diff --git a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/db/sqlite/SqliteChannelsDb.scala b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/db/sqlite/SqliteChannelsDb.scala
index a2f9d0d9f6..8704eda146 100644
--- a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/db/sqlite/SqliteChannelsDb.scala
+++ b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/db/sqlite/SqliteChannelsDb.scala
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class SqliteChannelsDb(sqlite: Connection) extends ChannelsDb with Logging {
           val state = stateDataCodec.decode(BitVector(rs.getBytes("data"))).require.value
           val data = stateDataCodec.encode(state).require.toByteArray
           statement.setBytes(1, data)
-          statement.setString(2, state.channelId.toHex)
+          statement.setBytes(2, state.channelId.toArray)
         }
       )(logger)
     }