diff --git a/extalife/pyextalife.py b/extalife/pyextalife.py
index 095dd30..b223193 100644
--- a/extalife/pyextalife.py
+++ b/extalife/pyextalife.py
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ def _get_channels_int(cls, data_js, dummy_ch=False):
 
                 dev.pop("state")
                 for state in device["state"]:
-                    ch_no = state.get("channel", def_channel) if def_channel else state["channel"]      # pylint: disable=unused-variable
+                    ch_no = state.get("channel", def_channel)      # pylint: disable=unused-variable
                     channel = {
                         # API channel, not TCP channel
                         "id": str(device["id"]) + "-" + str(state.get("channel", def_channel)),