diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f411935f..1ed4b297 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Bug Fixes
+- Fix channel selection from `wavelenght_id`
+
 ## [v0.4.5]
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/src/ngio/images/_image.py b/src/ngio/images/_image.py
index ba6aea78..ca3a6a60 100644
--- a/src/ngio/images/_image.py
+++ b/src/ngio/images/_image.py
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ def _parse_str_or_model(
             )
         elif channel_selection.mode == "wavelength_id":
             return image.get_channel_idx(
-                channel_label=str(channel_selection.identifier)
+                wavelength_id=str(channel_selection.identifier)
             )
         elif channel_selection.mode == "index":
             return int(channel_selection.identifier)