diff --git a/migrations/20240620151940_init.sql b/migrations/20240620151940_init.sql
index 900212a..17cd4cd 100644
--- a/migrations/20240620151940_init.sql
+++ b/migrations/20240620151940_init.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
--- Add migration script here
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tracks
 (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
diff --git a/src/commands/play.rs b/src/commands/play.rs
index 633de8c..a8a22b4 100644
--- a/src/commands/play.rs
+++ b/src/commands/play.rs
@@ -3,25 +3,36 @@ use crate::metadata::{Metadata, MetadataMap};
 use crate::state::State;
 use crate::{colors, db};
 
+use anyhow::Context;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use songbird::input::cached::Memory;
 use songbird::input::{Compose, YoutubeDl};
 use songbird::tracks::Track;
-use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
-use std::ops::Sub;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{error::Error, time::Duration};
+use std::{
+    io::{BufRead, BufReader},
+    ops::Sub,
+};
 use tokio::process::Command;
 use tracing::debug;
 use twilight_model::channel::message::embed::{
     EmbedAuthor, EmbedField, EmbedFooter, EmbedThumbnail,
 };
-use twilight_model::channel::message::MessageFlags;
+use twilight_model::channel::message::{Embed, MessageFlags};
 use twilight_model::gateway::payload::incoming::InteractionCreate;
 use twilight_model::http::interaction::{InteractionResponse, InteractionResponseType};
 use twilight_util::builder::embed::EmbedBuilder;
 use twilight_util::builder::InteractionResponseDataBuilder;
 use url::Url;
 
+struct TrackType {
+    url: String,
+    title: Option<String>,
+    duration_string: String,
+    channel: String,
+    thumbnail: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct YouTubeTrack {
     url: Option<String>,
@@ -31,6 +42,7 @@ struct YouTubeTrack {
     playlist: Option<String>,
     playlist_id: Option<String>,
     duration_string: String,
+    thumbnail: Option<String>,
 }
 
 fn build_playlist_url(playlist_id: &str) -> String {
@@ -67,6 +79,161 @@ async fn get_tracks(
     Ok(tracks)
 }
 
+async fn persistence(
+    interaction: &InteractionCreate,
+    track: &YouTubeTrack,
+    state: State,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
+    let Some(guild_id) = interaction.guild_id else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+    let Some(user_id) = interaction.author_id() else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+    let url = track
+        .original_url
+        .clone()
+        .or(track.url.clone())
+        .ok_or("Could not find url")?;
+    let (author_name, author_global_name) = if let Some(author) = interaction.author() {
+        (author.name.clone(), author.global_name.clone())
+    } else {
+        ("".to_string(), None)
+    };
+
+    db::track::insert_guild(&state.pool, db::track::Guild::new(guild_id.to_string()))
+        .await
+        .expect("failed to insert guild: {e}");
+
+    db::track::insert_user(
+        &state.pool,
+        db::track::User::new(user_id.to_string(), author_name, author_global_name),
+    )
+    .await
+    .expect("failed to insert user: {e}");
+
+    let track_id = db::track::insert_track(
+        &state.pool,
+        db::track::Track::new(
+            url.clone(),
+            track.title.clone(),
+            track.channel.clone(),
+            track.duration_string.clone(),
+            track.thumbnail.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+        ),
+    )
+    .await
+    .context("failed to insert track: {e}")?;
+    db::track::insert_query(
+        &state.pool,
+        db::track::Query::new(user_id.to_string(), guild_id.to_string(), track_id),
+    )
+    .await
+    .context("failed to insert track: {e}")?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn build_single_track_added_embeds(tracks_added: &[TrackType]) -> Vec<Embed> {
+    let track = tracks_added.first().unwrap();
+
+    let host = if let Ok(host) = Url::parse(&track.url) {
+        Some(
+            host.host_str()
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+                .trim_start_matches("www.")
+                .to_string(),
+        )
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let footer = match host {
+        Some(host) => EmbedFooter {
+            text: format!("Streaming from {}", host),
+            icon_url: Some(format!(
+                "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain={}",
+                host
+            )),
+            proxy_icon_url: None,
+        },
+        None => EmbedFooter {
+            text: String::new(),
+            icon_url: None,
+            proxy_icon_url: None,
+        },
+    };
+
+    let mut embed = EmbedBuilder::new()
+        .author(EmbedAuthor {
+            name: "🔊 Added to queue".to_string(),
+            icon_url: None,
+            proxy_icon_url: None,
+            url: None,
+        })
+        .title(track.title.clone().unwrap_or("Unknown".to_string()))
+        .url(track.url.clone())
+        .color(colors::BLURPLE)
+        .footer(footer)
+        .field(EmbedField {
+            inline: true,
+            name: "Duration".to_string(),
+            value: track.duration_string.clone(),
+        })
+        .field(EmbedField {
+            inline: true,
+            name: "Channel".to_string(),
+            value: track.channel.clone(),
+        })
+        .build();
+
+    if let Some(thumbnail) = &track.thumbnail {
+        embed.thumbnail = Some(EmbedThumbnail {
+            height: None,
+            proxy_url: None,
+            url: thumbnail.to_string(),
+            width: None,
+        });
+    }
+
+    vec![embed]
+}
+
+fn build_playlist_added_embeds(tracks: &[YouTubeTrack], num_tracks_added: usize) -> Vec<Embed> {
+    let mut content = String::new();
+    let first_track = tracks.first().unwrap();
+    content.push_str(&format!(
+        "Adding playlist: [{}]({})\n",
+        &first_track
+            .playlist
+            .clone()
+            .unwrap_or("Unknown".to_string()),
+        build_playlist_url(
+            &first_track
+                .playlist_id
+                .clone()
+                .unwrap_or("Unknown".to_string())
+        )
+    ));
+    content.push_str(&format!(
+        "Added {} tracks to the queue.\n",
+        num_tracks_added
+    ));
+    let embed = EmbedBuilder::new()
+        .description(content)
+        .color(colors::BLURPLE)
+        .build();
+    vec![embed]
+}
+
+fn build_embeds(tracks: &[YouTubeTrack], tracks_added: &[TrackType]) -> Vec<Embed> {
+    let num_tracks_added = tracks_added.len();
+    match num_tracks_added {
+        0 => vec![],
+        1 => build_single_track_added_embeds(tracks_added),
+        _ => build_playlist_added_embeds(tracks, num_tracks_added),
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) async fn play(
     interaction: Box<InteractionCreate>,
     state: State,
@@ -165,14 +332,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn play(
         call.queue().resume()?;
     }
 
