diff --git a/app/channel.go b/app/channel.go
index ff66d38cec..1772381484 100644
--- a/app/channel.go
+++ b/app/channel.go
@@ -517,24 +517,24 @@ func (a *App) PatchChannel(channel *model.Channel, patch *model.ChannelPatch, us
 	}
 
 	if oldChannelDisplayName != channel.DisplayName {
-		if err := a.PostUpdateChannelDisplayNameMessage(userId, channel, oldChannelDisplayName, channel.DisplayName); err != nil {
+		if err = a.PostUpdateChannelDisplayNameMessage(userId, channel, oldChannelDisplayName, channel.DisplayName); err != nil {
 			mlog.Error(err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 
 	if channel.Header != oldChannelHeader {
-		if err := a.PostUpdateChannelHeaderMessage(userId, channel, oldChannelHeader, channel.Header); err != nil {
+		if err = a.PostUpdateChannelHeaderMessage(userId, channel, oldChannelHeader, channel.Header); err != nil {
 			mlog.Error(err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 
 	if channel.Purpose != oldChannelPurpose {
-		if err := a.PostUpdateChannelPurposeMessage(userId, channel, oldChannelPurpose, channel.Purpose); err != nil {
+		if err = a.PostUpdateChannelPurposeMessage(userId, channel, oldChannelPurpose, channel.Purpose); err != nil {
 			mlog.Error(err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 
-	return channel, err
+	return channel, nil
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetSchemeRolesForChannel(channelId string) (string, string, *model.AppError) {