diff --git a/web/react/components/channel_notifications.jsx b/web/react/components/channel_notifications.jsx
index 1736465977..83067240dd 100644
--- a/web/react/components/channel_notifications.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/channel_notifications.jsx
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ export default class ChannelNotifications extends React.Component {
                 e.preventDefault();
             }.bind(this);
 
+            let curChannel = ChannelStore.get(this.state.channelId);
+            let extraInfo = (<span>These settings will override the global notification settings</span>);
+
+            if (curChannel && curChannel.display_name) {
+                extraInfo = (<span>These settings will override the global notification settings for the <b>{curChannel.display_name}</b> channel</span>);
+            }
+
             return (
                 <SettingItemMax
                     title='Send desktop notifications'
@@ -169,6 +176,7 @@ export default class ChannelNotifications extends React.Component {
                     submit={this.handleUpdate}
                     server_error={serverError}
                     updateSection={handleUpdateSection}
+                    extraInfo={extraInfo}
                 />
             );
         }
diff --git a/web/react/components/setting_item_max.jsx b/web/react/components/setting_item_max.jsx
index e67e458afa..996b638734 100644
--- a/web/react/components/setting_item_max.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/setting_item_max.jsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default class SettingItemMax extends React.Component {
 
         var extraInfo = null;
         if (this.props.extraInfo) {
-            extraInfo = this.props.extraInfo;
+            extraInfo = (<div className='setting-list__hint'>{this.props.extraInfo}</div>);
         }
 
         var submit = '';
diff --git a/web/react/components/user_settings_notifications.jsx b/web/react/components/user_settings_notifications.jsx
index 5fe6bbb4e8..33db1a332d 100644
--- a/web/react/components/user_settings_notifications.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/user_settings_notifications.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015 Spinpunch, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
-var ChannelStore = require('../stores/channel_store.jsx');
 var UserStore = require('../stores/user_store.jsx');
 var SettingItemMin = require('./setting_item_min.jsx');
 var SettingItemMax = require('./setting_item_max.jsx');
@@ -69,11 +68,9 @@ function getNotificationsStateFromStores() {
         }
     }
 
-    var curChannel = ChannelStore.getCurrent().display_name;
-
     return {notifyLevel: desktop, enableEmail: email, soundNeeded: soundNeeded, enableSound: sound,
             usernameKey: usernameKey, mentionKey: mentionKey, customKeys: customKeys, customKeysChecked: customKeys.length > 0,
-            firstNameKey: firstNameKey, allKey: allKey, channelKey: channelKey, curChannel: curChannel};
+            firstNameKey: firstNameKey, allKey: allKey, channelKey: channelKey};
 }
 
 export default class NotificationsTab extends React.Component {
@@ -147,12 +144,10 @@ export default class NotificationsTab extends React.Component {
     }
     componentDidMount() {
         UserStore.addChangeListener(this.onListenerChange);
-        ChannelStore.addChangeListener(this.onListenerChange);
         $('#user_settings').on('hidden.bs.modal', this.handleClose);
     }
     componentWillUnmount() {
         UserStore.removeChangeListener(this.onListenerChange);
-        ChannelStore.removeChangeListener(this.onListenerChange);
         $('#user_settings').off('hidden.bs.modal', this.handleClose);
         this.props.updateSection('');
     }
@@ -271,12 +266,6 @@ export default class NotificationsTab extends React.Component {
                 e.preventDefault();
             }.bind(this);
 
-            let extraInfo = (
-                <div className='setting-list__hint'>
-                    These settings will override the global notification settings for the <b>{this.state.curChannel}</b> channel
-                </div>
-            );
-
             desktopSection = (
                 <SettingItemMax
                     title='Send desktop notifications'
@@ -284,7 +273,6 @@ export default class NotificationsTab extends React.Component {
                     submit={this.handleSubmit}
                     server_error={serverError}
                     updateSection={handleUpdateDesktopSection}
-                    extraInfo={extraInfo}
                 />
             );
         } else {