diff --git a/db/reserved_usernames.txt b/db/reserved_usernames.txt
index d7ad302b03..a766c7814f 100644
--- a/db/reserved_usernames.txt
+++ b/db/reserved_usernames.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ voicemod
 # Existing frontend pages (frontend repo)
 about
 category
+channel
+channels
 checkout_cancel
 checkout_success
 clone