diff --git a/roles/network/templates/hostapd/test-wifi b/roles/network/templates/hostapd/test-wifi
index 8cbc8e01c..6565efcf7 100755
--- a/roles/network/templates/hostapd/test-wifi
+++ b/roles/network/templates/hostapd/test-wifi
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ FREQ=`wpa_cli -i wlan0 scan_results | grep $SSID | awk '{print $2}'`
 echo "frequency is $FREQ for $SSID"
 CHAN=$(((($FREQ - 2407)) / 5 ))
 echo "channel is $CHAN for $SSID"
-
+cp /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf.iiab /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+sed -i -e "s/^channel.*/channel=$CHAN/" /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+systemctl reload-daemon