diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/google/client_factory.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/google/client_factory.py
index caf3fd8..feb7f4a 100644
--- a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/google/client_factory.py
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/google/client_factory.py
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ class GoogleMapsClientFactory():
     clients = {}
 
     @classmethod
-    def get(cls, client_id, client_secret):
-        cache_key = "{}:{}".format(client_id, client_secret)
+    def get(cls, client_id, client_secret, channel=None):
+        cache_key = "{}:{}:{}".format(client_id, client_secret, channel)
         client = cls.clients.get(cache_key)
         if not client:
             cls.assert_valid_crendentials(client_secret)
             client = googlemaps.Client(
                 client_id=client_id,
-                client_secret=client_secret)
+                client_secret=client_secret,
+                channel=channel)
             cls.clients[cache_key] = client
         return client
 
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/google/geocoder.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/google/geocoder.py
index 39a6f73..51a6184 100644
--- a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/google/geocoder.py
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/google/geocoder.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import googlemaps
-import re
+from urlparse import parse_qs
 
 from exceptions import MalformedResult
 from cartodb_services.google.exceptions import InvalidGoogleCredentials
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ class GoogleMapsGeocoder:
     def __init__(self, client_id, client_secret, logger):
         if client_id is None:
             raise InvalidGoogleCredentials
-        self.client_id = self._clean_client_id(client_id)
+        arguments = parse_qs(client_id)
+        self.client_id = arguments['client'] if arguments.has_key('client') else client_id
         self.client_secret = client_secret
-        self.geocoder = GoogleMapsClientFactory.get(self.client_id, self.client_secret)
+        self.channel = arguments['channel'] if arguments.has_key('channel') else None
+        self.geocoder = GoogleMapsClientFactory.get(self.client_id, self.client_secret, self.channel)
         self._logger = logger
 
     def geocode(self, searchtext, city=None, state=None,
@@ -49,8 +51,3 @@ class GoogleMapsGeocoder:
         if country:
             optional_params['country'] = country
         return optional_params
-
-    def _clean_client_id(self, client_id):
-        # Consistency with how the client_id is saved in metadata
-        search_result = re.search(r'(client=)?(?P<client_id>[^&]*).*', client_id)
-        return search_result.groupdict()['client_id']