diff --git a/scripts/commands/create-database.js b/scripts/commands/create-database.js
index 973e4059..a08ae368 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/create-database.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/create-database.js
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ async function getChannels() {
     const configPath = `${dir}/${site}.config.js`
     const config = require(file.resolve(configPath))
     if (config.ignore) continue
-    const [__, groupId] = filename.match(/_([a-z-]+)\.channels\.xml/i) || [null, null]
+    const [__, region] = filename.match(/_([a-z-]+)\.channels\.xml/i) || [null, null]
+    const groupId = `${region}/${site}`
     const items = await parser.parseChannels(filepath)
     for (const item of items) {
       const key = `${item.site}:${item.site_id}`
diff --git a/tests/commands/create-database.test.js b/tests/commands/create-database.test.js
index 2e3c3402..3b39e67a 100644
--- a/tests/commands/create-database.test.js
+++ b/tests/commands/create-database.test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ it('can create channels database', () => {
       site: 'example.com',
       channelsPath: 'tests/__data__/input/sites/example.com_ca-nl.channels.xml',
       configPath: 'tests/__data__/input/sites/example.com.config.js',
-      groups: ['ca-nl'],
+      groups: ['ca-nl/example.com'],
       cluster_id: 1
     }
   ])