diff --git a/web/modals/threads/create/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/create/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js
index 0bc2cf5f5..be3306d31 100644
--- a/web/modals/threads/create/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/create/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js
@@ -1,284 +1,285 @@
 // @flow
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { newThread, newThreadActionTypes } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 import {
   useDispatchActionPromise,
   useServerCall,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils';
+import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers';
 import { trimText } from 'lib/utils/text-utils';
 
 import Stepper from '../../../components/stepper.react';
 import { updateNavInfoActionType } from '../../../redux/action-types';
 import { nonThreadCalendarQuery } from '../../../selectors/nav-selectors';
 import Modal from '../../modal.react';
 import css from './compose-subchannel-modal.css';
 import SubchannelMembers from './steps/subchannel-members.react';
 import SubchannelSettings from './steps/subchannel-settings.react';
 import type { VisibilityType } from './steps/subchannel-settings.react';
 
 type Props = {
   +onClose: () => void,
   +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const getThreadType = (visibility: VisibilityType, announcement: boolean) => {
   if (visibility === 'open') {
     return announcement
       ? threadTypes.COMMUNITY_OPEN_ANNOUNCEMENT_SUBTHREAD
       : threadTypes.COMMUNITY_OPEN_SUBTHREAD;
   } else {
     return announcement
       ? threadTypes.COMMUNITY_SECRET_ANNOUNCEMENT_SUBTHREAD
       : threadTypes.COMMUNITY_SECRET_SUBTHREAD;
   }
 };
 
 type Steps = 'settings' | 'members';
 
 type HeaderProps = {
   +parentThreadName: string,
 };
 
 function ComposeSubchannelHeader(props: HeaderProps): React.Node {
   const { parentThreadName } = props;
   return (
     <div className={css.modalHeader}>
       <div>
         {'within '}
         <div className={css.modalHeaderParentName}>{parentThreadName}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
 const createSubchannelLoadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   newThreadActionTypes,
 );
 
 function ComposeSubchannelModal(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { parentThreadInfo, onClose } = props;
-  const { uiName: parentThreadName } = parentThreadInfo;
+  const { uiName: parentThreadName } = useResolvedThreadInfo(parentThreadInfo);
 
   const [activeStep, setActiveStep] = React.useState<Steps>('settings');
 
   const [channelName, setChannelName] = React.useState<string>('');
   const [visibilityType, setVisibilityType] = React.useState<VisibilityType>(
     'open',
   );
   const [announcement, setAnnouncement] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
   const [selectedUsers, setSelectedUsers] = React.useState<
     $ReadOnlySet<string>,
   >(new Set());
   const [searchUserText, setSearchUserText] = React.useState<string>('');
 
   const loadingState = useSelector(createSubchannelLoadingStatusSelector);
 
   const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = React.useState<string>('');
 
   const calendarQuery = useSelector(nonThreadCalendarQuery);
   const callNewThread = useServerCall(newThread);
 
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
   const createSubchannel = React.useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       const threadType = getThreadType(visibilityType, announcement);
 
       const query = calendarQuery();
       const result = await callNewThread({
         name: channelName,
         type: threadType,
         parentThreadID: parentThreadInfo.id,
         initialMemberIDs: Array.from(selectedUsers),
         calendarQuery: query,
         color: parentThreadInfo.color,
       });
 
       return result;
     } catch (e) {
       await setErrorMessage(
         e.message === 'invalid_parameters' && announcement
           ? 'announcement channels currently not available'
           : 'unknown error',
       );
 
       return null;
     }
   }, [
     parentThreadInfo,
     selectedUsers,
     visibilityType,
     announcement,
     callNewThread,
     calendarQuery,
     channelName,
   ]);
 
   const dispatchCreateSubchannel = React.useCallback(async () => {
     await setErrorMessage('');
 
     const response = createSubchannel();
     await dispatchActionPromise(newThreadActionTypes, response);
     const result = await response;
 
