diff --git a/configs/configs.go b/configs/configs.go
index baad17c..8d969f3 100644
--- a/configs/configs.go
+++ b/configs/configs.go
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package configs
 
 import (
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/extras/errors"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/tkanos/gonfig"
 )
 
@@ -50,3 +54,22 @@ func (s *S3Configs) GetS3AWSConfig() *aws.Config {
 		S3ForcePathStyle: aws.Bool(true),
 	}
 }
+func (c *Configs) GetHostname() string {
+	var hostname string
+
+	var err error
+	hostname, err = os.Hostname()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("could not detect system hostname")
+		hostname = "ytsync_unknown"
+	}
+	reg, err := regexp.Compile("[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+")
+	if err == nil {
+		hostname = reg.ReplaceAllString(hostname, "_")
+
+	}
+	if len(hostname) > 30 {
+		hostname = hostname[0:30]
+	}
+	return hostname
+}
diff --git a/downloader/downloader.go b/downloader/downloader.go
index 2b7ee06..fe63ed7 100644
--- a/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func GetPlaylistVideoIDs(channelName string, maxVideos int, stopChan stop.Chan,
 
 const releaseTimeFormat = "2006-01-02, 15:04:05 (MST)"
 
-func GetVideoInformation(config *sdk.APIConfig, videoID string, stopChan stop.Chan, ip *net.TCPAddr, pool *ip_manager.IPPool) (*ytdl.YtdlVideo, error) {
+func GetVideoInformation(videoID string, stopChan stop.Chan, ip *net.TCPAddr, pool *ip_manager.IPPool) (*ytdl.YtdlVideo, error) {
 	args := []string{
 		"--skip-download",
 		"--write-info-json",
@@ -80,50 +80,6 @@ func GetVideoInformation(config *sdk.APIConfig, videoID string, stopChan stop.Ch
 		return nil, errors.Err(err)
 	}
 
-	// now get an accurate time
-	const maxTries = 5
-	tries := 0
-GetTime:
-	tries++
-	t, err := getUploadTime(config, videoID, ip, video.UploadDate)
-	if err != nil {
-		//slack(":warning: Upload time error: %v", err)
-		if tries <= maxTries && (errors.Is(err, errNotScraped) || errors.Is(err, errUploadTimeEmpty) || errors.Is(err, errStatusParse) || errors.Is(err, errConnectionIssue)) {
-			err := triggerScrape(videoID, ip)
-			if err == nil {
-				time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) // let them scrape it
-				goto GetTime
-			} else {
-				//slack("triggering scrape returned error: %v", err)
-			}
-		} else if !errors.Is(err, errNotScraped) && !errors.Is(err, errUploadTimeEmpty) {
-			//slack(":warning: Error while trying to get accurate upload time for %s: %v", videoID, err)
-			if t == "" {
-				return nil, errors.Err(err)
-			} else {
-				t = "" //TODO: get rid of the other piece below?
-			}
-		}
-		// do fallback below
-	}
-	//slack("After all that, upload time for %s is %s", videoID, t)
-
-	if t != "" {
-		parsed, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02, 15:04:05 (MST)", t) // this will probably be UTC, but Go's timezone parsing is fucked up. it ignores the timezone in the date
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Err(err)
-		}
-		//slack(":exclamation: Got an accurate time for %s", videoID)
-		video.UploadDateForReal = parsed
-	} else { //TODO: this is the piece that isn't needed!
-		slack(":warning: Could not get accurate time for %s. Falling back to time from upload ytdl: %s.", videoID, video.UploadDate)
-		// fall back to UploadDate from youtube-dl
-		video.UploadDateForReal, err = time.Parse("20060102", video.UploadDate)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
 	return video, nil
 }
 
@@ -213,45 +169,7 @@ func getUploadTime(config *sdk.APIConfig, videoID string, ip *net.TCPAddr, uploa
 		}
 	}
 
