diff --git a/app/channel.go b/app/channel.go
index b130e99b1c5..b8de04b2366 100644
--- a/app/channel.go
+++ b/app/channel.go
@@ -1029,10 +1029,13 @@ func (a *App) PatchChannelModerationsForChannel(channel *model.Channel, channelM
 		}
 	}
 
-	a.ForEachChannelMember(channel.Id, func(channelMember model.ChannelMember) error {
+	cErr := a.ForEachChannelMember(channel.Id, func(channelMember model.ChannelMember) error {
 		a.Srv().Store.Channel().InvalidateAllChannelMembersForUser(channelMember.UserId)
 		return nil
 	})
+	if cErr != nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchChannelModerationsForChannel", "api.channel.patch_channel_moderations.cache_invalidation.error", nil, cErr.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
 
 	return buildChannelModerations(channel.Type, memberRole, guestRole, higherScopedMemberRole, higherScopedGuestRole), nil
 }
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 2d7e6f025bf..c4fb1a2b22d 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@
     "id": "api.channel.move_channel.type.invalid",
     "translation": "Unable to move direct or group message channels"
   },
+  {
+    "id": "api.channel.patch_channel_moderations.cache_invalidation.error",
+    "translation": "Error invalidating cache"
+  },
   {
     "id": "api.channel.patch_channel_moderations.license.error",
     "translation": "Your license does not support channel moderation"