diff --git a/core/bot.py b/core/bot.py
index 0808ee9..e6b1009 100644
--- a/core/bot.py
+++ b/core/bot.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class IRCBot(IRCClient):
         if len(listinfo) == 0:  # probably ngircd not supporting LIST >0
             return
         if main.config["ChanKeep"]["Enabled"]:
-            chankeep.initialList(self.net, self.num, listinfo, self.chanlimit)
+            chankeep.initialList(self.net, self.num, listinfo)
 
     def recheckList(self):
         allRelays = chankeep.allRelaysActive(self.net)
diff --git a/modules/chankeep.py b/modules/chankeep.py
index ea09274..402de69 100644
--- a/modules/chankeep.py
+++ b/modules/chankeep.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ from math import ceil
 from twisted.internet.threads import deferToThread
 
 import main
-import modules.provision
 from utils.logging.debug import debug, trace
 from utils.logging.log import error, log, warn
 
+
 def getEnabledRelays(net):
     """
     Get a list of enabled relays for a network.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def getEnabledRelays(net):
     enabledRelays = [x for x in main.network[net].relays.keys() if main.network[net].relays[x]["enabled"]]
     return enabledRelays
 
+
 def getActiveRelays(net):
     """
     Get a list of active relays for a network.
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ def allRelaysActive(net):
     debug(f"allRelaysActive() {net}: {relaysActive} ({activeRelays}/{enabledRelays})")
     return relaysActive
 
+
 def getAverageChanlimit(net):
     """
     Get the average channel limit for a network.
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ def getAverageChanlimit(net):
     debug(f"getAverageChanlimit() {net}: {avg_chanlimit}")
     return avg_chanlimit
 
+
 def getSumChanlimit(net):
     """
     Get the sum of all channel limits for a network.
@@ -78,32 +81,26 @@ def getSumChanlimit(net):
             total += main.IRCPool[name].chanlimit
     return total
 
-def getChanFree(net, new):
+
+def getChanFree(net):
     """
     Get a dictionary with the free channel spaces for
     each relay, and a channel limit.
     Example return:
      ({1: 99}, 100)
     :param net: network
-    :param new: list of newly provisioned relays to skip
     :return: ({relay: channel spaces}, channel limit)
     """
     chanfree = {}
-    chanlimits = set()
     for i in getActiveRelays(net):
-        if i in new:
-            continue
         name = net + str(i)
         if name not in main.IRCPool.keys():
             continue
         if not main.IRCPool[name].isconnected:
             continue
         chanfree[i] = main.IRCPool[name].chanlimit - len(main.IRCPool[name].channels)
-        chanlimits.add(main.IRCPool[name].chanlimit)
-    if not len(chanlimits) == 1:
-        error("Network %s has servers with different CHANLIMIT values" % net)
-        return False
-    return (chanfree, chanlimits.pop())
+
+    return chanfree
 
 
 def getTotalChans(net):
@@ -121,7 +118,7 @@ def getTotalChans(net):
     return total
 
 
-def emptyChanAllocate(net, flist, new):
+def emptyChanAllocate(net, flist):
     """
     Allocate channels to relays.
     :param net: network
@@ -131,64 +128,32 @@ def emptyChanAllocate(net, flist, new):
     :return: dictionary of {relay: list of channels}"""
 
     # Get the free channel spaces for each relay
-    chanfree = getChanFree(net, new)
+    chanfree = getChanFree(net)
     if not chanfree:
         return
 
     # Pretend the newly provisioned relays are already on the network
-    for i in new:
-        chanfree[0][i] = chanfree[1]
+    # for i in new:
+    #     chanfree[0][i] = chanfree[1]
     allocated = {}
 
