diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db9933c..27b87f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ An example configuration is provided in the docker-compose.yml file. Configure t
   - `TA_TOKEN`: Tube Archivist API token, accessible from the settings page
   - `JF_URL`: Full URL where Jellyfin is reachable
   - `JF_TOKEN`: Jellyfin API token
+  - `JF_FOLDER`: Folder override if your folder is not named "YouTube" on your Filesystem.
   - `LISTEN_PORT`: Optionally change the port where the integration is listening for messages. Defaults to `8001`. If you change this, make sure to also change the json link for auto trigger as described below.
 
 Mount the `/youtube` folder from Tube Archivist also in this container at `/youtube` to give this integration access to the media archive.
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ pip install requests
 	- `ta_token`: Tube Archivist API token, accessible from the settings page
 	- `jf_url`: Full URL where Jellyfin is reachable
 	- `jf_token`: Jellyfin API token
+    - `jf_folder`: Name of the folder where TubeArchivist puts the files into
 
 Then run the script from the main folder with python, e.g.
 ```python
diff --git a/app/src/config.py b/app/src/config.py
index 7a27663..d30e51f 100644
--- a/app/src/config.py
+++ b/app/src/config.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def get_config_env() -> ConfigType | Literal[False]:
             "ta_token": os.environ["TA_TOKEN"],
             "jf_url": os.environ["JF_URL"],
             "jf_token": os.environ["JF_TOKEN"],
+            "jf_folder": os.environ.get("JF_FOLDER", "youtube"),
         }
         return config_content
 
diff --git a/app/src/connect.py b/app/src/connect.py
index 7c41c1f..d12d982 100644
--- a/app/src/connect.py
+++ b/app/src/connect.py
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ from src.static_types import ConfigType, TAChannel, TAVideo
 
 CONFIG: ConfigType = get_config()
 TIMEOUT = 60
-EXPECTED_ENV = {"ta_url", "ta_token", "jf_url", "jf_token", "ta_video_path"}
+EXPECTED_ENV = {
+    "ta_url",
+    "ta_token",
+    "jf_url",
+    "jf_token",
+    "ta_video_path",
+    "jf_folder",
+}
 
 
 class Jellyfin:
diff --git a/app/src/series.py b/app/src/series.py
index 90d7512..987e6d3 100644
--- a/app/src/series.py
+++ b/app/src/series.py
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ class Library:
         """get collection id for youtube folder"""
         path: str = "Items?Recursive=true&includeItemTypes=Folder"
         folders: dict = Jellyfin().get(path)
+        folder_name: str = get_config()["jf_folder"]
+
         for folder in folders["Items"]:
-            if folder.get("Name").lower() == "youtube":
+            if folder.get("Name").lower() == folder_name.lower():
                 return folder.get("Id")
 
         raise ValueError("youtube folder not found")
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ class Library:
         )
         Jellyfin().post(path, False)
 
-        for _ in range(12):
+        while True:
             response = Jellyfin().get("Library/VirtualFolders")
             for folder in response:
                 if not folder["ItemId"] == collection_id:
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ class Library:
                     return
 
                 print("waiting for library refresh")
-                sleep(5)
+                sleep(10)
 
 
 class Show:
@@ -213,10 +215,13 @@ class Show:
         path: str = (
             f"Items/{jf_id}/Refresh?Recursive=true&ImageRefreshMode=Default&MetadataRefreshMode=Default"  # noqa: E501
         )
+        print(f"[setup] {path=}")
         Jellyfin().post(path, False)
-        for _ in range(12):
+        for _ in range(24):
             all_existing: set[str] = set(self._get_existing_seasons())
 
+            print(f"[setup] seasons: {all_existing} {expected_season=}")
+
             if expected_season in all_existing:
                 return
 
diff --git a/app/src/static_types.py b/app/src/static_types.py
index bf011b1..ecf7fee 100644
--- a/app/src/static_types.py
+++ b/app/src/static_types.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class ConfigType(TypedDict):
     ta_token: str
     jf_url: str
     jf_token: str
+    jf_folder: str
 
 
 class TAChannel(TypedDict):
diff --git a/config.sample.json b/config.sample.json
index 444b661..fab8ff2 100644
--- a/config.sample.json
+++ b/config.sample.json
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
     "ta_url": "http://tubearchivist.local",
     "ta_token": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
     "jf_url": "http://jellyfin.local:8096",
-    "jf_token": "yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"
+    "jf_token": "yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy",
+    "jf_folder": "YouTube"
 }
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 8ab1d49..f8181e7 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ function validate {
     echo "running black"
     black --force-exclude "migrations/*" --diff --color --check -l 79 "$check_path"
     echo "running codespell"
-    codespell --skip="./.git,./.venv,./.mypy_cache" "$check_path"
+    codespell --skip="./.git,./.venv,venv,./.mypy_cache" "$check_path"
     echo "running flake8"
-    flake8 "$check_path" --exclude "migrations,.venv" --count --max-complexity=10 \
+    flake8 "$check_path" --exclude "migrations,.venv,venv" --count --max-complexity=10 \
         --max-line-length=79 --show-source --statistics
     echo "running isort"
-    isort --skip "migrations" --skip ".venv" --check-only --diff --profile black -l 79 "$check_path"
+    isort --skip "migrations" --skip ".venv" --skip "venv" --check-only --diff --profile black -l 79 "$check_path"
     printf "    \n> all validations passed\n"
 
 }