diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 9a6cf4a3..c5c27d20 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ exports.getOrCreateChannel = function (name) {
         return chan;
     else if(chan !== undefined && chan.name === undefined) {
         Logger.errlog.log("Empty channel still loaded: ", name);
-        delete exports.channels[name];
+        delete channels[name];
     }
     return exports.createChannel(name);
 }