-    # Copy the list since we're going to mutate it
-    toalloc = len(flist)
-
-    # Used to correct allocations and provision additional relays
-    #  if the math since the last LIST is a bit wrong
-    # toalloc:2148 free:{1: 250} chanlimit:250 correction:2147
     newlist = list(flist)
-    if toalloc > sum(chanfree[0].values()):
-        sum_free = sum(chanfree[0].values())  # 250
-        chans_not_covered = toalloc - sum_free  # 2148 - 250 = 1898
-        relays_needed = chans_not_covered / chanfree[1]  # 1898 / 250 = 7.592
-        correction = ceil(relays_needed)
-        if main.config["ChanKeep"]["Provision"]:
-            debug(
-                (
-                    f"emptyChanAllocate() secondary allocation sum_free:{sum_free} "
-                    f"chans_not_covered:{chans_not_covered} relays_needed:{relays_needed} "
-                    f"correction:{correction}"
-                )
-            )
-            debug(
-                (
-                    f"emptyChanAllocate() not enough free channels: toalloc:{toalloc} "
-                    f"free:{chanfree[0]} chanlimit:{chanfree[1]} correction:{correction}"
-                )
-            )
-            warn("Ran out of channel spaces, provisioning additional %i relays for %s" % (correction, net))
-            modules.provision.provisionMultipleRelays(net, correction)
-            return False
-        else:
-            # We don't have enough spaces and we can't add any.
-            # Let's do the best we can in the circumstances.
-            debug(f"emptyChanAllocate() cannot create additional relays for {net}")
-            debug(f"emptyChanAllocate() {chans_not_covered} channels cannot be covered")
-            newlist = newlist[:sum_free]
-            debug(f"emptyChanAllocate() flist truncated to {sum_free}, length nis now {len(flist)}")
-            trace(f"emptyChanAllocate() best effort allocation: {flist}")
-    for i in chanfree[0].keys():
-        for x in range(chanfree[0][i]):
-            if not len(newlist):
+    sum_free = sum(chanfree.values())  # 250
+    trunc_list = newlist[:sum_free]
+    debug(f"emptyChanAllocate() {net}: newlist:{len(newlist)} trunc_list:{len(trunc_list)}")
+
+    for i in chanfree.keys():
+        for x in range(chanfree[i]):
+            if not len(trunc_list):
                 break
             if i in allocated.keys():
-                allocated[i].append(newlist.pop())
+                allocated[i].append(trunc_list.pop())
             else:
-                allocated[i] = [newlist.pop()]
+                allocated[i] = [trunc_list.pop()]
     return allocated
 
 
-def populateChans(net, clist, new):
+def populateChans(net, clist):
     """
     Populate channels on relays.
     Stores channels to join in a list in main.TempChan[net][num]
@@ -196,7 +161,7 @@ def populateChans(net, clist, new):
     :param clist: list of channels to join
     :param new: list of newly provisioned relays to account for"""
     # divided = array_split(clist, relay)
-    allocated = emptyChanAllocate(net, clist, new)
+    allocated = emptyChanAllocate(net, clist)
     if not allocated:
         return
     for i in allocated.keys():
@@ -242,7 +207,7 @@ def minifyChans(net, listinfo):
     return listinfo
 
