diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 46d04df..1aeccec 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -461,10 +461,10 @@ func (db *DB) StoreChannel(networkID int64, ch *Channel) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (db *DB) DeleteChannel(networkID int64, name string) error {
+func (db *DB) DeleteChannel(id int64) error {
 	db.lock.Lock()
 	defer db.lock.Unlock()
 
-	_, err := db.db.Exec("DELETE FROM Channel WHERE network = ? AND name = ?", networkID, name)
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("DELETE FROM Channel WHERE id = ?", id)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 021e5b6..aded19c 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ func (net *network) createUpdateChannel(ch *Channel) error {
 }
 
 func (net *network) deleteChannel(name string) error {
-	if err := net.user.srv.db.DeleteChannel(net.ID, name); err != nil {
+	ch, ok := net.channels[name]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown channel %q", name)
+	}
+	if err := net.user.srv.db.DeleteChannel(ch.ID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	delete(net.channels, name)