diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2 b/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
index 290914ac64..c2fc23f894 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ tag =
 
 channel =
     method createrepo :: use createrepo
+    has req_channel && has_perm customchannel :: req
     is_child_task :: parent
 #we want pesign-test-app to always go to the secure-boot channel even for scratch builds
     source */pesign-test-app* && has_perm secure-boot :: use secure-boot