diff --git a/modules/watcher.py b/modules/watcher.py
index 820618a..315c2ca 100755
--- a/modules/watcher.py
+++ b/modules/watcher.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ def setup(bot):
 	"""
 	Establishes the bot's dictionary of watched threads.
 	"""
-	bot.memory["watcher"] = {}
+	if not bot.memory.get("watcher"):
+		bot.memory["watcher"] = {}
 
 	con = bot.db.connect()
 	cur = con.cursor()
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ def setup(bot):
 		con.close()
 	else:
 		for thread in watching:
+			if get_thread_url(thread[0]) in bot.memory["watcher"].keys():
+				continue
 			t = WatcherThread(bot, thread[0], thread[1], thread[2], thread[3],
 				thread[4])
 			t.start()
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ class WatcherThread(threading.Thread):
 			if res.status_code == 404:
 				msg = "[\x0304Watcher\x03] Thread deleted: " \
 				+ f"\x0307{get_thread_url(self.api_url)}"
-				self.bot.say(msg, channel)
+				self.bot.say(msg, self.channel)
 				self.stop.set()
 				continue
 
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ class WatcherThread(threading.Thread):
 			if thread["posts"][0].get("closed"):
 				msg = "[\x0304Watcher\x03] Thread closed: " \
 				+ f"\x0307{get_thread_url(self.api_url)}"
-				self.bot.say(msg, channel)
+				self.bot.say(msg, self.channel)
 				self.stop.set()
 				continue
 
@@ -187,5 +190,5 @@ class WatcherThread(threading.Thread):
 				self.last_post = new_last_post
 				msg = "[\x0304Watcher\x03] New post from \x0308" \
 				+ f"{self.name}\x03 in \x0307{get_thread_url(self.api_url)}"
-				self.bot.say(msg, channel)
+				self.bot.say(msg, self.channel)