diff --git a/autoytarchive/workers.py b/autoytarchive/workers.py
index a3be17c..16c4b0a 100644
--- a/autoytarchive/workers.py
+++ b/autoytarchive/workers.py
@@ -165,60 +165,77 @@ async def _video_worker():
                 command.extend(('-c', 'copy', video_filename))
                 return command
             video_filename = os.path.join(tempdir, video_json['id'] + '.mkv')
-            proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*(await construct_command()))
-            text = 'New video'
-            if is_late:
-                text += ' (is late)'
-            video_json['title'] = strip_date.sub('', video_json['title']).strip()
-            text += f': {video_json["title"]}\nhttps://youtube.com/watch?v={video_json["id"]}'
-            with BytesIO(json.dumps(video_json, indent=4).encode()) as file:
-                file.name = video_json['id'] + '.json'
-                file.seek(0)
-                await client.send_file(config['config']['storage_chat_id'], file, caption=text, parse_mode=None)
-            if video_json.get('thumbnail'):
-                thumbnail_ext = os.path.splitext(urlparse(video_json['thumbnail']).path)[1]
-                thumbnail_filename = os.path.join(tempdir, video_json['id'] + thumbnail_ext)
-                async with session.get(video_json['thumbnail']) as resp:
-                    with open(thumbnail_filename, 'wb') as file:
-                        while True:
-                            chunk = await resp.content.read(4096)
-                            if not chunk:
-                                break
-                            file.write(chunk)
-                await client.send_file(config['config']['storage_chat_id'], thumbnail_filename, caption=text, parse_mode=None)
-                os.remove(thumbnail_filename)
-            for _ in range(50):
-                await proc.communicate()
-                if not proc.returncode:
-                    break
-                wait_time = 30
-                if video_json.get('duration'):
-                    is_manifest = False
-                    if video_json.get('url'):
-                        is_manifest = urlparse(video_json['url']).netloc == 'manifest.googlevideo.com'
-                    if not is_manifest and video_json.get('requested_formats'):
-                        for i in video_json['requested_formats']:
-                            if urlparse(i['url']).netloc == 'manifest.googlevideo.com':
-                                is_manifest = True
-                                break
-                    if is_manifest:
-                        await asyncio.sleep(video_json['duration'] + 30)
-                try:
-                    await client.send_message(config['config']['storage_chat_id'], f'Failed to download video {video_json["id"]}, please check logs', parse_mode=None)
-                except BaseException:
-                    logging.exception('Exception encountered when sending message to Telegram about download failure exception')
-                for i in range(5):
+            with open(video_json['id'] + '.mkv', 'ab') as log_file:
+                async def auto_kill(proc):
+                    last_tell = log_file.tell()
+                    while True:
+                        await asyncio.sleep(300)
+                        current_tell = log_file.tell()
+                        if current_tell == last_tell:
+                            break
+                        last_tell = current_tell
+                    proc.stdin.write(b'q')
+                    await proc.stdin.drain()
+                proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*(await construct_command()), stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stdout=log_file, stderr=log_file)
+                text = 'New video'
+                if is_late:
+                    text += ' (is late)'
+                video_json['title'] = strip_date.sub('', video_json['title']).strip()
+                text += f': {video_json["title"]}\nhttps://youtube.com/watch?v={video_json["id"]}'
+                with BytesIO(json.dumps(video_json, indent=4).encode()) as file:
+                    file.name = video_json['id'] + '.json'
+                    file.seek(0)
+                    await client.send_file(config['config']['storage_chat_id'], file, caption=text, parse_mode=None)
+                if video_json.get('thumbnail'):
+                    thumbnail_ext = os.path.splitext(urlparse(video_json['thumbnail']).path)[1]
+                    thumbnail_filename = os.path.join(tempdir, video_json['id'] + thumbnail_ext)
+                    async with session.get(video_json['thumbnail']) as resp:
+                        with open(thumbnail_filename, 'wb') as file:
+                            while True:
+                                chunk = await resp.content.read(4096)
+                                if not chunk:
+                                    break
+                                file.write(chunk)
+                    await client.send_file(config['config']['storage_chat_id'], thumbnail_filename, caption=text, parse_mode=None)
+                    os.remove(thumbnail_filename)
+                for _ in range(50):
+                    auto_kill_task = asyncio.create_task(auto_kill(proc))
+                    await proc.communicate()
+                    auto_kill_task.cancel()
                     try:
-                        tmp = await client.loop.run_in_executor(None, ytdl.extract_info, video_json['id'])
-                    except BaseException as e:
-                        e = str(e)
-                        if '429' in e or 'too many request' in e.lower():
-                            wait_time = (i + 1) * 60 * 60
-                    else:
-                        video_json = tmp
+                        await auto_kill_task
+                    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                        pass
+                    if not proc.returncode:
                         break
-                    await asyncio.sleep(wait_time)
-                proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*(await construct_command()))
+                    wait_time = 30
+                    if video_json.get('duration'):
+                        is_manifest = False
+                        if video_json.get('url'):
+                            is_manifest = urlparse(video_json['url']).netloc == 'manifest.googlevideo.com'
+                        if not is_manifest and video_json.get('requested_formats'):
+                            for i in video_json['requested_formats']:
+                                if urlparse(i['url']).netloc == 'manifest.googlevideo.com':
+                                    is_manifest = True
+                                    break
+                        if is_manifest:
+                            await asyncio.sleep(video_json['duration'] + 30)
+                    try:
+                        await client.send_message(config['config']['storage_chat_id'], f'Failed to download video {video_json["id"]}, please check logs', parse_mode=None)
+                    except BaseException:
+                        logging.exception('Exception encountered when sending message to Telegram about download failure exception')
+                    for i in range(5):
+                        try:
+                            tmp = await client.loop.run_in_executor(None, ytdl.extract_info, video_json['id'])
+                        except BaseException as e:
+                            e = str(e)
+                            if '429' in e or 'too many request' in e.lower():
+                                wait_time = (i + 1) * 60 * 60
+                        else:
+                            video_json = tmp
+                            break
+                        await asyncio.sleep(wait_time)
+                    proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*(await construct_command()), stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stdout=log_file, stderr=log_file)
         except BaseException:
             tempdir_obj.cleanup()
             raise