diff --git a/src/channel.cpp b/src/channel.cpp
index f3d78acd..16b6a1d0 100755
--- a/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/channel.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 /* Implementation *************************************************************/
 CChannel::CChannel ( const bool bNIsServer ) :
     bIsServer ( bNIsServer ),
-    sName ( "" ),
     vecdGains ( USED_NUM_CHANNELS, (double) 1.0 ),
     bIsEnabled ( false ),
     iNetwFrameSizeFact ( FRAME_SIZE_FACTOR_DEFAULT ),
@@ -49,6 +48,9 @@ CChannel::CChannel ( const bool bNIsServer ) :
     CycleTimeVariance.Init ( SYSTEM_FRAME_SIZE_SAMPLES,
         SYSTEM_SAMPLE_RATE, TIME_MOV_AV_RESPONSE );
 
+    // initialize channel name
+    ResetName();
+
 
     // connections -------------------------------------------------------------
     QObject::connect ( &Protocol,
diff --git a/src/channel.h b/src/channel.h
index ce397304..4c16cba5 100755
--- a/src/channel.h
+++ b/src/channel.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public:
     bool GetAddress ( CHostAddress& RetAddr );
     CHostAddress GetAddress() const { return InetAddr; }
 
+    void ResetName() { sName = ""; } // reset does not emit a message
     void SetName ( const QString sNNa );
     QString GetName();
 
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index fb82299e..870e1aec 100755
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -643,6 +643,9 @@ bool CServer::PutData ( const CVector<uint8_t>& vecbyRecBuf,
                 // address
                 vecChannels[iCurChanID].SetAddress ( HostAdr );
 
+                // reset channel name
+                vecChannels[iCurChanID].ResetName();
+
                 // reset the channel gains of current channel, at the same
                 // time reset gains of this channel ID for all other channels
                 for ( int i = 0; i < USED_NUM_CHANNELS; i++ )