1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/serve.js b/lib/serve.js
index 7b4ee55..00c2968 100644
--- a/lib/serve.js
+++ b/lib/serve.js
@@ -692,12 +692,16 @@ Serve.prototype.id = function (id, ext) {
     var rootContent = rootMsg && rootMsg.value && rootMsg.value.content
     var recps = rootContent && rootContent.recps
     var threadRootId = rootContent && rootContent.root || id
-    var channel = rootContent && rootContent.channel
+    var channel
 
     pull(
       cat([pull.once(rootMsg), self.app.sbot.links({dest: id, values: true})]),
       pull.unique('key'),
       self.app.unboxMessages(),
+      pull.through(function (msg) {
+        var c = msg && msg.value.content
+        if (!channel && c.channel) channel = c.channel
+      }),
       pull.collect(function (err, links) {
         if (err) return self.respond(500, err.stack || err)
         pull(