diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h
index fa2e5d33a..8fb26d083 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/getservices.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class CServiceManager
 
 		bool InitSatPosition(t_satellite_position position, char * name = NULL, bool force = false);
 		bool LoadServices(bool only_current);
-		void SaveServices(bool tocopy, bool if_changed = false);
+		void SaveServices(bool tocopy, bool if_changed = false, bool no_deleted = false);
 		void SaveMotorPositions();
 		bool SaveCurrentServices(transponder_id_t tpid);
 		bool CopyCurrentServices(transponder_id_t tpid);
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
index b71ef1ceb..e33f06417 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void CServiceManager::WriteSatHeader(FILE * fd, sat_config_t &config)
 	}
 }
 
-void CServiceManager::SaveServices(bool tocopy, bool if_changed)
+void CServiceManager::SaveServices(bool tocopy, bool if_changed, bool no_deleted)
 {
 	int processed = 0;
 
@@ -826,7 +826,9 @@ void CServiceManager::SaveServices(bool tocopy, bool if_changed)
 						tpdone = 1;
 					}
 
-					ccI->second.dumpServiceXml(fd);
+					/* don't dump removed channels if no_deleted == true */
+					if (!no_deleted || !(ccI->second.flags & CZapitChannel::REMOVED))
+						ccI->second.dumpServiceXml(fd);
 					processed++;
 #ifdef SAVE_DEBUG
 					chans_processed.insert(ccI->second.getChannelID());