diff --git a/src/thalamus/channels.rs b/src/thalamus/channels.rs
index 45594ec..09b1d4f 100644
--- a/src/thalamus/channels.rs
+++ b/src/thalamus/channels.rs
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ async fn fetch_all_channels_inner() -> Vec<(String, bool, u32)> {
         let sock = channels_dir.join(format!("{}.sock", daemon_name));
         let channels = query_one_daemon(&sock).await;
         if channels.is_empty() {
-            result.push((daemon_name, false, 0));
+            // Daemon is running but has no channels yet (e.g. telegram with no messages)
+            result.push((daemon_name, true, 0));
         } else {
             result.extend(channels);
         }