diff --git a/controller/video.js b/controller/video.js
index 687a015..b2197d2 100644
--- a/controller/video.js
+++ b/controller/video.js
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ exports.getVideo = async (req, res) => {
 }
 
 exports.getChannel = async (req, res) => {
-    const instance = await metadata.getInstance()
-    const videos = await metadata.getChannelVideos(instance, req.params.id)
-    const channel = await metadata.getChannel(instance, req.params.id)
+    const videos = await metadata.getChannelVideos(req.params.id)
+    const channel = await metadata.getChannel(req.params.id)
     if (videos.error) return res.json({ error: '404' })
 
     const archived = await prisma.videos.findMany({
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ exports.getChannel = async (req, res) => {
             const index = allVideos.findIndex(o => o.id == v.id)
             allVideos[index] = v
         } else {
-            const live = await metadata.getVideoMetadata(instance, v.id)
+            const live = await metadata.getVideoMetadata(v.id)
 
             allVideos.push({
                 ...v, 
@@ -86,8 +85,7 @@ exports.getChannel = async (req, res) => {
 }
 
 exports.getPlaylist = async (req, res) => {
-    const instance = await metadata.getInstance()
-    const playlist = await metadata.getPlaylistVideos(instance, req.params.id)
+    const playlist = await metadata.getPlaylistVideos(req.params.id)
     if (playlist.error) return res.json({ error: '404' })
 
     const playlistArchived = await prisma.videos.findMany({
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ exports.getPlaylist = async (req, res) => {
             const index = allVideos.findIndex(o => o.id == v.id)
             allVideos[index] = v
         } else {
-            const live = await metadata.getVideoMetadata(instance, v.id)
+            const live = await metadata.getVideoMetadata(v.id)
 
             allVideos.push({
                 ...v, 
diff --git a/controller/websocket.js b/controller/websocket.js
index 82ab9bd..703eea5 100644
--- a/controller/websocket.js
+++ b/controller/websocket.js
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ exports.playlist = async (ws, req) => {
     })
 
     async function startDownloading() {
-        const instance = await metadata.getInstance()
-        const playlist = await metadata.getPlaylistVideos(instance, playlistId)
+        const playlist = await metadata.getPlaylistVideos(playlistId)
         for (video of playlist.relatedStreams) {
             const id = video.url.match(/[?&]v=([^&]+)/)[1]
 
@@ -200,8 +199,7 @@ exports.channel = async (ws, req) => {
     })
 
     async function startDownloading() {
-        const instance = await metadata.getInstance()
-        const videos = await metadata.getChannelVideos(instance, channelId)
+        const videos = await metadata.getChannelVideos(channelId)
 
         for (video of videos) {
             const id = video.url.match(/[?&]v=([^&]+)/)[1]
diff --git a/utils/auto.js b/utils/auto.js
index 78cd192..7a58dce 100644
--- a/utils/auto.js
+++ b/utils/auto.js
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ async function handleCheck() {
 async function handleDownload(channelId) {
     logger.info({ message: `Checking ${channelId} for new videos...` })
 
-    const instance = await metadata.getInstance()
-    const videos = await metadata.getChannelVideos(instance, channelId)
+    const videos = await metadata.getChannelVideos(channelId)
     for (video of videos) {
         const id = video.url.match(/[?&]v=([^&]+)/)[1]
 
diff --git a/utils/metadata.js b/utils/metadata.js
index 020f4ff..38c6a11 100644
--- a/utils/metadata.js
+++ b/utils/metadata.js
@@ -1,66 +1,87 @@
 const fetch = require('node-fetch')
 
 async function getInstance() {
+    const instances = await (await fetch('https://piped-instances.kavin.rocks/')).json()
+    return (instances[Math.floor(Math.random() * instances.length)]).api_url
+}
+
+async function getVideoMetadata(id) {
     for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-        const instance = await actuallyGettingInstance()
-        if (instance) return instance
+        const video = await actualRequest()
+        if (video) return video
     }
 
