diff --git a/cmd/selfsync.go b/cmd/selfsync.go
index 95b3226..4e46a82 100644
--- a/cmd/selfsync.go
+++ b/cmd/selfsync.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ var APIToken string
 
 func init() {
 	var selfSyncCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "selfsync <youtube_api_key>",
-		Args:  cobra.RangeArgs(1, 1),
+		Use:   "selfsync",
+		Args:  cobra.RangeArgs(0, 0),
 		Short: "Publish youtube channels into LBRY network automatically.",
 		Run:   selfSync,
 	}
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func selfSync(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		util.SendErrorToSlack(err.Error())
 		return
 	}
-	ytAPIKey := args[0]
+	ytAPIKey := os.Getenv("YOUTUBE_API_KEY")
 	//authToken := args[1]
 
 	if !util.InSlice(syncStatus, SyncStatuses) {
@@ -303,15 +303,17 @@ func syncChannels(channelsToSync []APIYoutubeChannel, ytAPIKey string, syncCount
 				"NotEnoughFunds",
 				"no space left on device",
 			}
+			//mark video as failed
+			err2 := setChannelSyncStatus(channelID, StatusFailed)
+			if err2 != nil {
+				msg := fmt.Sprintf("Failed setting failed state for channel %s.", lbryChannelName)
+				err2 = errors.Prefix(msg, err2)
+				util.SendErrorToSlack(err2.Error())
+			}
 			if util.InSliceContains(err.Error(), fatalErrors) {
 				return true, errors.Prefix("@Nikooo777 this requires manual intervention! Exiting...", err)
 			}
-			//mark video as failed
-			err := setChannelSyncStatus(channelID, StatusFailed)
-			if err != nil {
-				msg := fmt.Sprintf("Failed setting failed state for channel %s. \n@Nikooo777 this requires manual intervention! Exiting...", lbryChannelName)
-				return s.IsInterrupted(), errors.Prefix(msg, err)
-			}
+
 			continue
 		}
 		if s.IsInterrupted() {
diff --git a/util/slack.go b/util/slack.go
index c94f6eb..66bd54d 100644
--- a/util/slack.go
+++ b/util/slack.go
@@ -49,14 +49,20 @@ func SendToSlack(message string) error {
 
 // SendErrorToSlack Sends an error message to the default channel and to the process log.
 func SendErrorToSlack(format string, a ...interface{}) error {
-	message := fmt.Sprintf(format, a...)
+	message := format
+	if len(a) > 0 {
+		message = fmt.Sprintf(format, a...)
+	}
 	log.Errorln(message)
 	return sendToSlack(defaultChannel, defaultUsername, ":sos: "+message)
 }
 
 // SendInfoToSlack Sends an info message to the default channel and to the process log.
 func SendInfoToSlack(format string, a ...interface{}) error {
-	message := fmt.Sprintf(format, a...)
+	message := format
+	if len(a) > 0 {
+		message = fmt.Sprintf(format, a...)
+	}
 	log.Debugln(message)
 	return sendToSlack(defaultChannel, defaultUsername, ":information_source: "+message)
 }
diff --git a/ytsync/sources/youtubeVideo.go b/ytsync/sources/youtubeVideo.go
index 8e2cc71..66788c6 100644
--- a/ytsync/sources/youtubeVideo.go
+++ b/ytsync/sources/youtubeVideo.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (v YoutubeVideo) Sync(daemon *jsonrpc.Client, claimAddress string, amount f
 	if fi.Size() > 2*1024*1024*1024 {
 		//delete the video and ignore the error
 		_ = v.delete()
-		return errors.Err("video is bigger than 1GB, skipping for now")
+		return errors.Err("video is bigger than 2GB, skipping for now")
 	}
 
 	err = v.triggerThumbnailSave()
diff --git a/ytsync/ytsync.go b/ytsync/ytsync.go
index fdba779..a554288 100644
--- a/ytsync/ytsync.go
+++ b/ytsync/ytsync.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (s *Sync) FullCycle() error {
 
 	log.Infoln("Waiting for daemon to finish starting...")
 	s.daemon = jsonrpc.NewClient("")
-	s.daemon.SetRPCTimeout(20 * time.Minute)
+	s.daemon.SetRPCTimeout(40 * time.Minute)
 
 WaitForDaemonStart:
 	for {
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ func (s *Sync) startWorker(workerNum int) {
 					":5279: read: connection reset by peer",
 					"no space left on device",
 					"NotEnoughFunds",
+					"Cannot publish using channel",
 				}
 				if util.InSliceContains(err.Error(), fatalErrors) || s.StopOnError {
 					s.grp.Stop()
@@ -271,15 +272,15 @@ func (s *Sync) startWorker(workerNum int) {
 						"Error in daemon: Cannot publish empty file",
 						"Error extracting sts from embedded url response",
 						"Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers)",
-						"video is bigger than 1GB, skipping for now",
+						"video is bigger than 2GB, skipping for now",
 					}
 					if util.InSliceContains(err.Error(), errorsNoRetry) {
 						log.Println("This error should not be retried at all")
 					} else if tryCount < s.MaxTries {
-						if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "258: txn-mempool-conflict") ||
+						if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "txn-mempool-conflict") ||
 							strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed: Not enough funds") ||
 							strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Error in daemon: Insufficient funds, please deposit additional LBC") ||
-							strings.Contains(err.Error(), "64: too-long-mempool-chain") {
+							strings.Contains(err.Error(), "too-long-mempool-chain") {
 							log.Println("waiting for a block and refilling addresses before retrying")
 							err = s.walletSetup()
 							if err != nil {