-	if time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -3).After(ytdlUploadDate) {
-		return ytdlUploadDate.Format(releaseTimeFormat), nil
-	}
-	client := getClient(ip)
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "https://caa.iti.gr/get_verificationV3?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="+videoID, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ytdlUploadDate.Format(releaseTimeFormat), errors.Err(err)
-	}
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", ChromeUA)
-
-	res, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ytdlUploadDate.Format(releaseTimeFormat), errors.Err(err)
-	}
-	defer res.Body.Close()
-
-	var uploadTime struct {
-		Time    string `json:"video_upload_time"`
-		Message string `json:"message"`
-		Status  string `json:"status"`
-	}
-	err = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&uploadTime)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ytdlUploadDate.Format(releaseTimeFormat), errors.Err(err)
-	}
-
-	if uploadTime.Status == "ERROR1" {
-		return ytdlUploadDate.Format(releaseTimeFormat), errNotScraped
-	}
-
-	if uploadTime.Status == "" && strings.HasPrefix(uploadTime.Message, "CANNOT_RETRIEVE_REPORT_FOR_VIDEO_") {
-		return ytdlUploadDate.Format(releaseTimeFormat), errors.Err("cannot retrieve report for video")
-	}
-
-	if uploadTime.Time == "" {
-		return ytdlUploadDate.Format(releaseTimeFormat), errUploadTimeEmpty
-	}
-
-	return uploadTime.Time, nil
+	return ytdlUploadDate.Format(releaseTimeFormat), nil
 }
 
 func getClient(ip *net.TCPAddr) *http.Client {
diff --git a/downloader/ytdl/Video.go b/downloader/ytdl/Video.go
index 233e667..9da2db5 100644
--- a/downloader/ytdl/Video.go
+++ b/downloader/ytdl/Video.go
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package ytdl
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"math"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/sdk"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
 
 type YtdlVideo struct {
 	ID      string `json:"id"`
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ type YtdlVideo struct {
 	Thumbnail          string      `json:"thumbnail"`
 	Description        string      `json:"description"`
 	UploadDate         string      `json:"upload_date"`
-	UploadDateForReal  time.Time   `json:"upload_date_for_real"`
+	uploadDateForReal  *time.Time  `json:"upload_date_for_real"`
 	Uploader           string      `json:"uploader"`
 	UploaderId         string      `json:"uploader_id"`
 	UploaderUrl        string      `json:"uploader_url"`
@@ -158,3 +164,37 @@ type HTTPHeaders struct {
 	Accept         string `json:"Accept"`
 	UserAgent      string `json:"User-Agent"`
 }
+
+func (v *YtdlVideo) GetUploadTime() time.Time {
+	if v.uploadDateForReal != nil {
+		return *v.uploadDateForReal
+	}
+
+	release, err := sdk.GetAPIsConfigs().GetReleasedDate(v.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Error(err)
+	}
+	ytdlUploadDate, err := time.Parse("20060102", v.UploadDate)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Error(err)
+	}
+	if v.ReleaseTimestamp != 0 {
+		ytdlUploadDate = time.Unix(v.ReleaseTimestamp, 0)
+	}
+	if release != nil {
+		sqlTime, err := time.ParseInLocation(time.RFC3339, release.ReleaseTime, time.UTC)
+		if err == nil {
+			hoursDiff := math.Abs(sqlTime.Sub(ytdlUploadDate).Hours())
+			if hoursDiff > 48 {
+				logrus.Infof("upload day from APIs differs from the ytdl one by more than 2 days.")
+			} else {
+				v.uploadDateForReal = &sqlTime
+				return sqlTime
+			}
+		} else {
+			logrus.Error(err)
+		}
+	}
+	v.uploadDateForReal = &ytdlUploadDate
+	return ytdlUploadDate
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b8ff1cf..2ff801f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/configs"
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/manager"
-	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/sdk"
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/shared"
 	ytUtils "github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/util"
 
