diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 72398fc..5d3c880 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
     eqeqeq: ['error', 'always', { null: 'ignore' }],
     curly: ['error', 'multi-line'],
     'no-var': 'error',
+    'no-func-assign': 'off',
+    'no-inner-declarations': 'off',
   },
 };
diff --git a/extension/script.js b/extension/script.js
index 32bb357..484d378 100644
--- a/extension/script.js
+++ b/extension/script.js
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ function ensureTALinks() {
   let channelContainerNodes = getChannelContainers();
 
   for (let channelContainer of channelContainerNodes) {
-    channelContainer = adjustOwner(channelContainer);
     if (channelContainer.hasTA) continue;
+    channelContainer = adjustOwner(channelContainer);
     let channelButton = buildChannelButton(channelContainer);
     channelContainer.appendChild(channelButton);
     channelContainer.hasTA = true;
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ function ensureTALinks() {
     titleContainer.hasTA = true;
   }
 }
+ensureTALinks = throttled(ensureTALinks, 700);
 
 // fix positioning of #owner div to fit new button
 function adjustOwner(channelContainer) {
@@ -151,16 +152,42 @@ function adjustOwner(channelContainer) {
 
 function buildChannelButton(channelContainer) {
   let channelHandle = getChannelHandle(channelContainer);
+  channelContainer.taDerivedHandle = channelHandle;
+
   let buttonDiv = buildChannelButtonDiv();
 
   let channelSubButton = buildChannelSubButton(channelHandle);
   buttonDiv.appendChild(channelSubButton);
+  channelContainer.taSubButton = channelSubButton;
 
   let spacer = buildSpacer();
   buttonDiv.appendChild(spacer);
 
   let channelDownloadButton = buildChannelDownloadButton();
   buttonDiv.appendChild(channelDownloadButton);
+  channelContainer.taDownloadButton = channelDownloadButton;
+
+  if (!channelContainer.taObserver) {
+    function updateButtonsIfNecessary() {
+      let newHandle = getChannelHandle(channelContainer);
+      if (channelContainer.taDerivedHandle === newHandle) return;
+      console.log(`updating handle from ${channelContainer.taDerivedHandle} to ${newHandle}`);
+      channelContainer.taDerivedHandle = newHandle;
+      let channelSubButton = buildChannelSubButton(newHandle);
+      channelContainer.taSubButton.replaceWith(channelSubButton);
+      channelContainer.taSubButton = channelSubButton;
+
+      let channelDownloadButton = buildChannelDownloadButton();
+      channelContainer.taDownloadButton.replaceWith(channelDownloadButton);
+      channelContainer.taDownloadButton = channelDownloadButton;
+    }
+    channelContainer.taObserver = new MutationObserver(throttled(updateButtonsIfNecessary, 100));
+    channelContainer.taObserver.observe(channelContainer, {
+      attributes: true,
+      childList: true,
+      subtree: true,
+    });
+  }
 
   return buttonDiv;
 }
@@ -230,10 +257,10 @@ function checkChannelSubscribed(channelSubButton) {
       console.log('Unknown state');
     }
   }
-  function handleError() {
+  function handleError(e) {
     buttonError(channelSubButton);
     channelSubButton.innerText = 'Error';
-    console.log('error');
+    console.error('error', e);
   }
 
   let channelHandle = channelSubButton.dataset.id;
@@ -389,10 +416,11 @@ function checkVideoExists(taButton) {
     }
     taButton.isChecked = true;
   }
-  function handleError() {
+  function handleError(e) {
     buttonError(taButton);
     let videoId = taButton.dataset.id;
     console.log(`error: failed to get info from TA for video ${videoId}`);
+    console.error(e);
   }
 
   let videoId = taButton.dataset.id;
@@ -449,9 +477,8 @@ function sendUrl(url, action, button) {
     }
   }
 
-  function handleError(error) {
-    console.log('error');
-    console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
+  function handleError(e) {
+    console.log('error', e);
     buttonError(button);
   }
 
@@ -484,15 +511,20 @@ function cleanButtons() {
 }
 
 let oldHref = document.location.href;
-let throttleBlock;
-const throttle = (callback, time) => {
-  if (throttleBlock) return;
-  throttleBlock = true;
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    callback();
-    throttleBlock = false;
-  }, time);
-};
+
+function throttled(callback, time) {
+  let throttleBlock = false;
+  let lastArgs;
+  return (...args) => {
+    lastArgs = args;
+    if (throttleBlock) return;
+    throttleBlock = true;
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      throttleBlock = false;
+      callback(...lastArgs);
+    }, time);
+  };
+}
 
 let observer = new MutationObserver(list => {
   const currentHref = document.location.href;
@@ -501,7 +533,7 @@ let observer = new MutationObserver(list => {
     oldHref = currentHref;
   }
   if (list.some(i => i.type === 'childList' && i.addedNodes.length > 0)) {
-    throttle(ensureTALinks, 700);
+    ensureTALinks();
   }
 });