diff --git a/keyserver/src/fetchers/community-fetchers.js b/keyserver/src/fetchers/community-fetchers.js
--- a/keyserver/src/fetchers/community-fetchers.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/fetchers/community-fetchers.js
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
   return communityInfos;
 }
 
-async function checkIfCommunityHasFarcasterChannelTag(
+async function fetchCommunityFarcasterChannelTag(
   viewer: Viewer,
   communityID: string,
-): Promise<boolean> {
+): Promise<?string> {
   if (!viewer.loggedIn) {
-    return false;
+    return null;
   }
 
   const query = SQL`
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
   const communityInfo = result[0];
 
-  return !!communityInfo?.farcasterChannelID;
+  return communityInfo?.farcasterChannelID;
 }
 
-export { fetchCommunityInfos, checkIfCommunityHasFarcasterChannelTag };
+export { fetchCommunityInfos, fetchCommunityFarcasterChannelTag };
diff --git a/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js b/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js
--- a/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 import createMessages from '../creators/message-creator.js';
 import { createUpdates } from '../creators/update-creator.js';
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database.js';
-import { checkIfCommunityHasFarcasterChannelTag } from '../fetchers/community-fetchers.js';
+import { fetchCommunityFarcasterChannelTag } from '../fetchers/community-fetchers.js';
 import { checkIfInviteLinkIsValid } from '../fetchers/link-fetchers.js';
 import { fetchMessageInfoByID } from '../fetchers/message-fetchers.js';
 import {
@@ -840,15 +840,14 @@
     );
 
     const communityFarcasterChannelTagPromise =
-      checkIfCommunityHasFarcasterChannelTag(viewer, request.threadID);
+      fetchCommunityFarcasterChannelTag(viewer, request.threadID);
 
-    const [threadPermission, hasCommunityFarcasterChannelTag] =
-      await Promise.all([
-        threadPermissionPromise,
-        communityFarcasterChannelTagPromise,
-      ]);
+    const [threadPermission, communityFarcasterChannelTag] = await Promise.all([
+      threadPermissionPromise,
+      communityFarcasterChannelTagPromise,
+    ]);
 
-    return threadPermission || hasCommunityFarcasterChannelTag;
+    return threadPermission || !!communityFarcasterChannelTag;
   })();
 
   const [isMember, hasPermission] = await Promise.all([