diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b629cb261..e251a1ade 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ url: ['http://localhost:3001/xmltv.php?epg_id=1', 'http://localhost:3001/xmltv.p
 ```
 - added `estrip` to input for auto epg matching, if not given `["3840p", "uhd", "fhd", "hd", "sd", "4k", "plus", "raw"]` is default
   When no matching epg_id is found, the display name is used to match a channel name. The given strings are stripped to get a better match.
-
+- fixed chno assignment issue
 
 # 2.2.5 (2025-03-27)
 - fixed web ui playlist regexp search
diff --git a/src/api/model/active_provider_manager.rs b/src/api/model/active_provider_manager.rs
index c2ae7215a..6273a503e 100644
--- a/src/api/model/active_provider_manager.rs
+++ b/src/api/model/active_provider_manager.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ impl ProviderConfig {
     pub fn try_allocate(&self, grace: bool) -> ProviderAllocation {
         let connections = self.current_connections.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
         if self.max_connections == 0 {
+            self.current_connections.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
             return ProviderAllocation::Available(self);
         }
         if (!grace && connections < self.max_connections) || (grace && connections <= self.max_connections)  {