-    async function actuallyGettingInstance() {
-        const instance = await getRandomInstance() 
-        const test = await testInstance(instance)
-        if (test) return instance
-        else {
+    async function actualRequest() {
+        try {
+            const instance = await getInstance()
+            const json = await (await fetch(`${instance}/streams/${id}`)).json()
+            return json
+        } catch (e) {
             return false
         }
     }
+}
 
-    async function getRandomInstance() {
-        const instances = await (await fetch('https://piped-instances.kavin.rocks/')).json()
-        const list = instances.filter(i => !i.cdn)
-        return (list[Math.floor(Math.random() * list.length)]).api_url
+async function getChannel(id) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        const channel = await actualRequest()
+        if (channel) return channel
     }
 
-    async function testInstance(instance) {
+    async function actualRequest() {
         try {
-            await (await fetch(`${instance}/streams/WDogskpmM7M`)).json()
-            return true 
+            const instance = await getInstance()
+            const json = await (await fetch(`${instance}/channel/${id}`)).json()
+            return json
         } catch (e) {
-            return false 
+            return false
         }
     }
 }
 
-async function getVideoMetadata(instance, id) {
-    const json = await (await fetch(`${instance}/streams/${id}`)).json()
-    return json
-}
-
-async function getChannel(instance, id) {
-    const json = await (await fetch(`${instance}/channel/${id}`)).json()
-    return json
-}
-
 async function getChannelVideos(instance, id) {
-    return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
-        const videos = []
-        const json = await (await fetch(`${instance}/channel/${id}`)).json()
-        videos.push(...json.relatedStreams)
-        if (json.nextpage) await getNextPage(json.nextpage)
-        else resolve(videos)
-        
-        async function getNextPage(payload) {
-            const page = await (await fetch(`${instance}/nextpage/channel/${id}?nextpage=${encodeURIComponent(payload)}`)).json()
-            videos.push(...page.relatedStreams)
-            if (page.nextpage) await getNextPage(page.nextpage)
-            else resolve(videos)
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        const videos = await actualRequest()
+        if (videos) return videos
+    }
+
+    async function actualRequest() {
+        try {
+            return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+                const videos = []
+                const json = await (await fetch(`${instance}/channel/${id}`)).json()
+                videos.push(...json.relatedStreams)
+                if (json.nextpage) await getNextPage(json.nextpage)
+                else resolve(videos)
+                
+                async function getNextPage(payload) {
+                    const page = await (await fetch(`${instance}/nextpage/channel/${id}?nextpage=${encodeURIComponent(payload)}`)).json()
+                    videos.push(...page.relatedStreams)
+                    if (page.nextpage) await getNextPage(page.nextpage)
+                    else resolve(videos)
+                }
+            })
+        } catch (e) {
+            return false
         }
-    })
+    }
 }
 
-async function getPlaylistVideos(instance, id) {
-    const json = await (await fetch(`${instance}/playlists/${id}`)).json()
-    return json
+async function getPlaylistVideos(id) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        const playlists = await actualRequest()
+        if (playlists) return playlists
+    }
+
+    async function actualRequest() {
+        try {
+            const instance = await getInstance()
+            const json = await (await fetch(`${instance}/playlists/${id}`)).json()
+            return json
+        } catch (e) {
+            return false
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = { getInstance, getVideoMetadata, getChannel, getChannelVideos, getPlaylistVideos }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/websocket.js b/utils/websocket.js
index a9ed6d9..c062865 100644
--- a/utils/websocket.js
+++ b/utils/websocket.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ const metadata = require('./metadata.js')
 const upload = require('./upload.js')
 
 async function createDatabaseVideo(id, videoUrl, playlistId) {
-    const instance = await metadata.getInstance()
-    const data = await metadata.getVideoMetadata(instance, id)
+    const data = await metadata.getVideoMetadata(id)
     const uploaderAvatar = await upload.uploadImage((data.uploaderUrl).replace('/channel/', ''), data.uploaderAvatar)
     const thumbnailUrl = await upload.uploadImage(id, data.thumbnailUrl)