diff --git a/webapp/components/post_view/post_view_controller.jsx b/webapp/components/post_view/post_view_controller.jsx
index 7650b15819..220fe6b671 100644
--- a/webapp/components/post_view/post_view_controller.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/post_view/post_view_controller.jsx
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export default class PostViewController extends React.Component {
 
     onTeamChange() {
         const currentTeamId = TeamStore.getCurrentId();
-        if (this.state.channel.team_id !== currentTeamId) {
+        if ((this.state.channel.type === Constants.OPEN_CHANNEL || this.state.channel.type === Constants.PRIVATE_CHANNEL) && this.state.channel.team_id !== currentTeamId) {
             this.setState({
                 currentTeamId,
                 loading: true