diff --git a/web/src/message_list_view.js b/web/src/message_list_view.js
index 8bb514bba7..0350436d09 100644
--- a/web/src/message_list_view.js
+++ b/web/src/message_list_view.js
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ function populate_group_from_message_container(group, message_container) {
         const color = stream_data.get_color(message_container.msg.stream_id);
         group.recipient_bar_color = stream_color.get_recipient_bar_color(color);
         group.stream_privacy_icon_color = stream_color.get_stream_privacy_icon_color(color);
-        group.invite_only = stream_data.is_invite_only_by_stream_name(message_container.msg.stream);
+        group.invite_only = stream_data.is_invite_only_by_stream_id(
+            message_container.msg.stream_id,
+        );
         group.is_web_public = stream_data.is_web_public(message_container.msg.stream_id);
         group.topic = message_container.msg.topic;
         group.match_topic = util.get_match_topic(message_container.msg);
diff --git a/web/src/stream_data.ts b/web/src/stream_data.ts
index 5db4d0914f..877c8d9fa8 100644
--- a/web/src/stream_data.ts
+++ b/web/src/stream_data.ts
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ export function is_web_public(stream_id: number): boolean {
     return sub ? sub.is_web_public : false;
 }
 
-export function is_invite_only_by_stream_name(stream_name: string): boolean {
-    const sub = get_sub(stream_name);
+export function is_invite_only_by_stream_id(stream_id: number): boolean {
+    const sub = get_sub_by_id(stream_id);
     if (sub === undefined) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/web/tests/stream_data.test.js b/web/tests/stream_data.test.js
index 7b7ad4b869..2032aae681 100644
--- a/web/tests/stream_data.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/stream_data.test.js
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ test("basics", () => {
     assert.ok(!stream_data.is_web_public_by_stream_name(social.name));
     assert.ok(!stream_data.is_web_public_by_stream_name("unknown"));
 
-    assert.ok(stream_data.is_invite_only_by_stream_name("social"));
-    assert.ok(!stream_data.is_invite_only_by_stream_name("unknown"));
+    assert.ok(stream_data.is_invite_only_by_stream_id(social.stream_id));
+    // Unknown stream id
+    assert.ok(!stream_data.is_invite_only_by_stream_id(1000));
 
     assert.equal(stream_data.get_color(social.stream_id), "red");
     assert.equal(stream_data.get_color(""), "#c2c2c2");