diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
index fa3d34e26..f5e0be5e8 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
@@ -7004,13 +7004,8 @@ bool ContactsManager::can_get_channel_message_statistics(ChannelId channel_id) c
   return c->status.can_post_messages();
 }
 
-bool ContactsManager::can_get_channel_story_statistics(DialogId dialog_id) const {
+bool ContactsManager::can_get_channel_story_statistics(ChannelId channel_id) const {
   CHECK(!td_->auth_manager_->is_bot());
-  if (dialog_id.get_type() != DialogType::Channel) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto channel_id = dialog_id.get_channel_id();
   const Channel *c = get_channel(channel_id);
   if (c == nullptr || c->is_megagroup) {
     return false;
diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
index 420ec24f7..e189c7d0a 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class ContactsManager final : public Actor {
 
   bool can_get_channel_message_statistics(ChannelId channel_id) const;
 
-  bool can_get_channel_story_statistics(DialogId dialog_id) const;
+  bool can_get_channel_story_statistics(ChannelId channel_id) const;
 
   void get_created_public_dialogs(PublicDialogType type, Promise<td_api::object_ptr<td_api::chats>> &&promise,
                                   bool from_binlog);
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
index 3c6b32c37..bd4ecc6e2 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
@@ -1843,7 +1843,9 @@ bool StoryManager::can_get_story_statistics(StoryFullId story_full_id, const Sto
   if (story == nullptr || !story_full_id.get_story_id().is_server()) {
     return false;
   }
-  return td_->contacts_manager_->can_get_channel_story_statistics(story_full_id.get_dialog_id());
+  auto dialog_id = story_full_id.get_dialog_id();
+  return dialog_id.get_type() == DialogType::Channel &&
+         td_->contacts_manager_->can_get_channel_story_statistics(dialog_id.get_channel_id());
 }
 
 const StoryManager::ActiveStories *StoryManager::get_active_stories(DialogId owner_dialog_id) const {