diff --git a/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_core.c b/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_core.c
index 825259ec..4dcedff6 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_core.c
+++ b/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_core.c
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ int chat_core_init(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, const char* db_path) {
         }
     }
 
+    g_cc.initialized = 1;
+
     chat_core_sync_my_addresses();
 
     db_exec(
@@ -198,8 +200,6 @@ int chat_core_init(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, const char* db_path) {
         }
     }
 
-    g_cc.initialized = 1;
-
     /* ensure infrastructure for all existing channels (survives restart) */
     {
         sqlite3_stmt* stmt = NULL;
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_sync.c b/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_sync.c
index 2a15125f..130bb360 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_sync.c
+++ b/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_sync.c
@@ -417,9 +417,10 @@ static void cs_info_req_timeout_cb(void* arg) {
     DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DB_SYNC, "%s: CHANNEL_INFO_REQ timeout peer=%016llx ch=%llu",
                CS_ID, (unsigned long long)cs->pending_invite_node_id,
                (unsigned long long)cs->pending_invite_ch_id);
-    uint8_t err[12]; memcpy(err, &cs->pending_invite_node_id, 8);
+    uint8_t err[20]; memcpy(err, &cs->pending_invite_node_id, 8);
     int r = CC_ERR_TIMEOUT; memcpy(err + 8, &r, 4);
-    gui_bridge_post(GUI_EVT_CONNECT_RESULT, err, 12);
+    memcpy(err + 12, &cs->pending_invite_ch_id, 8);
+    gui_bridge_post(GUI_EVT_CONNECT_RESULT, err, 20);
     cs->pending_invite_node_id = 0;
     cs->pending_invite_ch_id = 0;
 }