diff --git a/make_folders.py b/make_folders.py
index 8b72697..7d7ce5a 100755
--- a/make_folders.py
+++ b/make_folders.py
@@ -391,20 +391,23 @@ def check_spotify_album_and_save(spotify, audio,x: str) -> bool:
         querystring = "artist:{0} album:{1}".format(str(audio["TPE2"]),str(audio["TALB"]))
         
     logging.info("query string: " + querystring)
-    try:
-        results = spotify.search(q=querystring,type='album')
-    except Exception as err:
-        logging.error("could not search on spotify")
-        logging.error(err)
-        logging.info("waiting 30 seconds before trying again")
-        time.sleep(30)
+    tries = 0
+    found = False
+    while (tries < 5 and found == False):    
         try:
             results = spotify.search(q=querystring,type='album')
+            found = True
         except Exception as err:
-            logging.error("could not search on spotify again")
+            logging.error("could not search on spotify")
             logging.error(err)
-            return found
+            logging.info("waiting 30 seconds before trying again")
+            time.sleep(30)
+            tries += 1
     
+    if (found == False):
+        logging.error("could not search on spotify after 5 tries, aborting")
+        return False
+
     if (len(results["albums"]["items"]) > 0):
         logging.info("album found on spotify!")
         found = True
@@ -506,7 +509,7 @@ def check_spotify_and_save(spotify, audio,x: str) -> bool:
             track = str(audio["title"])
     else:
         if audio["TPE2"] is not str:
-            logging.info("TPE2 is not str")
+            logging.info("TPE2 tag is not a str but a " + str(type(audio["TPE2"])) + " of value " + str(audio["TPE2"]) + ". Setting artist to " + str(audio["TPE2"][0]))
             artist = str(audio["TPE2"][0])
         else:
             artist = str(audio["TPE2"])
@@ -519,6 +522,7 @@ def check_spotify_and_save(spotify, audio,x: str) -> bool:
     querystring = "artist:{0} track:{1}".format(artist.split("\00")[0],track)
     logging.info("query string: " + querystring)
     results = spotify.search(q=querystring,type='track')
+    
     if (len(results['tracks']['items']) > 0):
         logging.info("track found on spotify!")
         found = True
@@ -531,18 +535,20 @@ def check_spotify_and_save(spotify, audio,x: str) -> bool:
             else:
                 audio["TPE2"] = TPE2(encoding=3,text=found_artist)
         found_album = album["name"]
+        logging.info("found album name: " + found_album)
         if (len(found_album) > 0):
             if x.endswith(".flac"):
                 audio["album"] = found_album
             else:
                 audio["TALB"] = TALB(encoding=3,text=found_album)
         else:
+            # set album to title if no album found
             if (x.endswith(".flac")):
                 audio["album"] = audio["title"][0]
             else:
                 audio["TALB"] = TALB(encoding=3,text=str(audio["TIT2"]))
     
-        comment ="Spotify ID: {0}. Release date precision: {1}, total tracks in album: {2}. This album has {3} version(s)".format(album["id"],album["release_date_precision"], album["total_tracks"],len(results["albums"]["items"]))
+        comment ="Spotify ID: {0}. This album was released on: {1}, total tracks in album: {2}. This album has {3} version(s)".format(album["id"],album["release_date"], album["total_tracks"],len(results["tracks"]["items"]))
         logging.info("Comment: " + comment)
         if x.endswith(".flac"):
             audio["comment"] = comment
@@ -626,8 +632,7 @@ def check_spotify_and_save(spotify, audio,x: str) -> bool:
 
         logging.info("now setting cover art..")
         embed_music_file(join(songpath,x),join(songpath,"Cover.jpg"))
-            
-    
+        
     return found
 
 def main():
@@ -734,7 +739,8 @@ def main():
             try:
                 found = check_spotify_and_save(spotify, audio,x)
             except Exception as err:
-                logging.error("could not find track on spotify: " + str(err))            
+                logging.error("could not find track on spotify: " + str(err))    
+                logging.error(err.with_traceback)
                 found = False
                 
             if (found == False):
diff --git a/process_music.sh b/process_music.sh
index 332907f..e231493 100755
--- a/process_music.sh
+++ b/process_music.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ source .env/bin/activate
 python3 make_folders.py
 for f in ./*.mp3; do ffprobe "$f"; done
 for f in ./*.flac; do ffprobe "$f"; done 
+
 mkdir ../temp
 rm -r ../temp/*
 mv ./*/ ../temp #move all directories
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..73bd738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mutagen
+eyed3
+icrawler
+spotipy
+requests