@@ -75,22 +74,11 @@ func ytSync(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("could not parse configuration file: %s", errors.FullTrace(err))
 	}
-	var hostname string
 
 	if configs.Configuration.SlackToken == "" {
 		log.Error("A slack token was not present in the config! Slack messages disabled!")
 	} else {
-		var err error
-		hostname, err = os.Hostname()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("could not detect system hostname")
-			hostname = "ytsync-unknown"
-		}
-		if len(hostname) > 30 {
-			hostname = hostname[0:30]
-		}
-
-		util.InitSlack(configs.Configuration.SlackToken, configs.Configuration.SlackChannel, hostname)
+		util.InitSlack(configs.Configuration.SlackToken, configs.Configuration.SlackChannel, configs.Configuration.GetHostname())
 	}
 
 	if cliFlags.Status != "" && !util.InSlice(cliFlags.Status, shared.SyncStatuses) {
@@ -131,17 +119,9 @@ func ytSync(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	blobsDir := ytUtils.GetBlobsDir()
 
-	apiConfig := &sdk.APIConfig{
-		ApiURL:   configs.Configuration.InternalApisEndpoint,
-		ApiToken: configs.Configuration.InternalApisAuthToken,
-		HostName: hostname,
-	}
-
 	sm := manager.NewSyncManager(
 		cliFlags,
 		blobsDir,
-		configs.Configuration.LbrycrdString,
-		apiConfig,
 	)
 	err = sm.Start()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager.go
index d5abf79..fa142b1 100644
--- a/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/blobs_reflector"
+	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/configs"
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/ip_manager"
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/namer"
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/sdk"
@@ -29,12 +30,12 @@ type SyncManager struct {
 	channelsToSync []Sync
 }
 
-func NewSyncManager(cliFlags shared.SyncFlags, blobsDir, lbrycrdDsn string, apiConfig *sdk.APIConfig) *SyncManager {
+func NewSyncManager(cliFlags shared.SyncFlags, blobsDir string) *SyncManager {
 	return &SyncManager{
 		CliFlags:   cliFlags,
 		blobsDir:   blobsDir,
-		LbrycrdDsn: lbrycrdDsn,
-		ApiConfig:  apiConfig,
+		LbrycrdDsn: configs.Configuration.LbrycrdString,
+		ApiConfig:  sdk.GetAPIsConfigs(),
 	}
 }
 func (s *SyncManager) enqueueChannel(channel *shared.YoutubeChannel) {
diff --git a/manager/ytsync.go b/manager/ytsync.go
index a5be285..af96543 100644
--- a/manager/ytsync.go
+++ b/manager/ytsync.go
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ func (s *Sync) enqueueYoutubeVideos() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	videos, err := ytapi.GetVideosToSync(s.Manager.ApiConfig, s.DbChannelData.ChannelId, s.syncedVideos, s.Manager.CliFlags.QuickSync, s.Manager.CliFlags.VideosToSync(s.DbChannelData.TotalSubscribers), ytapi.VideoParams{
+	videos, err := ytapi.GetVideosToSync(s.DbChannelData.ChannelId, s.syncedVideos, s.Manager.CliFlags.QuickSync, s.Manager.CliFlags.VideosToSync(s.DbChannelData.TotalSubscribers), ytapi.VideoParams{
 		VideoDir: s.videoDirectory,
 		Stopper:  s.grp,
 		IPPool:   ipPool,
diff --git a/metrics/metrics.go b/metrics/metrics.go
index c978430..531f478 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -1,31 +1,17 @@
 package metrics
 
 import (
-	"os"
-	"regexp"
+	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/configs"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 var (
 	Durations = promauto.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 		Namespace: "ytsync",
-		Subsystem: getHostname(),
+		Subsystem: configs.Configuration.GetHostname(),
 		Name:      "duration",
 		Help:      "The durations of the individual modules",
 	}, []string{"path"})
 )
-
-func getHostname() string {
-	hostname, err := os.Hostname()
-	if err != nil {
-		hostname = "ytsync_unknown"
-	}
-	reg, err := regexp.Compile("[^a-zA-Z0-9_]+")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return reg.ReplaceAllString(hostname, "_")
-}
diff --git a/sdk/api.go b/sdk/api.go
index 3314825..d83ce4f 100644
--- a/sdk/api.go
+++ b/sdk/api.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/extras/errors"
 	"github.com/lbryio/lbry.go/v2/extras/null"
+	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/configs"
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/shared"
 
 	"github.com/lbryio/ytsync/v5/util"
@@ -30,6 +31,19 @@ type APIConfig struct {
 	HostName string
 }
 
