1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/server/lib/user.ts b/server/lib/user.ts
index e7a45f5aa..db29469eb 100644
--- a/server/lib/user.ts
+++ b/server/lib/user.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+import * as uuidv4 from 'uuid/v4'
 import { ActivityPubActorType } from '../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { sequelizeTypescript, SERVER_ACTOR_NAME } from '../initializers'
 import { AccountModel } from '../models/account/account'
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import { buildActorInstance, getAccountActivityPubUrl, setAsyncActorKeys } from
 import { createVideoChannel } from './video-channel'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../models/video/video-channel'
 import { FilteredModelAttributes } from 'sequelize-typescript/lib/models/Model'
+import { ActorModel } from '../models/activitypub/actor'
 
 async function createUserAccountAndChannel (userToCreate: UserModel, validateUser = true) {
   const { user, account, videoChannel } = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
@@ -19,8 +21,15 @@ async function createUserAccountAndChannel (userToCreate: UserModel, validateUse
     const accountCreated = await createLocalAccountWithoutKeys(userToCreate.username, userToCreate.id, null, t)
     userCreated.Account = accountCreated
 
-    const videoChannelDisplayName = `Default ${userCreated.username} channel`
+    let channelName = userCreated.username + '_channel'
+
+    // Conflict, generate uuid instead
+    const actor = await ActorModel.loadLocalByName(channelName)
+    if (actor) channelName = uuidv4()
+
+    const videoChannelDisplayName = `Main ${userCreated.username} channel`
     const videoChannelInfo = {
+      name: channelName,
       displayName: videoChannelDisplayName
     }
     const videoChannel = await createVideoChannel(videoChannelInfo, accountCreated, t)