diff --git a/ytsync.go b/ytsync.go
index 3c37d74..999028a 100644
--- a/ytsync.go
+++ b/ytsync.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type Sync struct {
 	redisPool      *redis.Pool
 }
 
-func (s *Sync) Go() error {
+func (s *Sync) init() error {
 	var err error
 
 	s.redisPool = &redis.Pool{
@@ -77,10 +77,28 @@ func (s *Sync) Go() error {
 		return errors.New("found blank claim address")
 	}
 
+	if s.LbryChannelName != "" {
+		err = s.ensureChannelOwnership()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Sync) Go() error {
+	var err error
+
+	err = s.init()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	videoQueue := make(chan video)
 
-	stopEnqueuing := make(chan struct{})
+	queueStopChan := make(chan struct{})
 	sendStopEnqueuing := sync.Once{}
 
 	var videoErrored atomic.Value
@@ -89,13 +107,6 @@ func (s *Sync) Go() error {
 		log.Println("Will stop publishing if an error is detected")
 	}
 
-	if s.LbryChannelName != "" {
-		err = s.ensureChannelOwnership()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	for i := 0; i < s.ConcurrentVideos; i++ {
 		go func() {
 			wg.Add(1)
@@ -111,6 +122,8 @@ func (s *Sync) Go() error {
 					return
 				}
 
+				log.Println("========================================")
+
 				tryCount := 0
 				for {
 					tryCount++
@@ -121,7 +134,7 @@ func (s *Sync) Go() error {
 						if s.StopOnError {
 							videoErrored.Store(true)
 							sendStopEnqueuing.Do(func() {
-								stopEnqueuing <- struct{}{}
+								queueStopChan <- struct{}{}
 							})
 						} else if s.MaxTries > 1 {
 							if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "non 200 status code received") ||
@@ -141,7 +154,7 @@ func (s *Sync) Go() error {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	err = s.enqueueVideosFromChannel(s.YoutubeChannelID, &videoQueue, &stopEnqueuing)
+	err = s.enqueueVideosFromChannel(s.YoutubeChannelID, &videoQueue, &queueStopChan)
 	close(videoQueue)
 	wg.Wait()
 	return err
@@ -185,7 +198,7 @@ func (s *Sync) ensureChannelOwnership() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Sync) enqueueVideosFromChannel(channelID string, videoChan *chan video, stopEnqueuing *chan struct{}) error {
+func (s *Sync) enqueueVideosFromChannel(channelID string, videoChan *chan video, queueStopChan *chan struct{}) error {
 	client := &http.Client{
 		Transport: &transport.APIKey{Key: s.YoutubeAPIKey},
 	}
@@ -263,11 +276,12 @@ func (s *Sync) enqueueVideosFromChannel(channelID string, videoChan *chan video,
 	sort.Sort(byPublishedAt(videos))
 	//or sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(byPlaylistPosition(videos)))
 
+Enqueue:
 	for _, v := range videos {
 		select {
 		case *videoChan <- v:
-		case <-*stopEnqueuing:
-			return nil
+		case <-*queueStopChan:
+			break Enqueue
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -275,7 +289,6 @@ func (s *Sync) enqueueVideosFromChannel(channelID string, videoChan *chan video,
 }
 
 func (s *Sync) processVideo(v video) error {
-	log.Println("========================================")
 	log.Println("Processing " + v.id + " (" + strconv.Itoa(int(v.playlistPosition)) + " in channel)")
 
 	conn := s.redisPool.Get()