diff --git a/kernel/ClassStuff/@itaSuper/itaSuper.m b/kernel/ClassStuff/@itaSuper/itaSuper.m
index a7f0f201bb9774f7e74b249e4b6f9a120ca3b409..89a04a0ed92584a16aa6e73ec5f8d61f49f59134 100644
--- a/kernel/ClassStuff/@itaSuper/itaSuper.m
+++ b/kernel/ClassStuff/@itaSuper/itaSuper.m
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ classdef itaSuper < itaMeta
             % and select the appropriate Channel struct(s)
             %% merge channelInfo
             channelFields = properties(this);
-            channelFields = channelFields(strcmp('channel',channelFields));
+            channelFields = channelFields(strncmp('channel',channelFields,7));
             
             for idchfield = 1:numel(channelFields)
                 thisFieldName = channelFields{idchfield};
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ classdef itaSuper < itaMeta
                     
                     %% merge channelInfo
                     channelFields = properties(this);
-                    channelFields = channelFields(strcmp('channel',channelFields));
+                    channelFields = channelFields(strncmp('channel',channelFields,7));
                     
                     for idchfield = 1:numel(channelFields)
                         thisFieldName = channelFields{idchfield};