diff --git a/static/js/stream_create.js b/static/js/stream_create.js
index 9ad293a74d..4abf5231ab 100644
--- a/static/js/stream_create.js
+++ b/static/js/stream_create.js
@@ -314,8 +314,6 @@ export function show_new_stream_modal() {
         html_selector: (user) => $(`#${CSS.escape("user_checkbox_" + user.user_id)}`),
     });
 
-    create_handlers_for_users(add_people_container);
-
     // Make the options default to the same each time:
     // public, "announce stream" on.
     $("#make-invite-only input:radio[value=public]").prop("checked", true);
@@ -394,7 +392,7 @@ export function create_handlers_for_users(container) {
         $("#copy-from-stream-expand-collapse .toggle").toggleClass("fa-caret-right fa-caret-down");
     });
 
-    $("#stream-checkboxes label.checkbox").on("change", (e) => {
+    container.on("change", "#stream-checkboxes label.checkbox", (e) => {
         e.preventDefault();
         const elem = $(e.target).closest("[data-stream-id]");
         const stream_id = Number.parseInt(elem.attr("data-stream-id"), 10);
@@ -405,6 +403,11 @@ export function create_handlers_for_users(container) {
 }
 
 export function set_up_handlers() {
+    // Sets up all the event handlers concerning the `People to add`
+    // section in Create stream UI.
+    const people_to_add_holder = $("#people_to_add").expectOne();
+    create_handlers_for_users(people_to_add_holder);
+
     const container = $("#stream-creation").expectOne();
 
     container.on("change", "#make-invite-only input", update_announce_stream_state);