diff --git a/cmd/broadcast.go b/cmd/broadcast.go
index f6487332c36daab637b48435717ef2b65255c9ee..146f95eed195419af2ff85512bd83315d511d895 100644
--- a/cmd/broadcast.go
+++ b/cmd/broadcast.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ var broadcastCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		asymmetric := viper.GetString(broadcastAsymmetricFlag)
 
 		// Connect to broadcast channel
-		bcl, err := broadcast.NewBroadcastChannel(*channel, user.GetCmix(), user.GetRng())
+		bcl, err := broadcast.NewBroadcastChannel(channel, user.GetCmix(), user.GetRng())
 
 		// Create & register symmetric receiver callback
 		receiveChan := make(chan []byte, 100)