diff --git a/app/controllers/chat.js b/app/controllers/chat.js
index 43e22a8..2d4b26b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/chat.js
+++ b/app/controllers/chat.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export default class ChatController extends SiteController {
   async postMessageReaction (req, res) {
     const { chat: chatService } = this.dtp.services;
     try {
-      await chatService.checkRoomMember(res.locals.room, req.user);
+      await chatService.checkRoomMember(res.locals.message.channel, req.user);
       await chatService.toggleMessageReaction(req.user, res.locals.message, req.body);
       return res.status(200).json({ success: true });
     } catch (error) {