diff --git a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-live/subscriptions-live.js b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-live/subscriptions-live.js
index 8eca04d561bf..bc5f105fe5a6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-live/subscriptions-live.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-live/subscriptions-live.js
@@ -216,6 +216,17 @@ export default defineComponent({
         const response = await fetch(feedUrl)
 
         if (response.status === 404) {
+          // playlists don't exist if the channel was terminated but also if it doesn't have the tab,
+          // so we need to check the channel feed too before deciding it errored, as that only 404s if the channel was terminated
+
+          const response2 = await fetch(`https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=${channel.id}`, {
+            method: 'HEAD'
+          })
+
+          if (response2.status === 404) {
+            this.errorChannels.push(channel)
+          }
+
           return []
         }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-shorts/subscriptions-shorts.js b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-shorts/subscriptions-shorts.js
index 2893b04939cd..793734a9ab9d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-shorts/subscriptions-shorts.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-shorts/subscriptions-shorts.js
@@ -157,6 +157,17 @@ export default defineComponent({
         const response = await fetch(feedUrl)
 
         if (response.status === 404) {
+          // playlists don't exist if the channel was terminated but also if it doesn't have the tab,
+          // so we need to check the channel feed too before deciding it errored, as that only 404s if the channel was terminated
+
+          const response2 = await fetch(`https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=${channel.id}`, {
+            method: 'HEAD'
+          })
+
+          if (response2.status === 404) {
+            this.errorChannels.push(channel)
+          }
+
           return []
         }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-tab-ui/subscriptions-tab-ui.css b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-tab-ui/subscriptions-tab-ui.css
index 452a03b7fea0..8c2f61968d9a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-tab-ui/subscriptions-tab-ui.css
+++ b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-tab-ui/subscriptions-tab-ui.css
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
   right: 10px;
 }
 
-.channelBubble {
-  display: inline-block;
-}
-
 @media only screen and (max-width: 350px) {
   .floatingTopButton {
     position: absolute
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-tab-ui/subscriptions-tab-ui.vue b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-tab-ui/subscriptions-tab-ui.vue
index 26b8843874c7..96ed3ea3029a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-tab-ui/subscriptions-tab-ui.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-tab-ui/subscriptions-tab-ui.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
           :channel-name="channel.name"
           :channel-id="channel.id"
           :channel-thumbnail="channel.thumbnail"
-          class="channelBubble"
           @click="goToChannel(channel.id)"
         />
       </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-videos/subscriptions-videos.js b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-videos/subscriptions-videos.js
index 366351b6cdca..a535a30dc947 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-videos/subscriptions-videos.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/subscriptions-videos/subscriptions-videos.js
@@ -216,7 +216,17 @@ export default defineComponent({
         const response = await fetch(feedUrl)
 
         if (response.status === 404) {
-          this.errorChannels.push(channel)
+          // playlists don't exist if the channel was terminated but also if it doesn't have the tab,
+          // so we need to check the channel feed too before deciding it errored, as that only 404s if the channel was terminated
+
+          const response2 = await fetch(`https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=${channel.id}`, {
+            method: 'HEAD'
+          })
+
+          if (response2.status === 404) {
+            this.errorChannels.push(channel)
+          }
+
           return []
         }