diff --git a/core/controller/channel.go b/core/controller/channel.go
index bcb06b0d..72d4e032 100644
--- a/core/controller/channel.go
+++ b/core/controller/channel.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bytedance/sonic"
@@ -166,13 +165,13 @@ func AddChannels(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	_channels := make([]*model.Channel, 0, len(channels))
 	for _, channel := range channels {
-		channels, err := channel.ToChannels()
+		channel, err := channel.ToChannel()
 		if err != nil {
 			middleware.ErrorResponse(c, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 			return
 		}
 
-		_channels = append(_channels, channels...)
+		_channels = append(_channels, channel)
 	}
 
 	err = model.BatchInsertChannels(_channels)
@@ -332,36 +331,6 @@ func (r *AddChannelRequest) ToChannel() (*model.Channel, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (r *AddChannelRequest) ToChannels() ([]*model.Channel, error) {
-	keys := strings.Split(r.Key, "\n")
-
-	channels := make([]*model.Channel, 0, len(keys))
-	for _, key := range keys {
-		if key == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		c, err := r.ToChannel()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		c.Key = key
-		channels = append(channels, c)
-	}
-
-	if len(channels) == 0 {
-		ch, err := r.ToChannel()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		return []*model.Channel{ch}, nil
-	}
-
-	return channels, nil
-}
-
 // AddChannel godoc
 //
 //	@Summary		Add a single channel
@@ -382,13 +351,13 @@ func AddChannel(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	channels, err := channel.ToChannels()
+	ch, err := channel.ToChannel()
 	if err != nil {
 		middleware.ErrorResponse(c, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = model.BatchInsertChannels(channels)
+	err = model.BatchInsertChannels([]*model.Channel{ch})
 	if err != nil {
 		middleware.ErrorResponse(c, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
 		return
diff --git a/core/controller/channel_test.go b/core/controller/channel_test.go
index 7e5cff75..40adc284 100644
--- a/core/controller/channel_test.go
+++ b/core/controller/channel_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestAddChannelRequestToChannelPreservesNewlinesInKey(t *testing.T) {
+	const key = "first-key\nsecond-key"
+
+	channel, err := (&AddChannelRequest{
+		Type: model.ChannelTypeOpenAI,
+		Name: "channel",
+		Key:  key,
+	}).ToChannel()
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, key, channel.Key)
+}
+
 func TestRunAutoTestBannedModelsHonorsConcurrencyLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	const (
 		concurrency = 7
diff --git a/core/controller/import.go b/core/controller/import.go
index 71b52ce8..e63a96e0 100644
--- a/core/controller/import.go
+++ b/core/controller/import.go
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ func AddOneAPIChannel(ch OneAPIChannel) error {
 		add.BaseURL += "/v1"
 	}
 
-	chs, err := add.ToChannels()
+	channel, err := add.ToChannel()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return model.BatchInsertChannels(chs)
+	return model.BatchInsertChannels([]*model.Channel{channel})
 }
 
 // ImportChannelFromOneAPI godoc