diff --git a/pwnagotchi/agent.py b/pwnagotchi/agent.py
index 1cdf3bf0..7dbf41eb 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/agent.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/agent.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class Agent(Client, Automata, AsyncAdvertiser, AsyncTrainer):
             ch = ap['channel']
             # if we're sticking to a channel, skip anything
             # which is not on that channel
-            if not channels and ch not in channels:
+            if not channels or (channels and ch not in channels):
                 continue
 
             if ch not in grouped:
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/automata.py b/pwnagotchi/automata.py
index 3b87243a..d087c471 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/automata.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/automata.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Automata(object):
         # when we're trying to associate or deauth something that is not in range anymore
         # (if we are moving), we get the following error from bettercap:
         # error 400: 50:c7:bf:2e:d3:37 is an unknown BSSID or it is in the association skip list.
-        if 'is an unknown BSSID' in str(error):
+        if 'is an unknown BSSID' in str(e):
             self._on_miss(who)
         else:
             logging.error(e)