diff --git a/backend/channel/src/remote_query.py b/backend/channel/src/remote_query.py
index 2a49a0b7..71049757 100644
--- a/backend/channel/src/remote_query.py
+++ b/backend/channel/src/remote_query.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def get_last_channel_videos(
     builder = VideoQueryBuilder(config, limit=limit)
 
     queries = []
-    if query_filter is None:
+    if query_filter is None or query_filter == VideoTypeEnum.UNKNOWN:
         queries = builder.build_queries()
     elif isinstance(query_filter, list):
         queries = builder.build_queries(vid_types=query_filter)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def get_last_channel_videos(
 
     last_videos: list[dict] = []
 
-    if not query:
+    if not queries:
         return last_videos
 
     for vid_type_enum, limit_amount in queries:
diff --git a/backend/channel/tests/test_src/test_remote_query.py b/backend/channel/tests/test_src/test_remote_query.py
index a680b2fb..ff3e32cf 100644
--- a/backend/channel/tests/test_src/test_remote_query.py
+++ b/backend/channel/tests/test_src/test_remote_query.py
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ def test_build_specific_query(default_config, empty_overwrites):
     assert result == (VideoTypeEnum.VIDEOS, 5)
 
 
+def test_build_unknown_type(default_config, empty_overwrites):
+    """unknown vid_type build list"""
+    builder = VideoQueryBuilder(default_config, empty_overwrites, limit=None)
+    result = builder.build_queries()
+    assert result == [
+        (VideoTypeEnum.VIDEOS, None),
+        (VideoTypeEnum.STREAMS, None),
+        (VideoTypeEnum.SHORTS, None),
+    ]
+
+
 def test_build_multiple_queries(default_config, empty_overwrites):
     """vid_type list"""
     builder = VideoQueryBuilder(default_config, empty_overwrites)