diff --git a/scripts/commands/playlist/format.js b/scripts/commands/playlist/format.js
index 08f3ec921..557a77a66 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/playlist/format.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/playlist/format.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { create: createPlaylist } = require('../../core/playlist')
-const { db, logger, file } = require('../../core')
+const { db, api, logger, file } = require('../../core')
 const { orderBy } = require('natural-orderby')
 const _ = require('lodash')
 
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ async function main() {
   await db.streams.load()
   let streams = await db.streams.find({})
 
+  logger.info(`loading channels...`)
+  await api.channels.load()
+  const channels = _.keyBy(await api.channels.all(), 'id')
+
+  logger.info('removing invalid tvg-id...')
+  streams = streams.map(stream => {
+    const channel = channels[stream.channel]
+
+    if (!channel) {
+      stream.channel = null
+    }
+
+    return stream
+  })
+
   logger.info('sorting links...')
   streams = orderBy(
     streams,