 
-def keepChannels(net, listinfo, mean, sigrelay, relay, chanlimit):
+def keepChannels(net, listinfo, mean, sigrelay, relay):
     """
     Minify channels, determine whether we can cover all the channels
     on the network, or need to use 'significant' mode.
@@ -263,39 +228,40 @@ def keepChannels(net, listinfo, mean, sigrelay, relay, chanlimit):
         coverAll = True
     elif relay > main.config["ChanKeep"]["SigSwitch"]:  # we cannot cover all of the channels
         coverAll = False
-        if not sigrelay <= main.config["ChanKeep"]["MaxRelay"]:
-            error("Network %s is too big to cover: %i relays required" % (net, sigrelay))
-            return
+    #    if not sigrelay <= main.config["ChanKeep"]["MaxRelay"]:
+    #        error("Network %s is too big to cover: %i relays required" % (net, sigrelay))
+    #        return
     num_instances = len(getActiveRelays(net))
-    debug(f"keepChannels() {net} instances:{num_instances} chanlimit:{chanlimit}")
+    debug(f"keepChannels() {net} instances:{num_instances}")
     chan_slots_used = getTotalChans(net)
     debug(f"keepChannels() slots_used:{chan_slots_used}")
-    max_chans = (chanlimit * num_instances) - chan_slots_used
+    # max_chans = (chanlimit * num_instances) - chan_slots_used
+    max_chans = getSumChanlimit(net) - chan_slots_used
     debug(f"keepChannels() max_chans:{max_chans}")
     if coverAll:
-        needed = relay - len(getActiveRelays(net))
-        if needed:
-            debug(f"keepChannels() coverAll asking to provision {needed} relays for {net} relay:{relay}")
-            newNums = modules.provision.provisionMultipleRelays(net, needed)
-        else:
-            newNums = []
+        # needed = relay - len(getActiveRelays(net))
+        # if needed:
+        #     debug(f"keepChannels() coverAll asking to provision {needed} relays for {net} relay:{relay}")
+        #     newNums = modules.provision.provisionMultipleRelays(net, needed)
+        # else:
+        #     newNums = []
         flist = [i[0] for i in listinfo]
         chosen = sorted(flist, reverse=True, key=lambda x: x[1])[:max_chans]
         debug(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining {len(chosen)}/{len(flist)} channels")
         trace(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining:{chosen}")
-        populateChans(net, chosen, newNums)
+        populateChans(net, chosen)
     else:
-        needed = sigrelay - len(getActiveRelays(net))
-        if needed:
-            debug(f"keepChannels() NOT coverAll asking to provision {needed} relays for {net} sigrelay:{sigrelay}")
-            newNums = modules.provision.provisionMultipleRelays(net, needed)
-        else:
-            newNums = []
+        # needed = sigrelay - len(getActiveRelays(net))
+        # if needed:
+        #     debug(f"keepChannels() NOT coverAll asking to provision {needed} relays for {net} sigrelay:{sigrelay}")
+        #     newNums = modules.provision.provisionMultipleRelays(net, needed)
+        # else:
+        #     newNums = []
         siglist = [i[0] for i in listinfo if int(i[1]) > mean]
-        chosen = sorted(flist, reverse=True, key=lambda x: x[1])[:max_chans]
+        chosen = sorted(siglist, reverse=True, key=lambda x: x[1])[:max_chans]
         debug(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining {len(chosen)}/{len(flist)} channels")
         trace(f"keepChannels() {net}: joining:{chosen}")
-        populateChans(net, chosen, newNums)
+        populateChans(net, chosen)
     notifyJoin(net)
 
 
@@ -308,7 +274,7 @@ def joinSingle(net, channel):
     :return: relay number that joined the channel
     :rtype: int
     """
-    eca = emptyChanAllocate(net, [channel], [])
+    eca = emptyChanAllocate(net, [channel])
     if not eca:
         return False
     if not len(eca.keys()) == 1:
@@ -354,7 +320,7 @@ def nukeNetwork(net):
 #    deferToThread(_nukeNetwork, net)
 
 
-def _initialList(net, num, listinfo, chanlimit):
+def _initialList(net, num, listinfo):
     """
     Called when a relay receives a full LIST response.
     Run statistics to determine how many channels are significant.
@@ -390,8 +356,9 @@ def _initialList(net, num, listinfo, chanlimit):
             insiglength += 1
             insigcumul += int(i[1])
 
-    sigrelay = ceil(siglength / chanlimit)
-    relay = ceil(listlength / chanlimit)
+    avg_chanlimit = getAverageChanlimit(net)
+    sigrelay = ceil(siglength / avg_chanlimit)
+    relay = ceil(listlength / avg_chanlimit)
 
     abase = "analytics.list.%s" % net
     main.g.delete(abase)
@@ -409,12 +376,12 @@ def _initialList(net, num, listinfo, chanlimit):
     p.hset(abase, "small_chan_cumul_mem", insigcumul)
     p.hset(abase, "relays_for_all_chans", relay)
     p.hset(abase, "relays_for_big_chans", sigrelay)
-    p.hset(abase, "relays_for_small_chans", ceil(insiglength / chanlimit))
+    p.hset(abase, "relays_for_small_chans", ceil(insiglength / avg_chanlimit))
     debug(
         (
             f"_initialList() net:{net} num:{num} listlength:{listlength} "
             f"mean:{mean} siglength:{siglength} insiglength:{insiglength} "
-            f"sigrelay:{sigrelay} relay:{relay} chanlimit:{chanlimit}"
+            f"sigrelay:{sigrelay} relay:{relay} avg_chanlimit:{avg_chanlimit}"
         )
     )
 