-    struct TrackType {
-        url: String,
-        title: Option<String>,
-        duration_string: String,
-        channel: String,
-        thumbnail: Option<String>,
-    }
-
     let mut tracks_added = vec![];
     for yttrack in &tracks {
         tracing::debug!("track: {:?}", yttrack);
@@ -183,50 +342,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn play(
             .ok_or("Could not find url")?;
 
         let mut src = YoutubeDl::new(reqwest::Client::new(), url.clone());
-        let src_copy = src.clone();
-        let src_copy2 = src.clone();
-        let _m = Memory::new(src_copy2.into());
-        let track: Track = src_copy.into();
+        let track: Track = src.clone().into();
 
         if let Ok(metadata) = src.aux_metadata().await {
             debug!("metadata: {:?}", metadata);
 
-            let (author_name, author_global_name) = if let Some(author) = interaction.author() {
-                (author.name.clone(), author.global_name.clone())
-            } else {
-                ("".to_string(), None)
-            };
-
-            db::track::insert_guild(&state.pool, db::track::Guild::new(guild_id.to_string()))
-                .await
-                .expect("failed to insert guild: {e}");
-
-            db::track::insert_user(
-                &state.pool,
-                db::track::User::new(user_id.to_string(), author_name, author_global_name),
-            )
-            .await
-            .expect("failed to insert user: {e}");
-
-            let track_id = db::track::insert_track(
-                &state.pool,
-                db::track::Track::new(
-                    url.clone(),
-                    yttrack.title.clone(),
-                    yttrack.channel.clone(),
-                    yttrack.duration_string.clone(),
-                    metadata.thumbnail.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
-                ),
-            )
-            .await
-            .expect("failed to insert track: {e}");
-
-            db::track::insert_query(
-                &state.pool,
-                db::track::Query::new(user_id.to_string(), guild_id.to_string(), track_id),
-            )
-            .await
-            .expect("failed to insert track: {e}");
+            persistence(&interaction, yttrack, Arc::clone(&state)).await?;
 
             tracks_added.push(TrackType {
                 url: url.clone(),
@@ -258,87 +379,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn play(
             }
         }
     }
-    let mut content = String::new();
-    let num_tracks_added = tracks_added.len();
-    let embeds = match num_tracks_added {
-        0 => {
-            vec![]
-        }
-        1 => {
-            let track = tracks_added.first().unwrap();
-
-            let host = Url::parse(&track.url)?;
-            let host = host
-                .host_str()
-                .unwrap_or_default()
-                .trim_start_matches("www.");
-            let mut embed = EmbedBuilder::new()
-                .author(EmbedAuthor {
-                    name: "🔊 Added to queue".to_string(),
-                    icon_url: None,
-                    proxy_icon_url: None,
-                    url: None,
-                })
-                .title(track.title.clone().unwrap_or("Unknown".to_string()))
-                .url(track.url.clone())
-                .color(colors::BLURPLE)
-                .footer(EmbedFooter {
-                    text: format!("Streaming from {}", host),
-                    icon_url: Some(format!(
-                        "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain={}",
-                        host
-                    )),
-                    proxy_icon_url: None,
-                })
-                .field(EmbedField {
-                    inline: true,
-                    name: "Duration".to_string(),
-                    value: track.duration_string.clone(),
-                })
-                .field(EmbedField {
-                    inline: true,
-                    name: "Channel".to_string(),
-                    value: track.channel.clone(),
-                })
-                .build();
-
-            if let Some(thumbnail) = &track.thumbnail {
-                embed.thumbnail = Some(EmbedThumbnail {
-                    height: None,
-                    proxy_url: None,
-                    url: thumbnail.to_string(),
-                    width: None,
-                });
-            }
-
-            vec![embed]
-        }
-        _ => {
-            let first_track = tracks.first().unwrap();
-            content.push_str(&format!(
-                "Adding playlist: [{}]({})\n",
-                &first_track
-                    .playlist
-                    .clone()
-                    .unwrap_or("Unknown".to_string()),
-                build_playlist_url(
-                    &first_track
-                        .playlist_id
-                        .clone()
-                        .unwrap_or("Unknown".to_string())
-                )
-            ));
-            content.push_str(&format!(
-                "Added {} tracks to the queue:\n",
-                num_tracks_added
-            ));
-            let embed = EmbedBuilder::new()
-                .description(content)
-                .color(colors::BLURPLE)
-                .build();
-            vec![embed]
-        }
-    };
+    let embeds = build_embeds(&tracks, &tracks_added);
 
