diff --git a/hc/front/tests/test_remove_channel.py b/hc/front/tests/test_remove_channel.py
index 9ea87c9d..d6a94fd2 100644
--- a/hc/front/tests/test_remove_channel.py
+++ b/hc/front/tests/test_remove_channel.py
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ class RemoveChannelTestCase(BaseTestCase):
 
         self.client.login(username="alice@example.org", password="password")
         r = self.client.post(url)
-        assert r.status_code == 404
+        assert r.status_code == 302
diff --git a/hc/front/views.py b/hc/front/views.py
index be714ff9..c39b9350 100644
--- a/hc/front/views.py
+++ b/hc/front/views.py
@@ -336,11 +336,12 @@ def verify_email(request, code, token):
 def remove_channel(request, code):
     assert request.method == "POST"
 
-    channel = get_object_or_404(Channel, code=code)
-    if channel.user != request.user:
-        return HttpResponseForbidden()
-
-    channel.delete()
+    # user may refresh the page during POST and cause two deletion attempts
+    channel = Channel.objects.filter(code=code).first()
+    if channel:
+        if channel.user != request.user:
+            return HttpResponseForbidden()
+        channel.delete()
 
     return redirect("hc-channels")