diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index e070552..8d17890 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ function api(db, xmltvInterval) {
         let channels = db['channels'].find()
         var data = "#EXTM3U\n"
         for (var i = 0; i < channels.length; i++) {
-            data += `#EXTINF:0 tvg-id="${channels[i].number}" tvg-name="${channels[i].name}" tvg-logo="${channels[i].icon}",${channels[i].number}\n`
-            data += `http://${process.env.HOST}:${process.env.PORT}/video?channel=${channels[i].number}\n`
+            data += `#EXTINF:0 tvg-id="${channels[i].number}" tvg-name="${channels[i].name}" tvg-logo="${channels[i].icon}",${channels[i].name}\n`
+            data += `http://${process.env.HOST}:${process.env.PORT}/video?channel=${channels[i].number}|User-Agent=ffmpeg\n`
         }
         res.send(data)
     })
diff --git a/src/ffmpeg.js b/src/ffmpeg.js
index 032af84..03cd1b8 100644
--- a/src/ffmpeg.js
+++ b/src/ffmpeg.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class ffmpeg extends events.EventEmitter {
     }
     spawn(lineupItem) {
         let args = [
+            '-headers', 'User-Agent: ffmpeg',
             '-threads', this.opts.threads,
             '-ss', lineupItem.start / 1000,
             '-t', lineupItem.duration / 1000,
diff --git a/src/hdhr.js b/src/hdhr.js
index 34f7935..9ee767e 100644
--- a/src/hdhr.js
+++ b/src/hdhr.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function hdhr(db) {
         var lineup = []
         var channels = db['channels'].find()
         for (let i = 0, l = channels.length; i < l; i++)
-            lineup.push({ GuideNumber: channels[i].number.toString(), GuideName: channels[i].name, URL: `http://${process.env.HOST}:${process.env.PORT}/video?channel=${channels[i].number}` })
+            lineup.push({ GuideNumber: channels[i].number.toString(), GuideName: channels[i].name, URL: `http://${process.env.HOST}:${process.env.PORT}/video?channel=${channels[i].number}|User-Agent=ffmpeg` })
         res.send(JSON.stringify(lineup))
     })
 
diff --git a/src/helperFuncs.js b/src/helperFuncs.js
index fed6c96..f0694fe 100644
--- a/src/helperFuncs.js
+++ b/src/helperFuncs.js
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ function getCurrentProgramAndTimeElapsed(date, channel) {
 }
 
 function createProgramStreamTimeline(obj) {
-    
     let timeElapsed = obj.timeElapsed
-    console.log(timeElapsed)
     let activeProgram = obj.program
     let lineup = []
     let programStartTimes = [0, activeProgram.actualDuration * .25, activeProgram.actualDuration * .50, activeProgram.actualDuration * .75, activeProgram.actualDuration]
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ function createProgramStreamTimeline(obj) {
                 lineup.push({
                     type: 'program',
                     file: activeProgram.file,
-                    start: progTimeElapsed + timeElapsed,
+                    start: progTimeElapsed + timeElapsed, // add the duration of already played program chunks to the timeElapsed
                     duration: (programStartTimes[i + 1] - programStartTimes[i]) - timeElapsed
                 })
             } else if (foundFirstVideo) {
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ function createProgramStreamTimeline(obj) {
                 }
             } else {
                 timeElapsed -= (programStartTimes[i + 1] - programStartTimes[i])
-                progTimeElapsed += (programStartTimes[i + 1] - programStartTimes[i])
+                progTimeElapsed += (programStartTimes[i + 1] - programStartTimes[i]) // add the duration of already played program chunks together
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/plex.js b/src/plex.js
index 23fe40b..925d0ed 100644
--- a/src/plex.js
+++ b/src/plex.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class Plex {
                         login: username,
                         password: password
                     }
-                }
+                },
+                jar: false
             }
             request(req, (err, res, body) => {
                 if (err || res.statusCode !== 201)
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ class Plex {
         var req = {
             method: 'get',
             url: `${this.URL}${path}`,
-            headers: this._headers
+            headers: this._headers,
+            jar: false
         }
         Object.assign(req, optionalHeaders)
         req.headers['X-Plex-Token'] = this._token
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@ class Plex {
             method: 'put',
             url: `${this.URL}${path}`,
             headers: this._headers,
-            qs: query
+            qs: query,
+            jar: false
         }
         Object.assign(req, optionalHeaders)
         req.headers['X-Plex-Token'] = this._token
@@ -92,7 +95,8 @@ class Plex {
             method: 'post',
             url: `${this.URL}${path}`,
             headers: this._headers,
-            qs: query
+            qs: query,
+            jar: false
         }
         Object.assign(req, optionalHeaders)
         req.headers['X-Plex-Token'] = this._token