diff --git a/scripts/format.js b/scripts/format.js
index a7364feb0e..8edd4682cb 100644
--- a/scripts/format.js
+++ b/scripts/format.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ async function main() {
   if (index.items.length) {
     await loadPlaylist('channels/unsorted.m3u')
       .then(removeUnsortedDuplicates)
+      .then(sortChannels)
       .then(updatePlaylist)
       .then(done)
   }