diff --git a/backend/danswer/connectors/slack/connector.py b/backend/danswer/connectors/slack/connector.py
index 8090a5805..88b944456 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/connectors/slack/connector.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/connectors/slack/connector.py
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ def get_channel_info(client: WebClient, channel_id: str) -> ChannelType:
     ]
 
 
-def get_channels(client: WebClient) -> list[ChannelType]:
+def get_channels(client: WebClient, exclude_archived: bool = True) -> list[ChannelType]:
     """Get all channels in the workspace"""
     channels: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
-    for result in _make_slack_api_call(client.conversations_list):
+    for result in _make_slack_api_call(client.conversations_list, exclude_archived=exclude_archived):
         channels.extend(result["channels"])
     return channels