diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
index f7278d4d4..2b7130571 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class CZapitChannel
 
 		/* get methods - read and write variables */
 		const std::string&	getName(void)			const { return (!uname.empty() ? uname : name); }
+		const std::string&	getRealname(void)		const { return name; }
 		const std::string&	getUrl(void)			const { return url; }
 		const std::string&	getDesc(void)			const { return desc; }
 		t_satellite_position	getSatellitePosition(void)	const { return satellitePosition; }
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
index a0be6100b..3f27f0611 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ bool CServiceManager::SaveCurrentServices(transponder_id_t tpid)
 		if(ccI == allchans.end()) {
 			WriteCurrentService(fd, satfound, tpdone, updated, satstr, tI->second, cI->second, "add");
 		} else {
-			if(strcmp(cI->second.getName().c_str(), ccI->second.getName().c_str()) || cI->second.scrambled != ccI->second.scrambled) {
+			if(strcmp(cI->second.getRealname().c_str(), ccI->second.getRealname().c_str()) || cI->second.scrambled != ccI->second.scrambled) {
 				cI->second.number = ccI->second.number;
 				WriteCurrentService(fd, satfound, tpdone, updated, satstr, tI->second, cI->second, "replace");
 			}