diff --git a/autoytarchive/workers.py b/autoytarchive/workers.py
index 3b90f41..0369ccc 100644
--- a/autoytarchive/workers.py
+++ b/autoytarchive/workers.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async def _check_video(video):
         proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(sys.executable, 'youtube-dl-injected.py', '--dump-single-json', video['link'], stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE)
         stdout, stderr = await proc.communicate()
         if not proc.returncode:
-            if not waited:
+            if not waited and video_json.get('is_live'):
                 first_try_live = True
             break
         wait_time = 30
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ async def _check_video(video):
         await asyncio.sleep(wait_time)
         waited = True
     video_json = json.loads(stdout)
-    if not video_json.get('is_live') and first_try_live:
-        first_try_live = False
     video_queue.put_nowait((video_json, time.time(), first_try_live))
 
 video_queue = asyncio.Queue()