diff --git a/client/utils/SocketClientHandlers.ts b/client/utils/SocketClientHandlers.ts
index 03781247..a989c58c 100644
--- a/client/utils/SocketClientHandlers.ts
+++ b/client/utils/SocketClientHandlers.ts
@@ -99,9 +99,11 @@ export const socketClientHandlers = () => {
             )
         })
         .on(SOCKET_SET_STORE_FADER, (payload: any) => {
-            window.storeRedux.dispatch(
-                storeSetSingleFaderState(payload.faderIndex, payload.state)
-            )
+            if ('faderIndex' in payload && 'state' in payload) {
+                window.storeRedux.dispatch(
+                    storeSetSingleFaderState(payload.faderIndex, payload.state)
+                )
+            }
         })
         .on(SOCKET_SET_STORE_CHANNEL, (payload: any) => {
             window.storeRedux.dispatch(
diff --git a/server/reducers/fadersReducer.ts b/server/reducers/fadersReducer.ts
index a515f196..aa9fef40 100644
--- a/server/reducers/fadersReducer.ts
+++ b/server/reducers/fadersReducer.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ export const faders = (
             fader: [...state[0].fader],
         },
     ]
-    if (action.channel > nextState[0].fader.length) {
+    if (
+        action.channel &&
+        (action.channel < 0 || action.channel >= nextState[0].fader.length)
+    ) {
         return nextState
     }
 
diff --git a/server/utils/AutomationConnection.ts b/server/utils/AutomationConnection.ts
index cd432f7f..dc4275bb 100644
--- a/server/utils/AutomationConnection.ts
+++ b/server/utils/AutomationConnection.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ export class AutomationConnection {
                         )
                     ) {
                         let ch = message.address.split('/')[2]
-                        if (!state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1].ignoreAutomation) {
+                        if (
+                            state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1] &&
+                            !state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1].ignoreAutomation
+                        ) {
                             if (message.args[0] === 1) {
                                 mixerGenericConnection.checkForAutoResetThreshold(
                                     ch - 1
@@ -104,7 +107,10 @@ export class AutomationConnection {
                         )
                     ) {
                         let ch = message.address.split('/')[2]
-                        if (!state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1].ignoreAutomation) {
+                        if (
+                            state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1] &&
+                            !state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1].ignoreAutomation
+                        ) {
                             if (message.args[0] === 1) {
                                 store.dispatch(storeSetPst(ch - 1, true))
                             } else if (message.args[0] === 2) {
@@ -122,7 +128,10 @@ export class AutomationConnection {
                         )
                     ) {
                         let ch = message.address.split('/')[2]
-                        if (!state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1].ignoreAutomation) {
+                        if (
+                            state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1] &&
+                            !state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1].ignoreAutomation
+                        ) {
                             store.dispatch(
                                 storeSetMute(ch - 1, message.args[0] === 1)
                             )
@@ -137,7 +146,10 @@ export class AutomationConnection {
                         )
                     ) {
                         let ch = message.address.split('/')[2]
-                        if (!state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1].ignoreAutomation) {
+                        if (
+                            state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1] &&
+                            !state.faders[0].fader[ch - 1].ignoreAutomation
+                        ) {
                             store.dispatch(
                                 storeFaderLevel(ch - 1, message.args[0])
                             )