diff --git a/mumbleBot.py b/mumbleBot.py
index 82e9891..599910b 100644
--- a/mumbleBot.py
+++ b/mumbleBot.py
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ class MumbleBot:
 
         self.volume = self.volume_set
 
-        self.channel = args.channel
 
         root = logging.getLogger()
         formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
@@ -135,6 +134,11 @@ class MumbleBot:
         else:
             password = var.config.get("server", "password")
 
+        if args.channel:
+            self.channel = args.channel
+        else:
+            self.channel = var.config.get("server", "channel")
+
         if args.certificate:
             certificate = args.certificate
         else: