diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/helpers/channels.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/helpers/channels.js.coffee
index 021d2d0a..42f4ed03 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/helpers/channels.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/helpers/channels.js.coffee
@@ -6,13 +6,21 @@ class Kandan.Helpers.Channels
   @channel_pagination_el: (channel_id)->
     $("#channels-#{channel_id} .pagination")
 
+  @get_channel_id_from_tab_index: (tab_index)->
+    $("#channels .ui-tabs-panel")
+      .eq(tab_index)
+      .data('channel_id')
+
   @selected_tab: ()->
-    $('#channels').tabs('option', 'selected')
+      $('#channels').tabs('option', 'selected')
 
   @get_active_channel_id: ()->
-    $("#channels .ui-tabs-panel")
-      .eq(@selected_tab())
-      .data('channel_id')
+    if $(document).data('active_channel_id') == undefined
+      return $("#channels .ui-tabs-panel")
+        .eq(@selected_tab())
+        .data('channel_id')
+    else
+      return $(document).data('active_channel_id')
 
 
   @new_activity_view: (activity_attributes)->
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/kandan.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/kandan.js.coffee
index aa2d7f56..92046e63 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/kandan.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/backbone/kandan.js.coffee
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ window.Kandan =
           chatbox = new Kandan.Views.Chatbox()
           $(".container").append(chatbox.render().el)
           $('#channels').tabs({select: (event, ui)->
+            $(document).data('active_channel_id',
+              Kandan.Helpers.Channels.get_channel_id_from_tab_index(ui.index))
             console.log "channel changed to index", ui.index
             Kandan.Data.Channels.run_callbacks('change')
           })