diff --git a/webroot/comments.shs b/webroot/comments.shs
index d591b8f..cfc2edd 100755
--- a/webroot/comments.shs
+++ b/webroot/comments.shs
@@ -6,8 +6,27 @@ if [[ "${get_data[v]}" == '' && "${get_data[cont]}" == '' ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "${get_data[cont]}" == '' ]]; then # tactical replies, INCOMING
-	vid="$(curl -b cookiejar_ -H "Cookie: CONSENT=YES+1337" -s "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${get_data[v]}" -c cookiejar_)"
-	cont="$(grep -Poh 'token":"Eg0S.*?"' <<< "$vid" | sed -E 's/token"://;s/"//g' | head -n1)" #'
+#	vid="$(curl -b cookiejar_ -H "Cookie: CONSENT=YES+1337" -s "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${get_data[v]}" -c cookiejar_)"
+#	cont="$(grep -Poh 'token":"Eg0S.*?"' <<< "$vid" | sed -E 's/token"://;s/"//g' | head -n1)" #'
+	# the above still works but the below is more resilient?
+	vid="$(curl --request POST \
+	  --url 'https://www.youtube.com/youtubei/v1/next?key=AIzaSyAO_FJ2SlqU8Q4STEHLGCilw_Y9_11qcW8' \
+	  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
+	  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+	  --cookie CONSENT=PENDING%2B553 \
+	  --data '{
+	    "context": {
+	        "client": {
+	            "clientName": "WEB",
+	            "clientVersion": "2.20211221.00.00",
+	            "hl": "en",
+	            "timeZone": "UTC",
+	            "utcOffsetMinutes": 0
+	        }
+	    },
+	    "videoId": "'"${get_data[v]}"'"
+	}')"
+	cont="$(jq -r '.contents.twoColumnWatchNextResults.results.results.contents[3].itemSectionRenderer.contents[0].continuationItemRenderer.continuationEndpoint.continuationCommand.token' <<< "$vid")"
 else
 	cont="${get_data[cont]}"	
 fi