diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c
index fed78535e2..b0e4e4803c 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c
@@ -3004,7 +3004,8 @@ static switch_status_t file_open(switch_file_handle_t *handle, const char *path,
 	handle->seekable = context->fh.seekable;
 	handle->speed = context->fh.speed;
 	handle->interval = context->fh.interval;
-	handle->channels = context->fh.real_channels;
+	handle->channels = context->fh.channels;
+	handle->cur_channels = context->fh.real_channels;
 	handle->flags |= SWITCH_FILE_NOMUX;
 
 	if (switch_test_flag((&context->fh), SWITCH_FILE_NATIVE)) {