diff --git a/docs/schema.sql b/docs/schema.sql
index 2c2eef33..d9e1932b 100644
--- a/docs/schema.sql
+++ b/docs/schema.sql
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ CREATE TABLE channels (
 -- create default channel
 INSERT INTO channels (name) VALUES ('default');
 INSERT INTO channels (name) VALUES ('createrepo');
+INSERT INTO channels (name) VALUES ('livecd');
 
 -- Here we track the build machines
 -- each host has an entry in the users table also
diff --git a/hub/kojihub.py b/hub/kojihub.py
index 154e0d9e..5dda9edf 100644
--- a/hub/kojihub.py
+++ b/hub/kojihub.py
@@ -4709,7 +4709,7 @@ class RootExports(object):
 
         context.session.assertPerm('livecd')
 
-        taskOpts = {}
+        taskOpts = {'channel': 'livecd'}
         taskOpts['arch'] = arch
         if priority:
             if priority < 0: