diff --git a/src/nhttpd/tuxboxapi/controlapi.cpp b/src/nhttpd/tuxboxapi/controlapi.cpp
index 51b1541..bf7d682 100644
--- a/src/nhttpd/tuxboxapi/controlapi.cpp
+++ b/src/nhttpd/tuxboxapi/controlapi.cpp
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@ void CControlAPI::SendTimers(CyhookHandler *hh)
                        timer_item += hh->outObject("audio", audio, true);

                        timer_item += hh->outPair("recording_dir", timer->recordingDir, true);
-                       timer_item += hh->outPair("epg_id", string_printf("%d", (int)timer->epgID), false);
+                       timer_item += hh->outPair("epg_id", string_printf(PRINTF_CHANNEL_ID_TYPE_NO_LEADING_ZEROS, timer->epgID), false);
                }
                break;