diff --git a/modules/chankeep.py b/modules/chankeep.py
index 7f955fe..eaef333 100644
--- a/modules/chankeep.py
+++ b/modules/chankeep.py
@@ -302,15 +302,16 @@ def keepChannels(net, listinfo, mean, sigrelay, relay):
         #     newNums = modules.provision.provisionMultipleRelays(net, needed)
         # else:
         #     newNums = []
-        flist = [i[0] for i in listinfo]
-        if len(flist) > max_chans:
-            max_chans = len(flist) - 1
-        chosen = sorted(flist, reverse=True, key=lambda x: x[1])[:max_chans]
-        chosen = [i[0] for i in chosen]
+        listinfo_sort = sorted(listinfo, reverse=True, key=lambda x: x[1])
+        if len(listinfo_sort) > max_chans:
+            max_chans = len(listinfo_sort) - 1
 
-        debug(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining {len(chosen)}/{len(flist)} channels")
-        trace(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining:{chosen}")
-        populateChans(net, chosen)
+        flist = [i[0] for i in listinfo_sort]
+
+        flist = flist[:max_chans]
+        debug(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining {len(flist)}/{len(listinfo_sort)} channels")
+        trace(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining:{flist}")
+        populateChans(net, flist)
     else:
         # needed = sigrelay - len(getActiveRelays(net))
         # if needed:
@@ -318,16 +319,18 @@ def keepChannels(net, listinfo, mean, sigrelay, relay):
         #     newNums = modules.provision.provisionMultipleRelays(net, needed)
         # else:
         #     newNums = []
-        siglist = [i for i in listinfo if int(i[1]) > mean]
-        if len(siglist) > max_chans:
-            max_chans = len(siglist) - 1
-        chosen = sorted(siglist, reverse=True, key=lambda x: x[1])[:max_chans]
-        chosen = [i[0] for i in chosen]
+        listinfo_sort = sorted(listinfo, reverse=True, key=lambda x: x[1])
+        if len(listinfo_sort) > max_chans:
+            max_chans = len(listinfo_sort) - 1
 
-        debug(f"keepChannels() {net}: siglist:{siglist} max_chans:{max_chans} len_sig:{len(siglist)}")
-        debug(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining {len(chosen)}/{len(siglist)} channels")
-        trace(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining:{chosen}")
-        populateChans(net, chosen)
+        siglist = [i[0] for i in listinfo if int(i[1]) > mean]
+
+        siglist = siglist[:max_chans]
+
+        debug(f"keepChannels() {net}: siglist:{siglist} max_chans:{max_chans} len_sig:{len(listinfo_sort)}")
+        debug(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining {len(siglist)}/{len(listinfo_sort)} channels")
+        trace(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining:{siglist}")
+        populateChans(net, siglist)
     notifyJoin(net)