagleIM/channel/CreateChannelView.swift
@@ -160,7 +160,15 @@ class CreateChannelView: NSView, OpenChannelViewControllerTabView, NSTextFieldDe
                             self?.delegate?.operationFinished();
                         }
                     })
-                    mixModule.publishInfo(for: channelJid, info: ChannelInfo(name: channelName, description: channelDescription, contact: []), completionHandler: nil);
+                    let info = ChannelInfo(name: channelName, description: channelDescription, contact: []);
+                    mixModule.publishInfo(for: channelJid, info: info, completionHandler: { result in
+                        switch result {
+                        case .success(_):
+                            mixModule.channelManager.update(channel: channelJid, info: info);
+                        default:
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    });
                     if let avatarData = avatar?.scaled(maxWidthOrHeight: 512.0, format: .jpeg, properties: [.compressionFactor: 0.8]) {
                         avatarModule.publishAvatar(at: channelJid, data: avatarData, mimeType: "image/jpeg", completionHandler: { result in
                             print("avatar publication result:", result);
diff --git a/BeagleIM/chatslist/ChatsListView.swift b/BeagleIM/chatslist/ChatsListView.swift
index ee21ff62..4c24a4a7 100644
--- a/BeagleIM/chatslist/ChatsListView.swift
+++ b/BeagleIM/chatslist/ChatsListView.swift
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ class UnifiedChatItem: AbstractChatItem {
     
     let isInRoster: Bool;
     
+    override var name: String {
+         get {
+             return (self.chat as? DBChatStore.DBChannel)?.name ?? super.name;
+         }
+         set {
+             super.name = newValue;
+         }
+     }
+
     init(chat: DBChatProtocol) {
         var name = chat.jid.stringValue;
         switch chat {