diff --git a/controller/channel.go b/controller/channel.go
index cf1a4010f..4c34f67fe 100644
--- a/controller/channel.go
+++ b/controller/channel.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func GetAllChannels(c *gin.Context) {
 			if tag == nil || *tag == "" {
 				continue
 			}
-			tagChannels, err := model.GetChannelsByTag(*tag, idSort)
+			tagChannels, err := model.GetChannelsByTag(*tag, idSort, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func SearchChannels(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		for _, tag := range tags {
 			if tag != nil && *tag != "" {
-				tagChannel, err := model.GetChannelsByTag(*tag, idSort)
+				tagChannel, err := model.GetChannelsByTag(*tag, idSort, false)
 				if err == nil {
 					channelData = append(channelData, tagChannel...)
 				}
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ func GetTagModels(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	channels, err := model.GetChannelsByTag(tag, false) // Assuming false for idSort is fine here
+	channels, err := model.GetChannelsByTag(tag, false, false) // idSort=false, selectAll=false
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
 			"success": false,
diff --git a/model/channel.go b/model/channel.go
index a5a247f37..a7f741b21 100644
--- a/model/channel.go
+++ b/model/channel.go
@@ -272,13 +272,17 @@ func GetAllChannels(startIdx int, num int, selectAll bool, idSort bool) ([]*Chan
 	return channels, err
 }
 
-func GetChannelsByTag(tag string, idSort bool) ([]*Channel, error) {
+func GetChannelsByTag(tag string, idSort bool, selectAll bool) ([]*Channel, error) {
 	var channels []*Channel
 	order := "priority desc"
 	if idSort {
 		order = "id desc"
 	}
-	err := DB.Where("tag = ?", tag).Order(order).Find(&channels).Error
+	query := DB.Where("tag = ?", tag).Order(order)
+	if !selectAll {
+		query = query.Omit("key")
+	}
+	err := query.Find(&channels).Error
 	return channels, err
 }
 
@@ -728,7 +732,7 @@ func EditChannelByTag(tag string, newTag *string, modelMapping *string, models *
 		return err
 	}
 	if shouldReCreateAbilities {
-		channels, err := GetChannelsByTag(updatedTag, false)
+		channels, err := GetChannelsByTag(updatedTag, false, false)
 		if err == nil {
 			for _, channel := range channels {
 				err = channel.UpdateAbilities(nil)