diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-channels.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-channels.ts
index 18b522c9abd..6101ade8817 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-channels.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-channels.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ export async function handleWhatsAppLogout(host: OpenClawApp) {
 export async function handleChannelConfigSave(host: OpenClawApp) {
   host.channelsError = null;
   await saveConfig(host);
-  if (host.lastError) {
-    host.channelsError = host.lastError;
-  }
+  const saveError = host.lastError;
   await loadConfig(host);
   await loadChannels(host, true);
+  if (saveError) {
+    host.channelsError = saveError;
+  }
 }
 
 export async function handleChannelConfigReload(host: OpenClawApp) {