+var instance *APIConfig
+
+func GetAPIsConfigs() *APIConfig {
+	if instance == nil {
+		instance = &APIConfig{
+			ApiURL:   configs.Configuration.InternalApisEndpoint,
+			ApiToken: configs.Configuration.InternalApisAuthToken,
+			HostName: configs.Configuration.GetHostname(),
+		}
+	}
+	return instance
+}
+
 func (a *APIConfig) FetchChannels(status string, cliFlags *shared.SyncFlags) ([]shared.YoutubeChannel, error) {
 	type apiJobsResponse struct {
 		Success bool                    `json:"success"`
diff --git a/sources/youtubeVideo.go b/sources/youtubeVideo.go
index ba2fb89..bcbb5e0 100644
--- a/sources/youtubeVideo.go
+++ b/sources/youtubeVideo.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func NewYoutubeVideo(directory string, videoData *ytdl.YtdlVideo, playlistPositi
 		title:            videoData.Title,
 		description:      videoData.Description,
 		playlistPosition: playlistPosition,
-		publishedAt:      videoData.UploadDateForReal,
+		publishedAt:      videoData.GetUploadTime(),
 		dir:              directory,
 		youtubeInfo:      videoData,
 		mocked:           false,
diff --git a/ytapi/ytapi.go b/ytapi/ytapi.go
index 915e635..7e34ac6 100644
--- a/ytapi/ytapi.go
+++ b/ytapi/ytapi.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type VideoParams struct {
 
 var mostRecentlyFailedChannel string // TODO: fix this hack!
 
-func GetVideosToSync(config *sdk.APIConfig, channelID string, syncedVideos map[string]sdk.SyncedVideo, quickSync bool, maxVideos int, videoParams VideoParams, lastUploadedVideo string) ([]Video, error) {
+func GetVideosToSync(channelID string, syncedVideos map[string]sdk.SyncedVideo, quickSync bool, maxVideos int, videoParams VideoParams, lastUploadedVideo string) ([]Video, error) {
 	var videos []Video
 	if quickSync && maxVideos > 50 {
 		maxVideos = 50
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func GetVideosToSync(config *sdk.APIConfig, channelID string, syncedVideos map[s
 		mostRecentlyFailedChannel = channelID
 	}
 
-	vids, err := getVideos(config, channelID, videoIDs, videoParams.Stopper.Ch(), videoParams.IPPool)
+	vids, err := getVideos(channelID, videoIDs, videoParams.Stopper.Ch(), videoParams.IPPool)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ func ChannelInfo(channelID string) (*YoutubeStatsResponse, error) {
 	return &decodedResponse, nil
 }
 
-func getVideos(config *sdk.APIConfig, channelID string, videoIDs []string, stopChan stop.Chan, ipPool *ip_manager.IPPool) ([]*ytdl.YtdlVideo, error) {
+func getVideos(channelID string, videoIDs []string, stopChan stop.Chan, ipPool *ip_manager.IPPool) ([]*ytdl.YtdlVideo, error) {
+	config := sdk.GetAPIsConfigs()
 	var videos []*ytdl.YtdlVideo
 	for _, videoID := range videoIDs {
 		if len(videoID) < 5 {
@@ -215,11 +216,6 @@ func getVideos(config *sdk.APIConfig, channelID string, videoIDs []string, stopC
 		default:
 		}
 
-		//ip, err := ipPool.GetIP(videoID)
-		//if err != nil {
-		//	return nil, err
-		//}
-		//video, err := downloader.GetVideoInformation(videoID, &net.TCPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(ip)})
 		state, err := config.VideoState(videoID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Err(err)
@@ -227,7 +223,7 @@ func getVideos(config *sdk.APIConfig, channelID string, videoIDs []string, stopC
 		if state == "published" {
 			continue
 		}
-		video, err := downloader.GetVideoInformation(config, videoID, stopChan, nil, ipPool)
+		video, err := downloader.GetVideoInformation(videoID, stopChan, nil, ipPool)
 		if err != nil {
 			errSDK := config.MarkVideoStatus(shared.VideoStatus{
 				ChannelID:     channelID,