diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/channels.py b/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
index 5986e53..dd2539a 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ async def close_channel(channel_id):
         WHERE id = $1
         """, channel_id)
 
+        # clean its member list representation
+        lazy_guilds = app.dispatcher.backends['lazy_guild']
+        lazy_guilds.remove_channel(channel_id)
+
         await app.dispatcher.dispatch_guild(
             guild_id, 'CHANNEL_DELETE', chan)
         return jsonify(chan)
@@ -404,6 +408,8 @@ async def update_channel(channel_id):
     await update_handler(channel_id, j)
 
     chan = await app.storage.get_channel(channel_id)
+
+
     await app.dispatcher.dispatch('guild', guild_id, 'CHANNEL_UPDATE', chan)
     return jsonify(chan)
 
@@ -498,6 +504,7 @@ async def _search_channel(channel_id):
     user_id = await token_check()
     await channel_check(user_id, channel_id)
     await channel_perm_check(user_id, channel_id, 'read_messages')
+
     j = validate(request.args, SEARCH_CHANNEL)
 
     # main message ids
diff --git a/litecord/pubsub/lazy_guild.py b/litecord/pubsub/lazy_guild.py
index fe4c3d0..c7bb4b1 100644
--- a/litecord/pubsub/lazy_guild.py
+++ b/litecord/pubsub/lazy_guild.py
@@ -1264,6 +1264,17 @@ class GuildMemberList:
 
         return await self.resync(sess_ids_resync, role_item_index)
 
+    def close(self):
+        """Remove data."""
+        log.info('closing GML gid={} cid={}, {} subscribers',
+                 self.guild_id, self.channel_id, len(self.state))
+
+        self.guild_id = None
+        self.channel_id = None
+        self.main = None
+        self.list = MemberList
+        self.state = {}
+
 
 class LazyGuildDispatcher(Dispatcher):
     """Main class holding the member lists for lazy guilds."""
@@ -1327,6 +1338,19 @@ class LazyGuildDispatcher(Dispatcher):
 
         await handler(guild_id, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def remove_channel(self, channel_id: int):
+        """Remove a channel from the manager."""
+        try:
+            gml = self.state.pop(channel_id)
+            gml.close()
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
+    async def chan_update(self, channel_id: int):
+        """Signal a channel update to a member list."""
+        gml = await self.get_gml(channel_id)
+        await gml.chan_update()
+
     async def _call_all_lists(self, guild_id, method_str: str, *args):
         lists = self.get_gml_guild(guild_id)