diff --git a/src/yt_api.py b/src/yt_api.py
index 6943e3a..9ff06c3 100644
--- a/src/yt_api.py
+++ b/src/yt_api.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 import requests
 
-yt_api_key = os.getenv("YOUTUBE_API")
-
 def api_call(page):
     """ Handles youtube API calls.
         Exits runtime upon failure.
@@ -29,14 +27,15 @@ def get_upload_list(channel_id):
     if channel_id[:2] != "UC":
         print("Channel ID did not start with UC", file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
-    channel_id[2] = "U"
-    return channel_id
+    s = list(channel_id)[1] = "U"
+    return "".join(s)
 
 def get_upload_list_call(channel_id, verbose=False):
     """ Api call for channel to user uploads. """
     if channel_id[:2] != "UC":
         print("Channel ID did not start with UC", file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
+    yt_api_key = os.getenv("YOUTUBE_API")
     data = api_call("https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/channels?id=" +
                     channel_id + "&key=" +
                     yt_api_key + "&part=contentDetails,statistics").content
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ def get_upload_list_call(channel_id, verbose=False):
 
 def get_video_list(playlist_id, video_array, page_token=None):
     """ Retrieves a list of videos from a youtube playlist. """
+    yt_api_key = os.getenv("YOUTUBE_API")
     if page_token:
         data = api_call("https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems?playlistId=" +
                         playlist_id + "&key=" + yt_api_key +
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def get_video_list(playlist_id, video_array, page_token=None):
 
 def get_playlist_by_channel(channel_id):
     """ Retrievs all playlists of a channel. """
+    yt_api_key = os.getenv("YOUTUBE_API")
     data = api_call("https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/" +
                     "playlists?part=snippet%2CcontentDetails&channelId=" +
                     channel_id +"&maxResults=50&key=" + yt_api_key).content
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ def get_playlist_by_channel(channel_id):
 
 def get_id_from_playlist(playlist_id):
     """ No idea """
+    yt_api_key = os.getenv("YOUTUBE_API")
     data = api_call("https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/" +
                     "playlistItems?part=contentDetails,snippet,id&playlistId=" +
                     playlist_id + "&key=" + yt_api_key).content
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ def get_id_from_playlist(playlist_id):
 
 def video_is_valid(videoid):
     """ Return a boolean if the video is valid in a country. """
+    yt_api_key = os.getenv("YOUTUBE_API")
     data = api_call("https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/" +
                     "videos?part=contentDetails&regionCode=NL&id=" +
                     videoid + "&key=" + yt_api_key)
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ def video_is_valid(videoid):
 
 def return_blocked(videoid):
     """ Prints a list of allowed or blocked countries. """
+    yt_api_key = os.getenv("YOUTUBE_API")
     data = api_call("https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/" +
                     "videos?part=contentDetails&regionCode=NL&id=" +
                     videoid + "&key=" + yt_api_key)
@@ -114,19 +118,31 @@ def return_blocked(videoid):
             print(cont['regionRestriction']['blocked'])
     return False
 
+def take_topic(json_data, verbose=False):
+    """ Takes first channel with topic in the name. """
+    for item in json_data:
+        channel_name = item['snippet']['channelTitle']
+        if verbose:
+            print(channel_name)
+        if "Topic" in channel_name:
+            return item['id']['channelId']
+
 def search_channel(channel_name, verbose=False):
     """ Returns the channel ID of the first result. """
+    yt_api_key = os.getenv("YOUTUBE_API")
     data = api_call("https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/" +
                     "search?part=snippet&type=channel&q=" +
                     channel_name + "&key=" + yt_api_key)
-
+    channel_id = take_topic(json.loads(data.content)['items'], verbose)
     if verbose:
+        print(f"Channel ID: {channel_id}")
         print(json.loads(data.content))
 
-    return json.loads(data.content)['items'][0]['id']['channelId']
+    return channel_id
 
 def video_is_valid_and_statistics(videoid, verbose=False):
     """ Returns a tuple of if a video is valid and its viewcount. """
+    yt_api_key = os.getenv("YOUTUBE_API")
     data = api_call("https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/" +
                     "videos?part=contentDetails,statistics&regionCode=NL&id=" +
                     videoid + "&key=" + yt_api_key)