diff --git a/app/channel.go b/app/channel.go
index 78510175ca..17d089a945 100644
--- a/app/channel.go
+++ b/app/channel.go
@@ -1619,7 +1619,11 @@ func (a *App) GetDeletedChannels(teamId string, offset int, limit int, userId st
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetChannelsUserNotIn(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError) {
-	return a.Srv().Store.Channel().GetMoreChannels(teamId, userId, offset, limit)
+	channels, err := a.Srv().Store.Channel().GetMoreChannels(teamId, userId, offset, limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetChannelsUserNotIn", "app.channel.get_more_channels.get.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return channels, nil
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetPublicChannelsByIdsForTeam(teamId string, channelIds []string) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError) {
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 5fb4195e25..5ffa61932d 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -3046,6 +3046,10 @@
     "id": "app.channel.get_deleted.missing.app_error",
     "translation": "No deleted channels exist."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "app.channel.get_more_channels.get.app_error",
+    "translation": "Unable to get the channels."
+  },
   {
     "id": "app.channel.move_channel.members_do_not_match.error",
     "translation": "Unable to move a channel unless all its members are already members of the destination team."
@@ -6246,10 +6250,6 @@
     "id": "store.sql_channel.get_members_by_ids.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to get the channel members."
   },
-  {
-    "id": "store.sql_channel.get_more_channels.get.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to get the channels."
-  },
   {
     "id": "store.sql_channel.get_pinnedpost_count.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to get the channel pinned post count."
diff --git a/store/opentracing_layer.go b/store/opentracing_layer.go
index 16c30fadba..b823938088 100644
--- a/store/opentracing_layer.go
+++ b/store/opentracing_layer.go
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ func (s *OpenTracingLayerChannelStore) GetMembersForUserWithPagination(teamId st
 	return resultVar0, resultVar1
 }
 
-func (s *OpenTracingLayerChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError) {
+func (s *OpenTracingLayerChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, error) {
 	origCtx := s.Root.Store.Context()
 	span, newCtx := tracing.StartSpanWithParentByContext(s.Root.Store.Context(), "ChannelStore.GetMoreChannels")
 	s.Root.Store.SetContext(newCtx)
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go b/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
index 7ea32fda1f..a0e15234be 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ func (s SqlChannelStore) getAllChannelsQuery(opts store.ChannelSearchOpts, forCo
 	return query
 }
 
-func (s SqlChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError) {
+func (s SqlChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, error) {
 	channels := &model.ChannelList{}
 	_, err := s.GetReplica().Select(channels, `
 		SELECT
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ func (s SqlChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset in
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.GetMoreChannels", "store.sql_channel.get_more_channels.get.app_error", nil, "teamId="+teamId+", userId="+userId+", err="+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed getting channels with teamId=%s and userId=%s", teamId, userId)
 	}
 
 	return channels, nil
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 18ee413497..84fb674bb2 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ type ChannelStore interface {
 	GetChannels(teamId string, userId string, includeDeleted bool) (*model.ChannelList, error)
 	GetAllChannels(page, perPage int, opts ChannelSearchOpts) (*model.ChannelListWithTeamData, error)
 	GetAllChannelsCount(opts ChannelSearchOpts) (int64, error)
-	GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError)
+	GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, error)
 	GetPublicChannelsForTeam(teamId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError)
 	GetPublicChannelsByIdsForTeam(teamId string, channelIds []string) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError)
 	GetChannelCounts(teamId string, userId string) (*model.ChannelCounts, *model.AppError)
diff --git a/store/storetest/channel_store.go b/store/storetest/channel_store.go
index 8dc157d5ae..cc044c070f 100644
--- a/store/storetest/channel_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/channel_store.go
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ func testChannelStoreDelete(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	require.Nil(t, nErr)
 	require.Len(t, *list, 1, "invalid number of channels")
 
-	list, err = ss.Channel().GetMoreChannels(o1.TeamId, m1.UserId, 0, 100)
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	list, nErr = ss.Channel().GetMoreChannels(o1.TeamId, m1.UserId, 0, 100)
+	require.Nil(t, nErr)
 	require.Len(t, *list, 1, "invalid number of channels")
 
 	cresult := ss.Channel().PermanentDelete(o2.Id)
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go
index a5d3a9397e..aeffdb9c7b 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/ChannelStore.go
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ func (_m *ChannelStore) GetMembersForUserWithPagination(teamId string, userId st
 }
 
 // GetMoreChannels provides a mock function with given fields: teamId, userId, offset, limit
-func (_m *ChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError) {
+func (_m *ChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(teamId, userId, offset, limit)
 
 	var r0 *model.ChannelList
@@ -993,13 +993,11 @@ func (_m *ChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int
 		}
 	}
 
-	var r1 *model.AppError
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(string, string, int, int) *model.AppError); ok {
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(string, string, int, int) error); ok {
 		r1 = rf(teamId, userId, offset, limit)
 	} else {
-		if ret.Get(1) != nil {
-			r1 = ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
-		}
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
 	}
 
 	return r0, r1
diff --git a/store/timer_layer.go b/store/timer_layer.go
index 2bdb26e37a..b6e06bb830 100644
--- a/store/timer_layer.go
+++ b/store/timer_layer.go
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ func (s *TimerLayerChannelStore) GetMembersForUserWithPagination(teamId string,
 	return resultVar0, resultVar1
 }
 
-func (s *TimerLayerChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, *model.AppError) {
+func (s *TimerLayerChannelStore) GetMoreChannels(teamId string, userId string, offset int, limit int) (*model.ChannelList, error) {
 	start := timemodule.Now()
 
 	resultVar0, resultVar1 := s.ChannelStore.GetMoreChannels(teamId, userId, offset, limit)