diff --git a/frontend/src/queries/schema.ts b/frontend/src/queries/schema.ts
index fae45851247..f4d79131d9b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/queries/schema.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/queries/schema.ts
@@ -2558,14 +2558,14 @@ export interface CustomChannelCondition {
     key: CustomChannelField
     value?: string | string[]
     op: CustomChannelOperator
-    id: string
+    id: string // the ID is only needed for the drag and drop, so only needs to be unique with one set of rules
 }
 
 export interface CustomChannelRule {
     items: CustomChannelCondition[]
     combiner: FilterLogicalOperator
     channel_type: string
-    id: string
+    id: string // the ID is only needed for the drag and drop, so only needs to be unique with one set of rules
 }
 
 export enum DefaultChannelTypes {
diff --git a/posthog/hogql/database/schema/sessions_v1.py b/posthog/hogql/database/schema/sessions_v1.py
index 91b51faf6eb..d2fb8c7d80e 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql/database/schema/sessions_v1.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql/database/schema/sessions_v1.py
@@ -410,9 +410,7 @@ def get_lazy_session_table_values_v1(key: str, search_term: Optional[str], team:
     # the sessions table does not have a properties json object like the events and person tables
 
     if key == "$channel_type":
-        return [
-            [entry] for entry in DEFAULT_CHANNEL_TYPES if not search_term or search_term.lower() in entry.value.lower()
-        ]
+        return [[entry] for entry in DEFAULT_CHANNEL_TYPES if not search_term or search_term.lower() in entry.lower()]
 
     field_definition = LAZY_SESSIONS_FIELDS.get(key)
     if not field_definition:
diff --git a/posthog/hogql/database/schema/sessions_v2.py b/posthog/hogql/database/schema/sessions_v2.py
index 407dd9a7574..08da40eaa68 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql/database/schema/sessions_v2.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql/database/schema/sessions_v2.py
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ def get_lazy_session_table_values_v2(key: str, search_term: Optional[str], team:
         else:
             custom_channel_types = []
         default_channel_types = [
-            entry for entry in DEFAULT_CHANNEL_TYPES if not search_term or search_term.lower() in entry.value.lower()
+            entry for entry in DEFAULT_CHANNEL_TYPES if not search_term or search_term.lower() in entry.lower()
         ]
         # merge the list, keep the order, and remove duplicates
         return [[name] for name in list(dict.fromkeys(custom_channel_types + default_channel_types))]
diff --git a/posthog/hogql/database/schema/test/test_channel_type.py b/posthog/hogql/database/schema/test/test_channel_type.py
index 2ac8679ca62..c15269536db 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql/database/schema/test/test_channel_type.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql/database/schema/test/test_channel_type.py
@@ -339,9 +339,10 @@ class TestChannelType(ClickhouseTestMixin, APIBaseTest):
                 },
                 custom_channel_rules=[
                     CustomChannelRule(
-                        conditions=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value="test")],
+                        items=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value="test", id="1")],
                         channel_type="Test",
                         combiner=FilterLogicalOperator.AND_,
+                        id="a",
                     )
                 ],
             )
@@ -355,9 +356,10 @@ class TestChannelType(ClickhouseTestMixin, APIBaseTest):
                 },
                 custom_channel_rules=[
                     CustomChannelRule(
-                        conditions=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value=["test", "test2"])],
+                        items=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value=["test", "test2"], id="1")],
                         channel_type="Test",
                         combiner=FilterLogicalOperator.AND_,
+                        id="a",
                     )
                 ],
             )
@@ -371,9 +373,10 @@ class TestChannelType(ClickhouseTestMixin, APIBaseTest):
                 },
                 custom_channel_rules=[
                     CustomChannelRule(
-                        conditions=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value=["test"])],
+                        items=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value=["test"], id="1")],
                         channel_type="Test",
                         combiner=FilterLogicalOperator.AND_,
+                        id="a",
                     )
                 ],
             )
@@ -388,12 +391,13 @@ class TestChannelType(ClickhouseTestMixin, APIBaseTest):
                 },
                 custom_channel_rules=[
                     CustomChannelRule(
-                        conditions=[
-                            CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value="s"),
-                            CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_medium", op="exact", value="m"),
+                        items=[
+                            CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value="s", id="1"),
+                            CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_medium", op="exact", value="m", id="2"),
                         ],
                         channel_type="Test",
                         combiner=FilterLogicalOperator.AND_,
+                        id="a",
                     )
                 ],
             )
@@ -407,14 +411,16 @@ class TestChannelType(ClickhouseTestMixin, APIBaseTest):
                 },
                 custom_channel_rules=[
                     CustomChannelRule(
-                        conditions=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value="1")],
+                        items=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value="1", id="1")],
                         channel_type="Test1",
                         combiner=FilterLogicalOperator.AND_,
+                        id="a",
                     ),
                     CustomChannelRule(
-                        conditions=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value="2")],
+                        items=[CustomChannelCondition(key="utm_source", op="exact", value="2", id="2")],
                         channel_type="Test2",
                         combiner=FilterLogicalOperator.AND_,
+                        id="b",
                     ),
                 ],
             )