diff --git a/create_fedilist.php b/create_fedilist.php
index 080650e2..f183070a 100755
--- a/create_fedilist.php
+++ b/create_fedilist.php
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ function curlPost($url, $data, $headers = []) {
 
 // === Create playlist helper ===
 function createPlaylist($accessToken) {
+
+    $path = __DIR__ . '/_credentials/fedilist_id.txt';
+
+    if (file_exists($path))   {
+            echo "FediList Playlist ID already exists at :$path\n";
+	    return;
+    }
+
     $data = [
         'snippet' => [
             'title' => 'FediList',
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ function createPlaylist($accessToken) {
     $result = json_decode($response, true);
 if (isset($result['id'])) {
     echo "FediList created!\nPlaylist ID: " . $result['id'] . "\n";
-    file_put_contents(__DIR__ . '/_credentials/fedilist_id.txt', $result['id']);
+    file_put_contents($path, $result['id']);
 } else {
     echo "Failed to create playlist:\n$response\n";
 }
@@ -84,6 +92,9 @@ echo "==== DEVICE AUTHORIZATION ====\n";
 echo "Visit:      " . $deviceData['verification_url'] . "\n";
 echo "Enter code: " . $deviceData['user_code'] . "\n\n";
 
+echo "Waiting...\n";
+
+
 // === Step 2: Poll for token ===
 $token = null;
 $startTime = time();
@@ -99,6 +110,7 @@ while (true) {
 
     if (isset($tokenResponse['access_token'])) {
         $token = $tokenResponse;
+	echo "Saving token.json\n";
         file_put_contents(__DIR__ . '/_credentials/token.json', json_encode($token));
         break;
     }