     if (result) {
       const { newThreadID } = result;
       await dispatch({
         type: updateNavInfoActionType,
         payload: {
           activeChatThreadID: newThreadID,
         },
       });
 
       props.onClose();
     }
   }, [dispatchActionPromise, createSubchannel, props, dispatch]);
 
   const onChangeChannelName = React.useCallback(
     (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
       const target = event.currentTarget;
       setChannelName(target.value);
     },
     [],
   );
 
   const onOpenVisibilityTypeSelected = React.useCallback(
     () => setVisibilityType('open'),
     [],
   );
 
   const onSecretVisibilityTypeSelected = React.useCallback(
     () => setVisibilityType('secret'),
     [],
   );
 
   const onAnnouncementSelected = React.useCallback(
     () => setAnnouncement(!announcement),
     [announcement],
   );
 
   const toggleUserSelection = React.useCallback((userID: string) => {
     setSelectedUsers((users: $ReadOnlySet<string>) => {
       const newUsers = new Set(users);
       if (newUsers.has(userID)) {
         newUsers.delete(userID);
       } else {
         newUsers.add(userID);
       }
       return newUsers;
     });
   }, []);
 
   const subchannelSettings = React.useMemo(
     () => (
       <SubchannelSettings
         channelName={channelName}
         visibilityType={visibilityType}
         announcement={announcement}
         onChangeChannelName={onChangeChannelName}
         onOpenTypeSelect={onOpenVisibilityTypeSelected}
         onSecretTypeSelect={onSecretVisibilityTypeSelected}
         onAnnouncementSelected={onAnnouncementSelected}
       />
     ),
     [
       channelName,
       visibilityType,
       announcement,
       onChangeChannelName,
       onOpenVisibilityTypeSelected,
       onSecretVisibilityTypeSelected,
       onAnnouncementSelected,
     ],
   );
 
   const stepperButtons = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       settings: {
         nextProps: {
           content: 'Next',
           disabled: !channelName.trim(),
           onClick: () => {
             setErrorMessage('');
             setChannelName(channelName.trim());
             setActiveStep('members');
           },
         },
       },
       members: {
         prevProps: {
           content: 'Back',
           onClick: () => setActiveStep('settings'),
         },
         nextProps: {
           content: 'Create',
           loading: loadingState === 'loading',
           disabled: selectedUsers.size === 0,
           onClick: () => {
             dispatchCreateSubchannel();
           },
         },
       },
     }),
     [channelName, dispatchCreateSubchannel, loadingState, selectedUsers],
   );
 
   const subchannelMembers = React.useMemo(
     () => (
       <SubchannelMembers
         parentThreadInfo={parentThreadInfo}
         selectedUsers={selectedUsers}
         searchText={searchUserText}
         setSearchText={setSearchUserText}
         toggleUserSelection={toggleUserSelection}
       />
     ),
     [
       selectedUsers,
       toggleUserSelection,
       parentThreadInfo,
       searchUserText,
       setSearchUserText,
     ],
   );
 
   const modalName =
     activeStep === 'members'
       ? `Create channel - ${trimText(channelName, 11)}`
       : 'Create channel';
 
   return (
     <Modal name={modalName} onClose={onClose} size="fit-content">
       <ComposeSubchannelHeader parentThreadName={parentThreadName} />
       <div className={css.container}>
         <div className={css.stepItem}>
           <Stepper.Container
             className={css.stepContainer}
             activeStep={activeStep}
           >
             <Stepper.Item
               content={subchannelSettings}
               name="settings"
               nextProps={stepperButtons.settings.nextProps}
             />
             <Stepper.Item
               content={subchannelMembers}
               name="members"
               prevProps={stepperButtons.members.prevProps}
               nextProps={stepperButtons.members.nextProps}
               errorMessage={errorMessage}
             />
           </Stepper.Container>
         </div>
       </div>
     </Modal>
   );
 }
 
 export default ComposeSubchannelModal;