diff --git a/lumbunglib/video.py b/lumbunglib/video.py
index 327c4e7..2945286 100644
--- a/lumbunglib/video.py
+++ b/lumbunglib/video.py
@@ -119,10 +119,11 @@ def main():
     existing_posts = os.listdir(output_dir)
 
     for video_metadata in videos:
-        post_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, sanitize_name(video_metadata["name"]) + "-" + video_metadata["uuid"])
+        post_name = sanitize_name(video_metadata["name"]) + "-" + video_metadata["uuid"]
+        post_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, post_name)
 
         if (
-            video_metadata["uuid"] not in existing_posts
+            post_name not in existing_posts
         ):  # if there is a video we dont already have, make it
             print(
                 "New: ", video_metadata["name"], "({})".format(video_metadata["uuid"])
@@ -130,11 +131,11 @@ def main():
             create_post(post_dir, video_metadata, host)
 
         elif (
-            video_metadata["uuid"] in existing_posts
+            post_name in existing_posts
         ):  # if we already have the video do nothing, possibly update
             update_post(post_dir, video_metadata, host)
             existing_posts.remove(
-                video_metadata["uuid"]
+                post_name
             )  # create list of posts which have not been returned by peertube
 
     for post in existing_posts: