diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c
index e6dcb5d2fb..34073260de 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c
@@ -2732,7 +2732,6 @@ static switch_status_t http_file_file_open(switch_file_handle_t *handle, const c
 			unlink(context->cache_file);
 			unlink(context->meta_file);
 			unlink(context->lock_file);
-			
 			return status;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2744,6 +2743,7 @@ static switch_status_t http_file_file_open(switch_file_handle_t *handle, const c
 	handle->seekable = context->fh.seekable;
 	handle->speed = context->fh.speed;
 	handle->interval = context->fh.interval;
+	handle->channels = context->fh.channels;
 
 	if (switch_test_flag((&context->fh), SWITCH_FILE_NATIVE)) {
 		switch_set_flag(handle, SWITCH_FILE_NATIVE);