diff --git a/packages/app/src/app/overmind/createConnect.ts b/packages/app/src/app/overmind/createConnect.ts
index d99970fd362..947013e1c42 100755
--- a/packages/app/src/app/overmind/createConnect.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/app/overmind/createConnect.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@ const IS_PRODUCTION = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 function createReaction(overmind: any) {
   return (reactionCb: any, updateCb: any) => {
     const tree = overmind.proxyStateTree.getTrackStateTree();
+    const updateReaction = () => {
+      tree.trackScope(
+        () => reactionCb(tree.state),
+        () => {
+          updateCb(reactionCb(tree.state));
+          updateReaction();
+        }
+      );
+    };
 
-    tree.trackScope(
-      () => reactionCb(tree.state),
-      () => updateCb(reactionCb(tree.state))
-    );
+    updateReaction();
 
     return () => {
       overmind.proxyStateTree.disposeTree(tree);
diff --git a/packages/app/src/app/overmind/effects/live/index.ts b/packages/app/src/app/overmind/effects/live/index.ts
index 09f17fe34d4..6c86eb5e6d6 100755
--- a/packages/app/src/app/overmind/effects/live/index.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/app/overmind/effects/live/index.ts
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ export default {
           .receive('ok', resolve)
           .receive('error', reject);
       } else {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-promise-reject-errors
-        reject('Channel is not defined');
+        // we might try to send messages even when not on live, just
+        // ignore it
+        resolve();
       }
     });
   },