diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/apiwrap.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/apiwrap.cpp
index adff240df..045b1f48c 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/apiwrap.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/apiwrap.cpp
@@ -1661,9 +1661,6 @@ void ApiWrap::requestSelfParticipant(not_null<ChannelData*> channel) {
 	}
 
 	const auto finalize = [=](UserId inviter, TimeId inviteDate) {
-		if (inviter < 0) {
-			channel->markForbidden();
-		}
 		channel->inviter = inviter;
 		channel->inviteDate = inviteDate;
 		if (const auto history = _session->data().historyLoaded(channel)) {
@@ -1708,6 +1705,9 @@ void ApiWrap::requestSelfParticipant(not_null<ChannelData*> channel) {
 		});
 	}).fail([=](const RPCError &error) {
 		_selfParticipantRequests.erase(channel);
+		if (error.type() == qstr("CHANNEL_PRIVATE")) {
+			channel->markForbidden();
+		}
 		finalize(-1, 0);
 	}).afterDelay(kSmallDelayMs).send();
 }