diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/database/subscription/SubscriptionEntity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/database/subscription/SubscriptionEntity.kt
index 104d0a142..7df9830e4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/database/subscription/SubscriptionEntity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/database/subscription/SubscriptionEntity.kt
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ data class SubscriptionEntity(
     fun toChannelInfoItem(): ChannelInfoItem {
         return ChannelInfoItem(this.serviceId, this.url, this.name).apply {
             thumbnails = ImageStrategy.dbUrlToImageList(this@SubscriptionEntity.avatarUrl)
-            subscriberCount = this.subscriberCount
-            description = this.description
+            subscriberCount = this@SubscriptionEntity.subscriberCount ?: -1
+            description = this@SubscriptionEntity.description
         }
     }