diff --git a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
index 3fb8c30a..57f1dbad 100644
--- a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
+++ b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
@@ -5151,7 +5151,8 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
         _channelSyncRetries = 0; // Reset retry counter on success
 
         // Only add non-empty channels
-        if (!channel.isEmpty) {
+        if (!channel.isEmpty &&
+            _channels.any((c) => c.pskHex != channel.pskHex)) {
           _channels.add(channel);
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/storage/channel_store.dart b/lib/storage/channel_store.dart
index 4f40482a..2111d483 100644
--- a/lib/storage/channel_store.dart
+++ b/lib/storage/channel_store.dart
@@ -42,9 +42,18 @@ class ChannelStore {
 
     try {
       final jsonList = jsonDecode(jsonString) as List<dynamic>;
-      return jsonList
+      final channels = jsonList
           .map((entry) => _fromJson(entry as Map<String, dynamic>))
           .toList();
+      // Deduplicate: keep the last entry per channel index
+      final seen = <int>{};
+      final deduped = <Channel>[];
+      for (final channel in channels.reversed) {
+        if (seen.add(channel.index)) {
+          deduped.add(channel);
+        }
+      }
+      return deduped.reversed.toList();
     } catch (_) {
       return [];
     }