diff --git a/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-channel-button.react.js b/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-channel-button.react.js
--- a/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-channel-button.react.js
+++ b/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-channel-button.react.js
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +communityID: string,
+  +isLoadingChannelInfo: boolean,
   +setError: SetState<?string>,
 };
 
 function TagChannelButton(props: Props): React.Node {
-  const { communityID, setError } = props;
+  const { communityID, isLoadingChannelInfo, setError } = props;
 
   const { navigate } = useNavigation();
 
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@
     createOrUpdateFarcasterChannelTagStatusSelector,
   );
   const isLoadingCreateOrUpdateFarcasterChannelTag =
-    createOrUpdateFarcasterChannelTagStatus === 'loading';
+    createOrUpdateFarcasterChannelTagStatus === 'loading' ||
+    isLoadingChannelInfo;
 
   const buttonContent = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (isLoadingCreateOrUpdateFarcasterChannelTag) {
diff --git a/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-farcaster-channel.react.js b/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-farcaster-channel.react.js
--- a/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-farcaster-channel.react.js
+++ b/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-farcaster-channel.react.js
@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@
   const [selectedChannel, setSelectedChannel] =
     React.useState<?NeynarChannel>(farcasterChannel);
 
+  const [isLoadingChannelInfo, setIsLoadingChannelInfo] = React.useState(false);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     void (async () => {
+      setIsLoadingChannelInfo(true);
+
       if (!communityInfo?.farcasterChannelID) {
         setSelectedChannel(null);
+        setIsLoadingChannelInfo(false);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@
       );
 
       setSelectedChannel(channel);
+      setIsLoadingChannelInfo(false);
     })();
   }, [client, communityInfo?.farcasterChannelID, fid]);
 
@@ -94,7 +100,11 @@
         <View style={styles.panelSectionContainer}>
           <Text style={styles.sectionText}>Selected channel:</Text>
           <Text style={styles.channelNameText}>{channelNameTextContent}</Text>
-          <TagChannelButton communityID={communityID} setError={setError} />
+          <TagChannelButton
+            communityID={communityID}
+            isLoadingChannelInfo={isLoadingChannelInfo}
+            setError={setError}
+          />
         </View>
         <View style={styles.errorContainer}>{errorMessage}</View>
       </View>
@@ -107,6 +117,7 @@
       styles.errorContainer,
       channelNameTextContent,
       communityID,
+      isLoadingChannelInfo,
       errorMessage,
     ],
   );