diff --git a/scripts/format.js b/scripts/format.js
index 8eab35355..69b2a17e7 100644
--- a/scripts/format.js
+++ b/scripts/format.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ async function main() {
   if (playlists.length) {
     await loadPlaylist('channels/unsorted.m3u')
       .then(removeUnsortedDuplicates)
+      .then(filterChannels)
       .then(sortChannels)
       .then(savePlaylist)
       .then(done)