diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 07f5cb7f..1a1d54bf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18590,9 +18590,9 @@
       }
     },
     "ytsr": {
-      "version": "2.0.0-alpha.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ytsr/-/ytsr-2.0.0-alpha.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NELl/ubEnBxxU/AofsXu8p6T2BArf/ROLOocblTgeSr7oNPPn6jPv57MCT4cIWJdzxWiHcdl6BqrypoIPejfmw==",
+      "version": "2.0.0-alpha.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ytsr/-/ytsr-2.0.0-alpha.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iEXOu0kFwxr9O+mpG3tnZa6TovEOZ92N0rNmyZFEv5EdcFg9FWH8MEUJVMExCFhSYu1rSFv5napQCzDCozizdg==",
       "requires": {
         "html-entities": "^1.3.1",
         "miniget": "^4.1.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 302e108d..20f79738 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "yt-xml2vtt": "^1.1.3",
     "ytdl-core": "^4.1.1",
     "ytpl": "^2.0.0-alpha.3",
-    "ytsr": "^2.0.0-alpha.3"
+    "ytsr": "^2.0.0-alpha.4"
   },
   "description": "A private YouTube client",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/watch-video-info/watch-video-info.js b/src/renderer/components/watch-video-info/watch-video-info.js
index 31f226b6..89c62bcf 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/watch-video-info/watch-video-info.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/watch-video-info/watch-video-info.js
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     },
 
     handleSubscription: function () {
+      if (this.channelId === '') {
+        return
+      }
+
       const currentProfile = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.profileList[this.activeProfile]))
       const primaryProfile = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.profileList[0]))
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/Watch/Watch.js b/src/renderer/views/Watch/Watch.js
index e9ff2a8b..58957bd5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/Watch/Watch.js
+++ b/src/renderer/views/Watch/Watch.js
@@ -195,6 +195,30 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         .dispatch('ytGetVideoInformation', this.videoId)
         .then(async result => {
           console.log(result)
+
+          const playabilityStatus = result.player_response.playabilityStatus
+          if (playabilityStatus.status !== 'OK') {
+            const errorScreen = playabilityStatus.errorScreen.playerErrorMessageRenderer
+            const reason = errorScreen.reason.simpleText
+            let subReason
+            let skipIndex
+            errorScreen.subreason.runs.forEach((message, index) => {
+              if (index !== skipIndex) {
+                if (message.text.match(/<a.*>/)) {
+                  skipIndex = index + 1
+                } else if (!message.text.match(/<\/a>/)) {
+                  if (typeof subReason === 'undefined') {
+                    subReason = message.text
+                  } else {
+                    subReason = subReason + message.text
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            })
+
+            throw new Error(`${reason}: ${subReason}`)
+          }
+
           this.videoTitle = result.videoDetails.title
           this.videoViewCount = parseInt(
             result.player_response.videoDetails.viewCount,
@@ -457,6 +481,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         .then(result => {
           console.log(result)
 
+          if (result.error) {
+            throw new Error(result.error)
+          }
+
           this.videoTitle = result.title
           this.videoViewCount = result.viewCount
           if (this.hideVideoLikesAndDislikes) {