diff --git a/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager.go
index 35026b9..2215ae2 100644
--- a/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (s *SyncManager) Start() error {
 			for _, q := range queuesToSync {
 				//temporary override for sync-until to give tom the time to review the channels
 				if q == StatusQueued {
-					s.syncProperties.SyncUntil = time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -1).Unix()
+					s.syncProperties.SyncUntil = time.Now().Add(-8 * time.Hour).Unix()
 				}
 				channels, err := s.apiConfig.FetchChannels(q, s.syncProperties)
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/manager/ytsync.go b/manager/ytsync.go
index 53de4e8..f79a66a 100644
--- a/manager/ytsync.go
+++ b/manager/ytsync.go
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ func (s *Sync) setExceptions() {
 	}
 }
 
+var stopGroup = stop.New()
+
 func (s *Sync) FullCycle() (e error) {
 	if os.Getenv("HOME") == "" {
 		return errors.Err("no $HOME env var found")
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ func (s *Sync) FullCycle() (e error) {
 
 	s.syncedVideosMux = &sync.RWMutex{}
 	s.walletMux = &sync.RWMutex{}
-	s.grp = stop.New()
+	s.grp = stopGroup
 	s.queue = make(chan video)
 	interruptChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(interruptChan, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)