diff --git a/packages/client/src/Call.ts b/packages/client/src/Call.ts
index 92ac8c5a67..4a78bcfbc8 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/Call.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/Call.ts
@@ -2436,9 +2436,8 @@ export class Call {
       UpdateCallRequest
     >(`${this.streamClientBasePath}`, updates);
 
-    const { call, members, own_capabilities } = response;
+    const { call, own_capabilities } = response;
     this.state.updateFromCallResponse(call);
-    this.state.setMembers(members);
     this.state.setOwnCapabilities(own_capabilities);
 
     return response;
diff --git a/packages/client/src/__tests__/Call.test.ts b/packages/client/src/__tests__/Call.test.ts
index 142a293003..1d0c622cf6 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/__tests__/Call.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/__tests__/Call.test.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,23 @@ describe('state updates in reponse to coordinator API', () => {
     expect(call.state.members[0].role).toBe('admin');
   });
 
+  it('should not clear members when updating custom data', async () => {
+    await call.getOrCreate({
+      data: {
+        members: [{ user_id: 'sara' }, { user_id: 'jane' }],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(call.state.members.length).toBe(2);
+
+    await call.update({
+      custom: { messageId: 'test-message-id' },
+    });
+
+    expect(call.state.members.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(call.state.custom.messageId).toBe('test-message-id');
+  });
+
   it('should get and update state', async () => {
     await serverClient.video.call(call.type, call.id).create({
       data: {
diff --git a/sample-apps/react/react-dogfood/helpers/client.ts b/sample-apps/react/react-dogfood/helpers/client.ts
index 9c9a4740be..d15464256e 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react/react-dogfood/helpers/client.ts
+++ b/sample-apps/react/react-dogfood/helpers/client.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const createTokenProvider = (
     const params = new URLSearchParams({
       user_id: userId || '!anon',
       environment,
-      exp: String(4 * 60 * 60), // 4 hours
+      exp: String(60), // 4 hours
     } satisfies CreateJwtTokenRequest);
 
     const res = await fetch(`${basePath}/api/auth/create-token?${params}`);
diff --git a/sample-apps/react/react-dogfood/helpers/jwt.ts b/sample-apps/react/react-dogfood/helpers/jwt.ts
index c8a33af41f..bddfe089f8 100644
--- a/sample-apps/react/react-dogfood/helpers/jwt.ts
+++ b/sample-apps/react/react-dogfood/helpers/jwt.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import { decodeBase64 } from 'stream-chat';
  * The maximum validity of a token, in seconds.
  * Defaults to 7 days.
  */
-export const maxTokenValidityInSeconds: number =
-  Number(process.env.MAX_TOKEN_EXP_IN_SECONDS) || 7 * 24 * 60 * 60; // 7 days
+export const maxTokenValidityInSeconds: number = 60;
 
 export const createToken = async (
   userId: string,