diff --git a/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/intro/public_or_private_channel/index.ts b/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/intro/public_or_private_channel/index.ts
index afe46e31e9..086bb257f3 100644
--- a/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/intro/public_or_private_channel/index.ts
+++ b/app/screens/channel/channel_post_list/intro/public_or_private_channel/index.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ import {Preferences} from '@constants';
 import {getTeammateNameDisplaySetting} from '@helpers/api/preference';
 import {queryPreferencesByCategoryAndName} from '@queries/servers/preference';
 import {observeConfig, observeLicense} from '@queries/servers/system';
-import {observeCurrentUser} from '@queries/servers/user';
+import {observeCurrentUser, observeUser} from '@queries/servers/user';
 import {displayUsername} from '@utils/user';
 
 import PublicOrPrivateChannel from './public_or_private_channel';
 
 import type {WithDatabaseArgs} from '@typings/database/database';
 import type ChannelModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/channel';
-import type UserModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/user';
 
 const enhanced = withObservables([], ({channel, database}: {channel: ChannelModel} & WithDatabaseArgs) => {
     let creator;
@@ -26,13 +25,14 @@ const enhanced = withObservables([], ({channel, database}: {channel: ChannelMode
         const license = observeLicense(database);
         const preferences = queryPreferencesByCategoryAndName(database, Preferences.CATEGORY_DISPLAY_SETTINGS).observe();
         const me = observeCurrentUser(database);
+        const profile = observeUser(database, channel.creatorId);
 
-        const profile = channel.creator.observe();
         const teammateNameDisplay = combineLatest([preferences, config, license]).pipe(
             map(([prefs, cfg, lcs]) => getTeammateNameDisplaySetting(prefs, cfg, lcs)),
         );
+
         creator = combineLatest([profile, teammateNameDisplay, me]).pipe(
-            map(([user, displaySetting, currentUser]) => (user ? displayUsername(user as UserModel, currentUser?.locale, displaySetting, true) : '')),
+            map(([user, displaySetting, currentUser]) => (user ? displayUsername(user, currentUser?.locale, displaySetting, true) : '')),
         );
     } else {
         creator = of$(undefined);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7802e4298b..5bdcc4a994 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
+      "name": "mattermost-mobile",
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache 2.0",