diff --git a/apps/site/components/client/ChannelCard2.tsx b/apps/site/components/client/ChannelCard2.tsx
index f7ceffbd..a25bbec3 100644
--- a/apps/site/components/client/ChannelCard2.tsx
+++ b/apps/site/components/client/ChannelCard2.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function ChannelCard2({
               />
             ) : (
               <Flex className="bg-[#E9E9E9] justify-center items-center aspect-square w-16">
-                <Typography className="text-secondary-foreground">
+                <Typography className="text-secondary-foreground text-sm">
                   No items
                 </Typography>
               </Flex>
diff --git a/apps/site/components/server/ChannelCard.tsx b/apps/site/components/server/ChannelCard.tsx
index a7d1a854..1ebb6736 100644
--- a/apps/site/components/server/ChannelCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/site/components/server/ChannelCard.tsx
@@ -32,21 +32,25 @@ export async function ChannelCard({
     channel?.adds?.items ?? []
   ).find((item) => !item.removed)
 
-  if (!lastNonRemovedItem) return null
+  let channelCardMetadata
 
-  // Access the metadata of the most recent non-removed item and update with Mux processing status if it's a video
-  const channelCardMetadata = await kv.get<
-    Pick<MediaAssetObject, 'value'>['value']
-  >(lastNonRemovedItem?.item.uri as string)
-  if (
-    channelCardMetadata &&
-    isVideo({ mimeType: channelCardMetadata.contentType })
-  ) {
-    if (muxClient) {
-      const { status } = await muxClient.video.assets.retrieve(
-        channelCardMetadata?.muxAssetId as string,
-      )
-      channelCardMetadata.muxAssetStatus = status
+  if (lastNonRemovedItem) {
+    // Retrieve metadata only if there is a non-removed item
+    channelCardMetadata = await kv.get<
+      Pick<MediaAssetObject, 'value'>['value']
+    >(lastNonRemovedItem.item.uri as string)
+
+    // Update with Mux processing status if it's a video
+    if (
+      channelCardMetadata &&
+      isVideo({ mimeType: channelCardMetadata.contentType })
+    ) {
+      if (muxClient) {
+        const { status } = await muxClient.video.assets.retrieve(
+          channelCardMetadata.muxAssetId as string,
+        )
+        channelCardMetadata.muxAssetStatus = status
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -94,6 +98,20 @@ export async function ChannelCard({
           width={width}
           height={width}
         />
+      ) : !lastNonRemovedItem ? (
+        <Flex
+          className={`bg-[#E9E9E9] justify-center items-center aspect-square ${
+            orientation === 0 ? `w-${width / 4}` : 'w-64'
+          }`}
+        >
+          <Typography
+            className={`text-secondary-foreground ${
+              orientation === 0 ? 'text-sm' : ''
+            }`}
+          >
+            No items
+          </Typography>
+        </Flex>
       ) : (
         <GenericThumbnailLarge
           className={`${
@@ -102,6 +120,7 @@ export async function ChannelCard({
           text={channelCardMetadata?.contentType as string}
         />
       )}
+      {/* Channel name & creator */}
       <Stack className="gap-y-[3px]">
         <Link
           href={`/channel/${channel.id}`}