diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChannelProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChannelProvider.java
index 432dbbc69..a5b184d6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChannelProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/ChannelProvider.java
@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@ public final class ChannelProvider implements Closeable {
             channelDataLock.writeLock().lock();
             try {
                 int removedPos = chronicleChannelPositionsInList[chronicleChannel];
+                if (removedPos == -1)
+                    return;
                 chronicleChannelPositionsInList[removedPos] = -1;
                 chronicleChannelList.remove(removedPos);
                 chronicleChannelIds.remove(removedPos);