diff --git a/frontend/src/components/group/GroupJoinButton.tsx b/frontend/src/components/group/GroupJoinButton.tsx
index bb4ee7f..6066648 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/group/GroupJoinButton.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/group/GroupJoinButton.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export interface GroupJoinButtonProps {
 export function GroupJoinButton({resource}: GroupJoinButtonProps): JSX.Element | null {
     const authorization = useAuthorizationContext()
 
+    const trueMembers = [resource.value.owner, ...resource.value.members]
+
     const doJoin =
         React.useCallback(
             async () => {
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ export function GroupJoinButton({resource}: GroupJoinButtonProps): JSX.Element |
     if(!authorization.state.user) {
         return null
     }
-    if(resource.value.members.includes(authorization.state.user.id)) {
+    if(trueMembers.includes(authorization.state.user.id)) {
         return null
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/group/GroupLeaveButton.tsx b/frontend/src/components/group/GroupLeaveButton.tsx
index 8c96c14..078ff49 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/group/GroupLeaveButton.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/group/GroupLeaveButton.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export interface GroupLeaveButtonProps {
 export function GroupLeaveButton({resource}: GroupLeaveButtonProps): JSX.Element | null {
     const authorization = useAuthorizationContext()
 
+    const trueMembers = [resource.value.owner, ...resource.value.members]
+
     const doLeave =
         React.useCallback(
             async () => {
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ export function GroupLeaveButton({resource}: GroupLeaveButtonProps): JSX.Element
     if(!authorization.state.user) {
         return null
     }
-    if(!resource.value.members.includes(authorization.state.user.id)) {
+    if(!trueMembers.includes(authorization.state.user.id)) {
         return null
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/group/GroupResourcePanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/group/GroupResourcePanel.tsx
index 42c485d..f8d2fa1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/group/GroupResourcePanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/group/GroupResourcePanel.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export interface GroupResourcePanelProps {
 
 export function GroupResourcePanel({resource}: GroupResourcePanelProps): JSX.Element {
     const icon = resource.value.access === "OPEN" ? faGlobe : faEnvelope
-    const members = resource.value.members.length
+
+    const trueMembers = [resource.value.owner, ...resource.value.members]
 
     return (
         <ResourcePanel>
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export function GroupResourcePanel({resource}: GroupResourcePanelProps): JSX.Ele
                 </Link>
             </ResourcePanel.Name>
             <ResourcePanel.Text>
-                {members} member{members !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
+                {trueMembers.length} member{trueMembers.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
             </ResourcePanel.Text>
             <ResourcePanel.Buttons>
                 <GroupLeaveButton resource={resource}/>