     state
         .http
diff --git a/src/db/track.rs b/src/db/track.rs
index b13bd22..c2e6e56 100644
--- a/src/db/track.rs
+++ b/src/db/track.rs
@@ -36,10 +36,19 @@ pub(crate) async fn insert_track(
     pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool,
     track: Track,
 ) -> Result<i64, sqlx::Error> {
-    let query =
-        "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO tracks (url, title, channel, duration, thumbnail, updated) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)";
+    let query = r#"
+        INSERT INTO tracks (url, title, channel, duration, thumbnail, updated)
+        VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
+        ON CONFLICT (url) DO UPDATE SET
+            title = excluded.title,
+            channel = excluded.channel,
+            duration = excluded.duration,
+            thumbnail = excluded.thumbnail,
+            updated = excluded.updated
+        "#;
+
     let res = sqlx::query(query)
-        .bind(track.url)
+        .bind(&track.url)
         .bind(track.title)
         .bind(track.channel)
         .bind(track.duration)
@@ -47,7 +56,23 @@ pub(crate) async fn insert_track(
         .bind(track.updated)
         .execute(pool)
         .await?;
-    Ok(res.last_insert_rowid())
+
+    let id = res.last_insert_rowid();
+
+    // the track id is 0 if we only updated a row
+    if id == 0 {
+        let track: Track = sqlx::query_as(
+            r#"
+            SELECT id FROM tracks
+            WHERE url = $1
+            "#,
+        )
+        .bind(track.url)
+        .fetch_one(pool)
+        .await?;
+        return Ok(track.id);
+    }
+    Ok(id)
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, FromRow)]
@@ -70,8 +95,14 @@ impl User {
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn insert_user(pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool, user: User) -> Result<(), sqlx::Error> {
-    let query =
-        "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO users (id, name, global_name, updated) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)";
+    let query = r#"
+        INSERT INTO users (id, name, global_name, updated)
+        VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)
+        ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET
+            name = excluded.name,
+            global_name = excluded.global_name,
+            updated = excluded.updated
+        "#;
     sqlx::query(query)
         .bind(user.id)
         .bind(user.name)
@@ -105,8 +136,10 @@ impl Query {
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn insert_query(pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool, q: Query) -> Result<i64, sqlx::Error> {
-    let query =
-        "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO queries (user_id, guild_id, track_id, updated) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)";
+    let query = r#"
+        INSERT INTO queries (user_id, guild_id, track_id, updated)
+        VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)
+        "#;
     let res = sqlx::query(query)
         .bind(q.user_id)
         .bind(q.guild_id)
@@ -132,15 +165,17 @@ impl Guild {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) async fn insert_guild(
-    pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool,
-    guild: Guild,
-) -> Result<i64, sqlx::Error> {
-    let query = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO guilds (id, updated) VALUES ($1, $2)";
-    let res = sqlx::query(query)
+pub(crate) async fn insert_guild(pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool, guild: Guild) -> Result<(), sqlx::Error> {
+    let query = r#"
+        INSERT INTO guilds (id, updated)
+        VALUES ($1, $2)
+        ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET
+            updated = excluded.updated
+        "#;
+    sqlx::query(query)
         .bind(guild.id)
         .bind(guild.updated)
         .execute(pool)
         .await?;
-    Ok(res.last_insert_rowid())
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 797c333..705a135 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use futures::StreamExt;
 use signal::signal_handler;
 use songbird::{shards::TwilightMap, Songbird};
 use state::StateRef;
-use std::{env, error::Error, sync::Arc};
+use std::{env, error::Error, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::select;
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 use twilight_cache_inmemory::InMemoryCache;
@@ -34,16 +34,15 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
 
     println!("Starting up...");
 
-    // Initialize the tracing subscriber.
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
     info!("Starting up...");
 
     let (mut shards, state) = {
         let db = env::var("DATABASE_URL").map_err(|_| "DATABASE_URL is not set")?;
-        let options = SqliteConnectOptions::new()
-            .create_if_missing(true)
-            .filename(&db);
+        let options = SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(&db)
+            .expect("could not create options")
+            .create_if_missing(true);
         let pool = SqlitePoolOptions::new()
             .max_connections(5)
             .connect_with(options)