diff --git a/channel.js b/channel.js
index ba4a24c5..c727834c 100644
--- a/channel.js
+++ b/channel.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var Filter = require("./filter.js").Filter;
 
 var Channel = function(name) {
     Logger.syslog.log("Opening channel " + name);
+    this.initialized = false;
 
     this.name = name;
     // Initialize defaults
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ Channel.prototype.hasPermission = function(user, key) {
 Channel.prototype.loadDump = function() {
     fs.readFile("chandump/" + this.name, function(err, data) {
         if(err) {
+            Logger.errlog.log("Failed to open channel dump " + this.name);
+            Logger.errlog.log(err);
             return;
         }
         try {
@@ -211,6 +214,7 @@ Channel.prototype.loadDump = function() {
             this.css = data.css || "";
             this.js = data.js || "";
             this.sendAll("channelCSSJS", {css: this.css, js: this.js});
+            this.initialized = true;
             setTimeout(function() { incrementalDump(this); }.bind(this), 300000);
         }
         catch(e) {
@@ -221,6 +225,8 @@ Channel.prototype.loadDump = function() {
 }
 
 Channel.prototype.saveDump = function() {
+    if(!this.initialized)
+        return;
     var filts = new Array(this.filters.length);
     for(var i = 0; i < this.filters.length; i++) {
         filts[i] = this.filters[i].pack();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85c80382..c1f359b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "author": "Calvin Montgomery",
     "name": "CyTube",
     "description": "Online media synchronizer and chat",
-    "version": "1.9.4",
+    "version": "1.9.5",
     "repository": {
         "url": "http://github.com/calzoneman/sync"
     },
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index d10e63a2..19f9b4bb 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all c
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
-const VERSION = "1.9.4";
+const VERSION = "1.9.5";
 
 var fs = require("fs");
 var Logger = require("./logger.js");
@@ -180,5 +180,6 @@ exports.unload = function(chan) {
     if(chan.registered) {
         chan.saveDump();
     }
+    exports.channels[chan.name] = null;
     delete exports.channels[chan.name];
 }
diff --git a/user.js b/user.js
index 4396b2a1..8b84c76c 100644
--- a/user.js
+++ b/user.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ User.prototype.initCallbacks = function() {
             return;
         data.name = data.name.toLowerCase();
         // Channel already loaded
-        if(data.name in Server.channels) {
+        if(data.name in Server.channels && Server.channels[data.name] != null) {
             this.channel = Server.channels[data.name];
         }
         // Channel not loaded