diff --git a/web/react/utils/utils.jsx b/web/react/utils/utils.jsx
index 5ded0e76f5..a5ed08d671 100644
--- a/web/react/utils/utils.jsx
+++ b/web/react/utils/utils.jsx
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ module.exports.switchChannel = function(channel, teammate_name) {
     AsyncClient.getChannels(true, true, true);
     AsyncClient.getChannelExtraInfo(true);
     AsyncClient.getPosts(true, channel.id);
+    AsyncClient.getProfiles();
 
     $('.inner__wrap').removeClass('move--right');
     $('.sidebar--left').removeClass('move--right');