diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/proto-preprocessor.js b/lighthouse-core/lib/proto-preprocessor.js
index 7f5142b9563d..6b7e943b4288 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/lib/proto-preprocessor.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/lib/proto-preprocessor.js
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ function processForProto(lhr) {
   // 'ignore unknown fields' in the language of conversion.
   if (reportJson.configSettings) {
     // The settings that are in both proto and LHR
-    const {emulatedFormFactor, locale, onlyCategories} = reportJson.configSettings;
+    const {emulatedFormFactor, locale, onlyCategories, channel} = reportJson.configSettings;
 
     // @ts-ignore - intentionally only a subset of settings.
-    reportJson.configSettings = {emulatedFormFactor, locale, onlyCategories};
+    reportJson.configSettings = {emulatedFormFactor, locale, onlyCategories, channel};
   }
 
   // Remove runtimeError if it is NO_ERROR
diff --git a/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json b/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
index b26c834e355e..a75d9660551c 100644
--- a/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
+++ b/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
@@ -3947,6 +3947,7 @@
         }
     },
     "configSettings": {
+        "channel": "cli",
         "emulatedFormFactor": "mobile",
         "locale": "en-US",
         "onlyCategories": null