diff --git a/recmenus.c b/recmenus.c
index 8d80cc3..3b1d334 100644
--- a/recmenus.c
+++ b/recmenus.c
@@ -915,8 +915,18 @@ cTVGuideSearchTimer cRecMenuSearchTimerEdit::GetSearchTimer(void) {
     searchTimer.SetUseSubtitle(sT.useSubtitle);
     searchTimer.SetUseDesription(sT.useDescription);
     if (sT.useChannel == 1) {
-        searchTimer.SetStartChannel(startChannel);
-        searchTimer.SetStopChannel(stopChannel);
+#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
+        {
+        LOCK_CHANNELS_READ;
+        sT.channelMin = Channels->GetByNumber(startChannel);
+        sT.channelMax = Channels->GetByNumber(stopChannel);
+        }
+#else
+        sT.channelMin = Channels.GetByNumber(startChannel);
+        sT.channelMax = Channels.GetByNumber(stopChannel);
+#endif
+        searchTimer.SetStartChannel(sT.channelMin);
+        searchTimer.SetStopChannel(sT.channelMax);
     }
     if (sT.useChannel == 2) {
         if (channelgroups.size() > 0) {
diff --git a/searchtimer.c b/searchtimer.c
index bbff61e..f46e163 100644
--- a/searchtimer.c
+++ b/searchtimer.c
@@ -608,26 +608,6 @@ void cTVGuideSearchTimer::GetDelModes(std::vector<std::string> *delModes) {
     delModes->push_back(tr("count days"));
 }
 
-void cTVGuideSearchTimer::SetStartChannel(int startChannel)
-{
-#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
-   LOCK_CHANNELS_READ;
-   channelMin = Channels->GetByNumber(startChannel);
-#else
-   channelMin = Channels.GetByNumber(startChannel);
-#endif
-};
-
-void cTVGuideSearchTimer::SetStopChannel(int stopChannel)
-{
-#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
-   LOCK_CHANNELS_READ;
-   channelMax = Channels->GetByNumber(stopChannel);
-#else
-   channelMax = Channels.GetByNumber(stopChannel);
-#endif
-};
-
 void cTVGuideSearchTimer::Dump(void) {
     esyslog("tvguide searchtimer: strTimer: %s", strTimer.c_str());
     esyslog("tvguide searchtimer: ID: %d", ID);
diff --git a/searchtimer.h b/searchtimer.h
index 2494996..b47dc97 100644
--- a/searchtimer.h
+++ b/searchtimer.h
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ public:
     void SetUseSubtitle(bool useSubtitle) { this->useSubtitle = useSubtitle; };
     void SetUseDesription(bool useDescription) { this->useDescription = useDescription; };
     void SetUseChannel(int useChannel) { this->useChannel = useChannel; };
-    void SetStartChannel(int startChannel);
-    void SetStopChannel(int stopChannel);
+    void SetStartChannel(const cChannel *channelMin) { this->channelMin = channelMin; };
+    void SetStopChannel(const cChannel *channelMax) { this->channelMax = channelMax; };
     void SetChannelGroup(std::string channelGroup) { this->channelGroup = channelGroup; };
     void SetUseTime(bool useTime) { this->useTime = useTime; };
     void SetStartTime(int startTime) { this->startTime = startTime; };