diff --git a/src/tasks/installers/olm.ts b/src/tasks/installers/olm.ts
index b31a8cac6..40a4450aa 100644
--- a/src/tasks/installers/olm.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/installers/olm.ts
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ export class OLMTasks {
           if (flags[OLM.CATALOG_SOURCE_YAML] || flags[OLM.CATALOG_SOURCE_NAME]) {
             // custom Che CatalogSource
             const catalogSourceNamespace = flags[OLM.CATALOG_SOURCE_NAMESPACE] || ctx.operatorNamespace
-            subscription = this.constructSubscription(ctx.subscriptionName, flags[OLM.PACKAGE_MANIFEST_NAME], ctx.operatorNamespace, catalogSourceNamespace, channel, ctx.sourceName, ctx.approvalStarategy, ctx.startingCSV)
+            subscription = this.constructSubscription(ctx.subscriptionName, flags[OLM.PACKAGE_MANIFEST_NAME], ctx.operatorNamespace, catalogSourceNamespace, channel || OLM_STABLE_CHANNEL_NAME, ctx.sourceName, ctx.approvalStarategy, ctx.startingCSV)
           } else if (channel === OLM_STABLE_CHANNEL_NAME || channel === OLM_STABLE_ALL_NAMESPACES_CHANNEL_NAME || (VersionHelper.isDeployingStableVersion(flags) && !channel)) {
             // stable Che CatalogSource
-            subscription = this.constructSubscription(ctx.subscriptionName, DEFAULT_CHE_OLM_PACKAGE_NAME, ctx.operatorNamespace, ctx.defaultCatalogSourceNamespace, channel, ctx.catalogSourceNameStable, ctx.approvalStarategy, ctx.startingCSV)
+            subscription = this.constructSubscription(ctx.subscriptionName, DEFAULT_CHE_OLM_PACKAGE_NAME, ctx.operatorNamespace, ctx.defaultCatalogSourceNamespace, channel || OLM_STABLE_CHANNEL_NAME, ctx.catalogSourceNameStable, ctx.approvalStarategy, ctx.startingCSV)
           } else if (channel === OLM_NEXT_CHANNEL_NAME || channel === OLM_NEXT_ALL_NAMESPACES_CHANNEL_NAME || !channel) {
             // next Che CatalogSource
-            subscription = this.constructSubscription(ctx.subscriptionName, `eclipse-che-preview-${ctx.generalPlatformName}`, ctx.operatorNamespace, ctx.operatorNamespace, channel, NEXT_CATALOG_SOURCE_NAME, ctx.approvalStarategy, ctx.startingCSV)
+            subscription = this.constructSubscription(ctx.subscriptionName, `eclipse-che-preview-${ctx.generalPlatformName}`, ctx.operatorNamespace, ctx.operatorNamespace, channel || OLM_NEXT_CHANNEL_NAME, NEXT_CATALOG_SOURCE_NAME, ctx.approvalStarategy, ctx.startingCSV)
           } else {
             throw new Error(`Unknown OLM channel ${flags[OLM.CHANNEL]}`)
           }