diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/docker-build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/docker-build.yaml
index 5e250ee..dbc0d74 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/docker-build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/docker-build.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-name: weekly, if new yt-dlp, build + push container to docker/gitea
+name: push new builds to gitea, dockerhub
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: ["master"]
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * 0'   # weekly
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -22,28 +20,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           echo "youdis-version=$YOUDIS_VER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "shortsha=${GITHUB_SHA::7}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Get latest yt-dlp version
-        id: ytdlp
-        run: |
-          LATEST=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
-          if [ -z "$LATEST" ]; then
-            echo "failed to fetch yt-dlp release" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "ytdlp-version=$LATEST" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Get current yt-dlp version from latest container
-        id: current_ytdlp
-        run: |
-          docker pull eulaly/youdis:latest || true
-          if docker image inspect eulaly/youdis:latest >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            CURR=$(docker inspect --format='{{ index .Config.Labels "YTDLP_VERSION" }}' eulaly/youdis:latest)
-          else
-            CURR="none"
-          fi
-          echo "current-ytdlp=$CURR" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "shortsha=${GITHUB_SHA::5}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Decide if build needed
         id: check_build
@@ -51,8 +28,6 @@ jobs:
           SHOULD_BUILD=false
           if [ "${{ steps.youdis.outputs.youdis-version }}" != "$(docker inspect --format='{{ index .Config.Labels "YOUDIS_VERSION" }}' eulaly/youdis:latest || echo none)" ]; then
             SHOULD_BUILD=true
-          elif [ "${{ steps.ytdlp.outputs.ytdlp-version }}" != "${{ steps.current_ytdlp.outputs.current-ytdlp }}" ]; then
-            SHOULD_BUILD=true
           fi
           echo "should_build=$SHOULD_BUILD" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -69,17 +44,15 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           tags: |
             eulaly/youdis:latest
-            eulaly/youdis:ytldlp-${{ steps.ytdlp.outputs.ytdlp-version }}.youdis-${{ steps.youdis.outputs.shortsha }}
+            eulaly/youdis:${{ steps.youdis.outputs.shortsha }}
           labels: |
             YOUDIS_VERSION=${{ steps.youdis.outputs.youdis-version }}
-            YTDLP_VERSION=${{ steps.ytdlp.outputs.ytdlp-version }}
 
       - name: Login to Gitea
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: git.hgsky.me
           username: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
-          #username: ${{ vars.CI_ACTOR }}
           password: ${{ secrets.YOUDIS_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: Build and push to Gitea
@@ -89,10 +62,9 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           tags: |
             git.hgsky.me/ben/youdis:latest
-            git.hgsky.me/ben/youdis:ytldlp-${{ steps.ytdlp.outputs.ytdlp-version }}.youdis-${{ steps.youdis.outputs.shortsha }}            
+            git.hgsky.me/ben/youdis:${{ steps.youdis.outputs.shortsha }}            
           labels: |
             YOUDIS_VERSION=${{ steps.youdis.outputs.youdis-version }}
-            YTDLP_VERSION=${{ steps.ytdlp.outputs.ytdlp-version }}
 
       - name: link container in gitea
         run: |
diff --git a/create-ytdlp-config.sh b/create-ytdlp-config.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bc59ef..0000000
--- a/create-ytdlp-config.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#copy yt-dlp.conf if missing
-mkdir -p /config
-if [ ! -f /config/yt-dlp.conf ]; then
-    cp /app/default-yt-dlp.conf /config/yt-dlp.conf
-fi
-
-exec "$@"
diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
index 8cd94e5..9bc30e7 100644
--- a/dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ WORKDIR /app
 RUN apk update && \
     apk add --no-cache build-base ffmpeg && \
     rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
-COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
+COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-COPY youdis.py youdis.py
-COPY default-yt-dlp.conf /app/default-yt-dlp.conf
-COPY create-ytdlp-config.sh /app/create-ytdlp-config.sh
-RUN chmod 755 /app/create-ytdlp-config.sh
-ENTRYPOINT ["/app/create-ytdlp-config.sh"]
-CMD ["python3", "youdis.py"]
\ No newline at end of file
+
+COPY youdis.py, default-yt-dlp.conf, update-ytdlp.sh run-youdis.sh /app/
+RUN chmod +x /app/update-ytdlp.sh /app/run-youdis.sh
+
+COPY weekly-restart /etc/cron.d/
+RUN chmod 0644 /etc/cron.d/weekly-restart
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/run-youdis.sh"]
diff --git a/run-youdis.sh b/run-youdis.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccaa2e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-youdis.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+ #!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+#start crond in bg
+crond -l 2
+
+echo "checking for /config/yt-dlp.conf"
+#copy yt-dlp.conf if missing
+mkdir -p /config
+if [ ! -f /config/yt-dlp.conf ]; then
+    echo "yt-dlp.conf not found, setting default"
+    cp /app/default-yt-dlp.conf /config/yt-dlp.conf
+    echo "created yt-dlp.conf"
+fi
+
+python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade --pre "yt-dlp[default]"
+VERSION=$(python3 -m pip show yt-dlp 2>/dev/null | awk '/Version:/ {print $2}')
+echo "updated yt-dlp to $VERSION"
+
+echo "starting youdis"
+exec python3 /app/youdis.py
diff --git a/update-ytdlp.sh b/update-ytdlp.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e1c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update-ytdlp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+echo "updating yt-dlp"
+echo "killing youdis"
+pkill -f youdis.py || true
+python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade --pre "yt-dlp[default]"
+VERSION=$(python3 -m pip show yt-dlp 2>/dev/null | awk '/Version:/ {print $2}')
+
+echo "updated yt-dlp to $VERSION"
+echo "restarting youdis"
+python3 /app/youdis.py &
diff --git a/weekly-restart b/weekly-restart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49c089b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weekly-restart
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0 3 * * 0 root /app/update-ytdlp.sh
diff --git a/youdis-version.txt b/youdis-version.txt
index cee245b..291c506 100644
--- a/youdis-version.txt
+++ b/youdis-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-20250824-f173c64
+20250829-d539915