diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp
index c7a40e3a..ffb1a0f5 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp
@@ -195,12 +195,10 @@ void JoinDialog::onConnectResult(uint64_t nodeId, uint64_t channelId, int result
     if (!m_connecting || nodeId != m_pendingNodeId) return;
 
     if (result == 0) {
-        setStatus("Connected! Waiting for channel data...");
-        QTimer::singleShot(800, this, [this] {
-            QString cid = QString::number(m_pendingChannelId);
-            emit joined(cid);
-            accept();
-        });
+        setStatus("Connected!");
+        QString cid = QString::number(m_pendingChannelId);
+        emit joined(cid);
+        accept();
     } else {
         m_connecting = false;
         m_connectBtn->setEnabled(true);
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 71a928b5..2f08cf2e 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ void MainWindow::showJoinDialog() {
     }
 
     JoinDialog dlg(m_node, m_db, this, autoLink);
-    if (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
-        m_channelList->loadChannels();
+    dlg.exec();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showSettings() {