diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/NotificationChannelManage.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/NotificationChannelManage.elm
index dd302da6..7c26255d 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/NotificationChannelManage.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/NotificationChannelManage.elm
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ viewForm texts settings outerModel model =
                 |> Maybe.map .id
 
         newChannel =
-            channelId |> (==) (Just "")
+            channelId == Just "" || channelId == Nothing
 
         headline =
             case Comp.ChannelForm.channelType model of