From 7d4b7f4591546345e43237684f8f957e5505e415 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: OldManAlpha <60587722+OldManAlpha@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:10:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fix LFT showing up as first channel

---
 core/history.lua | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/core/history.lua b/core/history.lua
index 686894b..3b1f878 100644
--- a/core/history.lua
+++ b/core/history.lua
@@ -26,7 +26,18 @@ function aux.handle.LOAD2()
 	data = aux.faction_data.history
 	local _, name = GetChannelName("LFT")
 	if aux.account_data.sharing and not name then
-		JoinChannelByName("LFT")
+		aux.thread(aux.when, aux.later(5), function()
+			local shouldJoin = true
+			for i, channel in ipairs({GetChannelList()}) do
+				if channel == "LFT" then
+					shouldJoin = false
+					break
+				end
+			end
+			if shouldJoin then
+				JoinChannelByName("LFT")
+			end
+		end)
 	end
 end