diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index 0d708241..55f2a3ca 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -500,14 +500,11 @@ function getChannelID() {
     //get channel id
     let channelNameContainer = document.getElementById("channel-name");
 
-    if (channelNameContainer === null) {
-        //try later
-        return false;
-    }
+    let channelURLContainer = null;
 
-    let channelURLContainer = channelNameContainer.querySelector("#container").querySelector("#text-container").querySelector("#text").firstElementChild;
-
-    if (channelURLContainer === null) {
+    if (channelNameContainer !== null) {
+        channelURLContainer = channelNameContainer.querySelector("#container").querySelector("#text-container").querySelector("#text").firstElementChild;
+    } else {
         //old YouTube theme
         let channelContainers = document.getElementsByClassName("yt-user-info");
         if (channelContainers.length != 0) {
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 99f13b77..8b1e6e64 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "__MSG_fullName__",
   "short_name": "__MSG_Name__",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "default_locale": "en",
   "description": "__MSG_Description__",
   "content_scripts": [