diff --git a/src/components/channellist/channellisttree.cpp b/src/components/channellist/channellisttree.cpp
index b9c4d3c..5a8b783 100644
--- a/src/components/channellist/channellisttree.cpp
+++ b/src/components/channellist/channellisttree.cpp
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ void ChannelListTree::OnPanedPositionChanged() {
 void ChannelListTree::UpdateListingClassic() {
     m_updating_listing = true;
 
+    // refilter so every row is visible
+    // otherwise clear() causes a CRITICAL assert in a slot for the filter model
+    m_filter_model->refilter();
     m_model->clear();
 
     auto &discord = Abaddon::Get().GetDiscordClient();