diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index 6aa906c..6c34f90 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -674,9 +674,9 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             closeNow = True
             export_config(interface)
 
-        if args.seturl:
+        if args.ch_set_url:
             closeNow = True
-            interface.getNode(args.dest, **getNode_kwargs).setURL(args.seturl)
+            interface.getNode(args.dest, **getNode_kwargs).setURL(args.ch_set_url, addOnly=False)
 
         # handle changing channels
 
@@ -1447,7 +1447,20 @@ def addConfigArgs(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "--set-ham", help="Set licensed Ham ID and turn off encryption", action="store"
     )
 
-    group.add_argument("--seturl", help="Set all channels with a URL", action="store")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--ch-set-url", "--seturl",
+        help="Set all channels and set LoRa config from a supplied URL",
+        metavar="URL",
+        action="store"
+    )
+
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--ch-add-url",
+        help="Add secondary channels and set LoRa config from a supplied URL",
+        metavar="URL",
+        default=None,
+    )
+
 
     return parser
 
@@ -1465,13 +1478,6 @@ def addChannelConfigArgs(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> argparse.ArgumentPa
         default=None,
     )
 
-    group.add_argument(
-        "--ch-add-url",
-        help="Add secondary channels from a supplied URL",
-        metavar="URL",
-        default=None,
-    )
-
     group.add_argument(
         "--ch-del", help="Delete the ch-index channel", action="store_true"
     )
diff --git a/meshtastic/node.py b/meshtastic/node.py
index 742b582..f3fd1a9 100644
--- a/meshtastic/node.py
+++ b/meshtastic/node.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from meshtastic.util import (
     Timeout,
     camel_to_snake,
     fromPSK,
-    genPSK256,
     our_exit,
     pskToString,
     stripnl,
@@ -338,10 +337,10 @@ class Node:
         s = s.replace("=", "").replace("+", "-").replace("/", "_")
         return f"https://meshtastic.org/e/#{s}"
 
-    def setURL(self, url, addOnly: bool = False):
+    def setURL(self, url: str, addOnly: bool = False):
         """Set mesh network URL"""
-        if self.localConfig is None:
-            our_exit("Warning: No Config has been read")
+        if self.localConfig is None or self.channels is None:
+            our_exit("Warning: config or channels not loaded")
 
         # URLs are of the form https://meshtastic.org/d/#{base64_channel_set}
         # Split on '/#' to find the base64 encoded channel settings
@@ -370,22 +369,18 @@ class Node:
         if addOnly:
             # Add new channels with names not already present
             # Don't change existing channels
-            for ch in channelSet.settings:
-                channelExists = self.getChannelByName(ch.name)
-                if channelExists or ch.name == "":
-                    print("Ignoring existing channel from add URL")
-                    next
-                else:
-                    newChannel = self.getDisabledChannel()
-                    if not newChannel:
-                        our_exit("Warning: No free channels were found")
-                    chs = channel_pb2.ChannelSettings()
-                    chs.name = ch.name
-                    chs.psk = ch.psk
-                    newChannel.settings.CopyFrom(chs)
-                    newChannel.role = channel_pb2.Channel.Role.SECONDARY
-                    print(f"Adding new channel '{ch.name}' to device")
-                    self.writeChannel(newChannel.index)
+            for chs in channelSet.settings:
+                channelExists = self.getChannelByName(chs.name)
+                if channelExists or chs.name == "":
+                    print(f"Ignoring existing or empty channel \"{chs.name}\" from add URL")
+                    continue
+                ch = self.getDisabledChannel()
+                if not ch:
+                    our_exit("Warning: No free channels were found")
+                ch.settings.CopyFrom(chs)
+                ch.role = channel_pb2.Channel.Role.SECONDARY
+                print(f"Adding new channel '{chs.name}' to device")
+                self.writeChannel(ch.index)
         else:
             i = 0
             for chs in channelSet.settings:
diff --git a/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py b/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py
index 61ab84a..9e824d7 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def test_setURL_empty_url(capsys):
     assert pytest_wrapped_e.type == SystemExit
     assert pytest_wrapped_e.value.code == 1
     out, err = capsys.readouterr()
-    assert re.search(r"Warning: There were no settings.", out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r"Warning: config or channels not loaded", out, re.MULTILINE)
     assert err == ""
 
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def test_setURL_valid_URL_but_no_settings(capsys):
     assert pytest_wrapped_e.type == SystemExit
     assert pytest_wrapped_e.value.code == 1
     out, err = capsys.readouterr()
-    assert re.search(r"Warning: There were no settings", out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert re.search(r"Warning: config or channels not loaded", out, re.MULTILINE)
     assert err == ""