diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/channelscan/channelimporter.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/channelscan/channelimporter.cpp
index ebbc5809e02..98fc899d264 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/channelscan/channelimporter.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/channelscan/channelimporter.cpp
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ ScanDTVTransportList ChannelImporter::GetDBTransports(
                 ChannelInsertInfo &chan = transports[i].channels[j];
                 for (uint k = 0; k < newt.channels.size(); k++)
                 {
-                    if (newt.channels[k].IsSameChannel(chan))
+                    if (newt.channels[k].IsSameChannel(chan, true))
                     {
                         found_chan[k] = true;
                         chan.db_mplexid = mplexid;
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbchannelinfo.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbchannelinfo.cpp
index 09d9a1457f8..2e9086a2003 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbchannelinfo.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbchannelinfo.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ void ChannelInsertInfo::ImportExtraInfo(const ChannelInsertInfo &other)
         orig_netid         = other.orig_netid;
     if (other.netid && !netid)
         netid              = other.netid;
-    if (!other.si_standard.isEmpty() && si_standard.isEmpty())
+    if (!other.si_standard.isEmpty() &&
+        (si_standard.isEmpty() || ("mpeg" == si_standard)))
     {
         si_standard        = other.si_standard; si_standard.detach();
     }
@@ -426,7 +427,8 @@ void ChannelInsertInfo::ImportExtraInfo(const ChannelInsertInfo &other)
         decryption_status  = other.decryption_status;
 }
 
-bool ChannelInsertInfo::IsSameChannel(const ChannelInsertInfo &other) const
+bool ChannelInsertInfo::IsSameChannel(
+    const ChannelInsertInfo &other, bool relaxed) const
 {
     if (atsc_major_channel &&
         (atsc_major_channel == other.atsc_major_channel) &&
@@ -444,6 +446,17 @@ bool ChannelInsertInfo::IsSameChannel(const ChannelInsertInfo &other) const
         (pat_tsid == other.pat_tsid) && (service_id == other.service_id))
         return true;
 
+    if (relaxed)
+    {
+        if (("mpeg" == si_standard || "mpeg" == other.si_standard ||
+             "dvb" == si_standard || "dvb" == other.si_standard ||
+             si_standard.isEmpty() || other.si_standard.isEmpty()) &&
+            (service_id == other.service_id))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbchannelinfo.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbchannelinfo.h
index 6e62bd29c05..3e4b6ea93b2 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbchannelinfo.h
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/dbchannelinfo.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class MTV_PUBLIC ChannelInsertInfo
     ChannelInsertInfo(const ChannelInsertInfo &other) { (*this = other); }
     ChannelInsertInfo &operator=(const ChannelInsertInfo &other);
 
-    bool IsSameChannel(const ChannelInsertInfo&) const;
+    bool IsSameChannel(const ChannelInsertInfo&, bool relaxed = false) const;
 
     bool SaveScan(uint scanid, uint transportid) const;