diff --git a/downloader/downloader.go b/downloader/downloader.go
index 43a7b06..f63ba4b 100644
--- a/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -9,9 +9,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-func GetPlaylistVideoIDs(channelName string) ([]string, error) {
+func GetPlaylistVideoIDs(channelName string, maxVideos int) ([]string, error) {
 	args := []string{"--skip-download", "https://www.youtube.com/channel/" + channelName, "--get-id", "--flat-playlist"}
-	return run(args)
+	ids, err := run(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Err(err)
+	}
+	videoIDs := make([]string, maxVideos)
+	for i, v := range ids {
+		if i >= maxVideos {
+			break
+		}
+		videoIDs[i] = v
+	}
+	return videoIDs, nil
 }
 
 func run(args []string) ([]string, error) {
diff --git a/downloader/downloader_test.go b/downloader/downloader_test.go
index 6a5b5de..26e2aaf 100644
--- a/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/downloader/downloader_test.go
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ import (
 func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	//args := []string{"--skip-download", "https://www.youtube.com/c/Electroboom", "--get-id", "--flat-playlist"}
 	//videoIDs, err := GetPlaylistVideoIDs("Electroboom")
-	videoIDs, err := GetPlaylistVideoIDs("UCJ0-OtVpF0wOKEqT2Z1HEtA")
+	videoIDs, err := GetPlaylistVideoIDs("UCJ0-OtVpF0wOKEqT2Z1HEtA", 50)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Error(err)
 	}
 	for _, id := range videoIDs {
 		println(id)
 	}
-	t.Error("just stop")
 }
diff --git a/ytapi/ytapi.go b/ytapi/ytapi.go
index 093fd80..a846b02 100644
--- a/ytapi/ytapi.go
+++ b/ytapi/ytapi.go
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ var mostRecentlyFailedChannel string // TODO: fix this hack!
 func GetVideosToSync(apiKey, channelID string, syncedVideos map[string]sdk.SyncedVideo, quickSync bool, maxVideos int, videoParams VideoParams) ([]Video, error) {
 
 	var videos []Video
-	videoIDs, err := downloader.GetPlaylistVideoIDs(channelID)
+	if quickSync {
+		maxVideos = 50
+	}
+	videoIDs, err := downloader.GetPlaylistVideoIDs(channelID, maxVideos)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Err(err)
 	}