diff --git a/oracle_clone.sh b/oracle_clone.sh
index 9d23be1..55ffb5a 100755
--- a/oracle_clone.sh
+++ b/oracle_clone.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # Perform a Clone of an Oracle DB
-# v1.0 - James Pattinson - October 2025
+# v1.2 - James Pattinson - October 2025
 #
 # usage: oracle_clone.sh [options] <srcSID> <tgtHOSTNAME>
 #
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # -p <pfilepath>   Custom pfile for the clone
 # -a <key,value>   Advanced Cloning Options (can be used multiple times)
 # -b <pdb1,pdb2>   Comma-separated list of PDBs to clone (include only these PDBs. PDB$SEED is always included)
+# -c <channels>    Number of RMAN channels to use
 # -d               Dry run mode - show API payload without executing
 #
 # Time is passed to 'date' on THIS machine, will use local timezone
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ usage() { echo "Usage: $0 [options] <srcSID> <tgtHOSTNAME>" 1>&2
           echo "  -p <pfilepath>   Custom pfile for the clone" 1>&2
           echo "  -a <key,value>   Advanced Cloning Options (can be used multiple times)" 1>&2
           echo "  -b <pdb1,pdb2>   Comma-separated list of PDBs to clone (include only these PDBs)" 1>&2
+          echo "  -c <channels>    Number of RMAN channels to use" 1>&2
           echo "  -d               Dry run mode" 1>&2
           exit 1; }
 
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ declare -a config_pairs
 declare -a pdb_list
 dryrun=false
 
-while getopts "h:dt:n:p:a:b:" o; do
+num_channels=""
+while getopts "h:dt:n:p:a:b:c:" o; do
     case "${o}" in
         h)
             RBK_HOST=${OPTARG}
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ while getopts "h:dt:n:p:a:b:" o; do
         b)
             IFS=',' read -ra pdb_list <<< "${OPTARG}"
             ;;
+        c)
+            num_channels=${OPTARG}
+            ;;
         d)
             dryrun=true
             ;;
@@ -129,6 +135,10 @@ if [ -n "$custompfile" ]; then
     PAYLOAD="$PAYLOAD,\"customPfilePath\":\"$custompfile\""
 fi
 
+if [ -n "$num_channels" ]; then
+    PAYLOAD="$PAYLOAD,\"numChannels\":$num_channels"
+fi
+
 # Add pdbsToClone array if -b specified
 if [ ${#pdb_list[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
     pdbs_json="\"PDB\$SEED\""