 
         @peer.on "open", (peerId) =>
             @peerId = @peer.id
+
+            @setState channelActive: true
 
             if isFounder
                 @props.addAlert type: "success", "You just created a channel! You are the founder."


    render: ->
        (Dom.form onSubmit: @save,
            (Input id: "displayName", label: "Display Name", valueLink: @linkState "displayName"),
            (Input id: "email", label: "Email (for Gravatar)", valueLink: @linkState "email"),
            (Dom.button className: "btn btn-success", type: "submit",
                "Save"))


    getInitialState: ->
        peerIdForFounder: null
        messages: []
        channelActive: false

    componentWillMount: ->
        @selfUnmount = false
