diff --git a/libmamba/src/api/list.cpp b/libmamba/src/api/list.cpp
index 28006b2c65..f28594e114 100644
--- a/libmamba/src/api/list.cpp
+++ b/libmamba/src/api/list.cpp
@@ -73,13 +73,17 @@ namespace mamba
 
                     if (regex.empty() || std::regex_search(pkg_info.name, spec_pat))
                     {
-                        auto channels = channel_context.make_channel(pkg_info.package_url);
-                        assert(channels.size() == 1);  // A URL can only resolve to one channel
-                        obj["base_url"] = channels.front().url().str(specs::CondaURL::Credentials::Remove
+                        auto display_channels = channel_context.make_channel(pkg_info.channel);
+                        auto url_channels = channel_context.make_channel(pkg_info.package_url);
+                        assert(display_channels.size() == 1);  // A URL can only resolve to one
+                                                               // channel
+                        assert(url_channels.size() == 1);  // A URL can only resolve to one channel
+                        obj["base_url"] = url_channels.front().url().str(
+                            specs::CondaURL::Credentials::Remove
                         );
                         obj["build_number"] = pkg_info.build_number;
                         obj["build_string"] = pkg_info.build_string;
-                        obj["channel"] = channels.front().display_name();
+                        obj["channel"] = display_channels.front().display_name();
                         obj["dist_name"] = pkg_info.str();
                         obj["name"] = pkg_info.name;
                         obj["platform"] = pkg_info.platform;
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ namespace mamba
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        auto channels = channel_context.make_channel(package.second.package_url);
+                        auto channels = channel_context.make_channel(package.second.channel);
                         assert(channels.size() == 1);  // A URL can only resolve to one channel
                         formatted_pkgs.channel = channels.front().display_name();
                     }