@@ -427,7 +394,7 @@ def _initialList(net, num, listinfo, chanlimit):
 
     p.execute()
     debug("List parsing completed on %s" % net)
-    keepChannels(net, listinfo, mean, sigrelay, relay, chanlimit)
+    keepChannels(net, listinfo, mean, sigrelay, relay)
 
     # return (listinfo, mean, sigrelay, relay)
 
@@ -453,9 +420,9 @@ def getListInfo(net):
     return convert(info)
 
 
-def initialList(net, num, listinfo, chanlimit):
+def initialList(net, num, listinfo):
     """
     Run _initialList in a thread.
     See above docstring.
     """
-    deferToThread(_initialList, net, num, deepcopy(listinfo), chanlimit)
+    deferToThread(_initialList, net, num, deepcopy(listinfo))
diff --git a/modules/provision.py b/modules/provision.py
index ca62585..f517236 100644
--- a/modules/provision.py
+++ b/modules/provision.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def provisionAuthenticationData(num, nick, network, security, auth, password):
         commands["nickserv"].append("Set %s" % password)
     inst = modules.regproc.selectInst(network)
     if "setmode" in inst.keys():
+        # perform is loaded above
         # commands["status"].append("LoadMod perform")
         commands["perform"] = ["add mode %nick% +" + inst["setmode"]]
     deliverRelayCommands(num, commands, user=user + "/" + network)
diff --git a/tests/test_chankeep.py b/tests/test_chankeep.py
index 13c8918..38a0d04 100644
--- a/tests/test_chankeep.py
+++ b/tests/test_chankeep.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class TestChanKeep(TestCase):
         chankeep.main.g = MagicMock()
         chankeep.main.g.pipeline = MagicMock()
         chankeep.main.config["ChanKeep"]["Provision"] = False
+        chankeep.getAverageChanlimit = MagicMock()
+        chankeep.getAverageChanlimit.return_value = self.chanlimit
 
         self.listinfo = self.generate_listinfo()
         self.chan_name_list = [x[0] for x in self.listinfo]
@@ -89,17 +91,17 @@ class TestChanKeep(TestCase):
 
     @patch("modules.chankeep.keepChannels")
     def test__initialList(self, keepchannels):
-        chankeep._initialList(self.net, self.num, self.listinfo, self.chanlimit)
-        net, passed_list, mean, sigrelay, relay, chanlimit = keepchannels.call_args_list[0][0]
+        chankeep._initialList(self.net, self.num, self.listinfo)
+        net, passed_list, mean, sigrelay, relay = keepchannels.call_args_list[0][0]
         self.assertEqual(net, self.net)
         self.assertEqual(passed_list, self.listinfo)
-        self.assertEqual(chanlimit, self.chanlimit)
+        # self.assertEqual(chanlimit, self.chanlimit)
         # print(net, mean, sigrelay, relay)
 
     @patch("modules.chankeep.getChanFree")
     def test_empty_chan_allocate(self, getchanfree):
         getchanfree.return_value = ({1: 600}, 600)  # pretend we have 600 channels free
-        eca = chankeep.emptyChanAllocate(self.net, self.chan_name_list, [])
+        eca = chankeep.emptyChanAllocate(self.net, self.chan_name_list)
         self.assertEqual(len(eca), 1)
         num = list(eca.keys())[0]
         chans = eca[list(eca.keys())[0]]
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ class TestChanKeep(TestCase):
         self.assertCountEqual(chans, self.chan_name_list)
 
         getchanfree.return_value = ({1: 100}, 10)
-        eca = chankeep.emptyChanAllocate(self.net, self.chan_name_list, [])
+        eca = chankeep.emptyChanAllocate(self.net, self.chan_name_list)
         self.assertEqual(len(eca), 1)
         num = list(eca.keys())[0]
         chans = eca[list(eca.keys())[0]]