# Open Channel action on Archived Channel triggers Close Channel modal

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-channel-action-on-archived-channel-triggers-close-channel-modal/396707
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [22 februari 2026 om 03:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-channel-action-on-archived-channel-triggers-close-channel-modal/396707 "2026-02-22T03:47:48Z")
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### Author: ![Luna\_Mora](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/luna_mora/32/527917_2.png) [@Luna\_Mora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luna_Mora)
#### Post date: [22 februari 2026 om 03:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-channel-action-on-archived-channel-triggers-close-channel-modal/396707/1 "2026-02-22T03:47:48Z")

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When a chat channel has been archived, the ‘open channel’ Admin option opens the ‘close channel’ modal, and then throws an error.

Note: this chat channel was archived to a topic. Haven’t tested to see whether it works the same for a chat channel not archived to a thread first.

Steps:

On an archived channel that has been exported to a thread, click ‘open channel’:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/d/5/1d598e6ffd13c214007d522bcf52126c05e98e3e.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/3/4/734514084fe2bae55b5a2782940c2a1f9706813b.png)

Click ‘close channel’:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/4/4/e447f180c3c57978025732a369ffc8ae7763bc16.png)

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