diff --git a/playlist.go b/playlist.go
index a9a81fd..3206518 100644
--- a/playlist.go
+++ b/playlist.go
@@ -537,17 +537,19 @@ func Ytdl(url string, selPlaylist *tview.TreeNode) {
 
 		playlistPath := path.Join(expandTilde(dir), selPlaylistName)
 
-		downloadedAudioPath := downloadedFilePath(
-			stdout.Bytes(), playlistPath)
+		audioPath := extractFilePath(stdout.Bytes(), playlistPath)
 
-		err = gomu.Playlist.AddSongToPlaylist(downloadedAudioPath, selPlaylist)
+		if err != nil {
+			appLog(err)
+		} 
 
+		err = gomu.Playlist.AddSongToPlaylist(audioPath, selPlaylist)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println(err)
 		}
 
 		downloadFinishedMessage := fmt.Sprintf("Finished downloading\n%s",
-			path.Base(downloadedAudioPath))
+			path.Base(audioPath))
 
 		timedPopup(
 			" Ytdl ",
@@ -559,3 +561,4 @@ func Ytdl(url string, selPlaylist *tview.TreeNode) {
 	}()
 
 }
+
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index a244686..74743e2 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ func GetFileContentType(out *os.File) (string, error) {
 
 // gets the file name by removing extension and path
 func GetName(fn string) string {
-	return strings.TrimSuffix(path.Base(fn), path.Ext(fn))
+	return strings.TrimSuffix(path.Base(fn), ".mp3")
 }
 
 // this just parsing the output from the ytdl to get the audio path
 // this is used because we need to get the song name
 // example ~/path/to/song/song.mp3
-func downloadedFilePath(output []byte, dir string) string {
+func extractFilePath(output []byte, dir string) string {
 
 	regexSearch := fmt.Sprintf(`\[ffmpeg\] Destination: %s\/.*.mp3`,
 		escapeBackSlash(dir))
diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
index 8b148ba..b40948f 100644
--- a/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Deleting original file /tmp/Powfu - death bed (coffee for your head) (Official V
 
 	result := "/tmp/Powfu - death bed (coffee for your head) (Official Video) ft. beabadoobee.mp3"
 
-	got := downloadedFilePath([]byte(sample), "/tmp")
+	got := extractFilePath([]byte(sample), "/tmp")
 
 	if got != result {
 		t.Errorf("downloadedFilePath(%s); expected %s got %s", sample, result, got)