1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/webapp/components/sidebar.jsx b/webapp/components/sidebar.jsx
index 9b4625ea5..31d6825c8 100644
--- a/webapp/components/sidebar.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/sidebar.jsx
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ export default class Sidebar extends React.Component {
             />
         );
 
-        const isAdmin = TeamStore.isTeamAdminForCurrentTeam() || UserStore.isSystemAdminForCurrentUser();
+        const isTeamAdmin = TeamStore.isTeamAdminForCurrentTeam();
         const isSystemAdmin = UserStore.isSystemAdminForCurrentUser();
 
         let createPublicChannelIcon = (
@@ -753,11 +753,11 @@ export default class Sidebar extends React.Component {
             </OverlayTrigger>
         );
 
-        if (!ChannelUtils.showCreateOption(Constants.OPEN_CHANNEL, isAdmin, isSystemAdmin)) {
+        if (!ChannelUtils.showCreateOption(Constants.OPEN_CHANNEL, isTeamAdmin, isSystemAdmin)) {
             createPublicChannelIcon = null;
         }
 
-        if (!ChannelUtils.showCreateOption(Constants.PRIVATE_CHANNEL, isAdmin, isSystemAdmin)) {
+        if (!ChannelUtils.showCreateOption(Constants.PRIVATE_CHANNEL, isTeamAdmin, isSystemAdmin)) {
             createPrivateChannelIcon = null;
         }