diff --git a/anabatic/src/AutoSegment.cpp b/anabatic/src/AutoSegment.cpp
index 2f623e53..60ef6f7f 100644
--- a/anabatic/src/AutoSegment.cpp
+++ b/anabatic/src/AutoSegment.cpp
@@ -1808,7 +1808,8 @@ namespace Anabatic {
       return false;
     }
 
-    if ((getDepth() == 1) and isSpinBottom()) return false;
+    if (not Session::getAnabatic()->isChannelMode()
+       and (getDepth() == 1) and isSpinBottom()) return false;
     if ((flags & Flags::WithPerpands) and _reduceds) return false;
 
     cdebug_log(159,0) << "  source:" << source->isHTee() << "+" << source->isVTee() << endl;
diff --git a/katana/src/TrackSegment.cpp b/katana/src/TrackSegment.cpp
index b5391e88..e6a5728c 100644
--- a/katana/src/TrackSegment.cpp
+++ b/katana/src/TrackSegment.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ namespace Katana {
 
   bool  TrackSegment::canRealign () const
   {
-    if (isGlobal() or isNonPref() or isReduced()) return false;
+    if (isGlobal() or isNonPref() /*or isReduced()*/) return false;
     for ( TrackElement* perpandicular : const_cast<TrackSegment*>(this)->getPerpandiculars() ) {
       if (perpandicular->isReduced()) return false;
     }