diff --git a/.changeset/channel-command-default.md b/.changeset/channel-command-default.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..542bdb110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/channel-command-default.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"hot-updater": patch
+---
+
+Report the default `production` channel in `hot-updater channel` when the native files carry no channel value, instead of showing an empty channel.
diff --git a/packages/hot-updater/src/utils/setChannel.spec.ts b/packages/hot-updater/src/utils/setChannel.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beef3f041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hot-updater/src/utils/setChannel.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { getChannel } from "./setChannel";
+
+const androidGet = vi.fn();
+const androidExists = vi.fn();
+const iosGet = vi.fn();
+const iosExists = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock("@hot-updater/cli-tools", () => ({
+  loadConfig: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    platform: {
+      android: { androidManifestPaths: [], stringResourcePaths: [] },
+      ios: { infoPlistPaths: [] },
+    },
+  })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./configParser/androidParser", () => ({
+  AndroidConfigParser: class {
+    exists = androidExists;
+    get = androidGet;
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./configParser/iosParser", () => ({
+  IosConfigParser: class {
+    exists = iosExists;
+    get = iosGet;
+  },
+}));
+
+describe("getChannel", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    androidExists.mockResolvedValue(true);
+    iosExists.mockResolvedValue(true);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the native default channel when Android has none", async () => {
+    androidGet.mockResolvedValue({
+      value: null,
+      paths: ["android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml"],
+    });
+
+    await expect(getChannel("android")).resolves.toEqual({
+      value: "production",
+      paths: ["android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml"],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the native default channel when iOS has none", async () => {
+    iosGet.mockResolvedValue({
+      value: null,
+      paths: ["ios/HotUpdaterExample/Info.plist"],
+    });
+
+    await expect(getChannel("ios")).resolves.toEqual({
+      value: "production",
+      paths: ["ios/HotUpdaterExample/Info.plist"],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns the configured channel when one is set", async () => {
+    androidGet.mockResolvedValue({
+      value: "staging",
+      paths: ["android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml"],
+    });
+
+    await expect(getChannel("android")).resolves.toEqual({
+      value: "staging",
+      paths: ["android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml"],
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/hot-updater/src/utils/setChannel.ts b/packages/hot-updater/src/utils/setChannel.ts
index 7cb12de77..bb27f625c 100644
--- a/packages/hot-updater/src/utils/setChannel.ts
+++ b/packages/hot-updater/src/utils/setChannel.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { loadConfig } from "@hot-updater/cli-tools";
-import { merge } from "es-toolkit";
 
 import { AndroidConfigParser } from "./configParser/androidParser";
 import { IosConfigParser } from "./configParser/iosParser";
@@ -27,10 +26,8 @@ const getAndroidChannel = async (): Promise<{
   if (!(await androidParser.exists())) {
     throw new Error("No Android native config files found");
   }
-  return merge(
-    { value: DEFAULT_CHANNEL },
-    await androidParser.get("hot_updater_channel"),
-  );
+  const { value, paths } = await androidParser.get("hot_updater_channel");
+  return { value: value ?? DEFAULT_CHANNEL, paths };
 };
 
 const setIosChannel = async (channel: string): Promise<{ paths: string[] }> => {
@@ -50,10 +47,8 @@ const getIosChannel = async (): Promise<{
   if (!(await iosParser.exists())) {
     throw new Error("No iOS Info.plist files found");
   }
-  return merge(
-    { value: DEFAULT_CHANNEL },
-    await iosParser.get("HOT_UPDATER_CHANNEL"),
-  );
+  const { value, paths } = await iosParser.get("HOT_UPDATER_CHANNEL");
+  return { value: value ?? DEFAULT_CHANNEL, paths };
 };
 
 export const setChannel = async (