diff --git a/commands.py b/commands.py
index 3301479..d4d1178 100644
--- a/commands.py
+++ b/commands.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from functools import wraps
 from irctokens import build
 
-from youtube import YouTube
+import importlib
+import sys
 
 
 class Command:
@@ -9,8 +10,8 @@ class Command:
         self.config = config
         self.commands = []
 
-    def mesg(self, msg):
-        self.util.mesg(msg)
+    def mesg(self, msg, t=None):
+        self.util.mesg(msg, t)
 
     def notice(self, msg):
         self.util.notice(msg)
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class Command:
 
     def preq_cmd(self):  # command prequisites / triggers
         cmd = self.line
+        #self.mesg(f"attempting command: {cmd}")
         if cmd == "help" or cmd.startswith("help "):
             command = "help"
         elif cmd.startswith("echo "):
@@ -106,11 +108,7 @@ class Command:
             command = "dbg"
         elif cmd == "dbg2" or cmd.startswith("dbg2 "):
             command = "dbg2"
-        elif (
-            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="
-            or "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v="
-            or "https://youtu.be/"
-        ) in cmd or cmd.startswith("yt "):
+        elif cmd.startswith("yt ") or self.YouTube.match_urls(self.YouTube,cmd)!=[]:
             command = "yt"
         elif cmd.startswith("\x01") or self.is_ctcp:
             command = "ctcp"
@@ -151,19 +149,11 @@ class Command:
     @cmd
     def yt(self, prefix, cmd, pm, line, admin, mesg):
         """youtube"""
+        YouTube = self.YouTube
         if cmd.startswith("yt "):
             cmd = cmd[3:]
         # cmd=cmd.split()[0]
-        urls = [
-            i
-            for i in cmd.split()
-            if i.startswith(
-                "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="
-                or "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v="
-                or "https://youtu.be/"
-            )
-        ]
-        # mesg(urls)
+        urls = YouTube.match_urls(YouTube,cmd)
         for video in urls:
             try:
                 a = YouTube.yt(YouTube, video)
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 4187618..29721f0 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class config:
         # get password from secret file
         nickserv_pass = open("pass.txt", "r").read().strip()
         channel = "##jan6"
-        autojoin = ["##share", "#1337331", "#opsec"]
+        autojoin = ["##share", "#1337331"]
 
     class admin:
         accounts = ["jan6"]
diff --git a/stuff.py b/stuff.py
index 02f52c2..40a168f 100755
--- a/stuff.py
+++ b/stuff.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import irctokens
 from config import config as Config
 from util import Util
 from commands import Command
+from youtube import YouTube
 import sys, importlib, time
 
 
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ def stuff(bot, sock):
         config = importlib.reload(sys.modules["config"]).config
         util = Util(config, sock)
         command = importlib.reload(sys.modules["commands"]).Command(config)
+        command.YouTube = importlib.reload(sys.modules["youtube"]).YouTube
         command.util = util
+        command.YouTube.util = util
         prefixes = config.cmd.prefixes
         admin_accounts = config.admin.accounts
         admin_users = config.admin.hostmasks
@@ -86,9 +89,11 @@ def stuff(bot, sock):
                                 f"IDENTIFY {config.self.nick} {config.server.nickserv_pass}",
                                 line.source.split("!")[0],
                             )
-                if line.command == "433": #433 is ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE
+                if line.command == "433":  # 433 is ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE
                     util.nick(config.self.nick + "_")
-                if line.command == "376" or line.command == "422": #376 is RPL_ENDOFMOTD and 422 is ERR_NOMOTD
+                if (
+                    line.command == "376" or line.command == "422"
+                ):  # 376 is RPL_ENDOFMOTD and 422 is ERR_NOMOTD
                     send(irctokens.build("CAP", ["LS", "302"]).format())
                 elif line.command == "CAP" and line.params[1] == "LS":
                     if server_caps == []:
@@ -134,13 +139,9 @@ def stuff(bot, sock):
                             is_pm
                             or cmd.startswith(self_nick)
                             or cmd[0] in prefixes
-                            or cmd.startswith("https://")
-                            or (
-                                "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="
-                                or "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v="
-                                or "https://youtu.be/"
-                            )
-                            in cmd
+                            or "https://" in cmd
+                            or "http://" in cmd
+#                            or cmd.startswith("https://")
                         ):
                             try:
                                 # if message in a channel, remove prefixes
diff --git a/youtube.py b/youtube.py
index 06760d6..6095039 100644
--- a/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube.py
@@ -5,6 +5,28 @@ from urllib.request import urlopen
 class YouTube:
     y, z = {}, {}
 
+    def mesg(self, msg, t=None):
+        self.util.mesg(msg, t)
+
+    def match_urls(self,str):
+        r = [
+            i
+            for i in str.split()
+            if "https://youtu.be/" in i
+            or "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" in i
+            or "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=" in i
+            or "https://youtube.com/watch?v=" in i
+            or "https://www.youtube.com/embed/" in i
+            or "https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/" in i
+        ]
+        r=list(dict.fromkeys(r))
+        return r
+
+    def is_embed(str):
+        return str.startswith("https://www.youtube.com/embed/") or str.startswith(
+            "https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/"
+        )
+
     class parseprop(HTMLParser):
         def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
             if tag != "meta" or [i for i in attrs if "itemprop" in i] == []:
@@ -37,7 +59,11 @@ class YouTube:
             return f"{m}m {s}s"
 
     def yt(self, url):
+        # self.util.mesg("hello")
         url = url.rstrip("\x01")
+        if self.is_embed(url):
+            videoId = url.split("/")[4]
+            url = f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={videoId}"
         global y, z
         y, z = {}, {}
         p = self.parseprop()