diff --git a/src/client/rest/RESTMethods.js b/src/client/rest/RESTMethods.js
index a21e724de..a826cd3b0 100644
--- a/src/client/rest/RESTMethods.js
+++ b/src/client/rest/RESTMethods.js
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class RESTMethods {
     data.position = _data.position || channel.position;
     data.bitrate = _data.bitrate || (channel.bitrate ? channel.bitrate * 1000 : undefined);
     data.user_limit = typeof _data.userLimit !== 'undefined' ? _data.userLimit : channel.userLimit;
-    data.parent_id = _data.parent === null ? null : _data.parent || (channel.parent ? channel.parent.id : undefined);
+    data.parent_id = _data.parent;
     return this.rest.makeRequest('patch', Endpoints.Channel(channel), true, data, undefined, reason).then(newData =>
       this.client.actions.ChannelUpdate.handle(newData).updated
     );