diff --git a/scripts/updateRequestsInPlex.js b/scripts/updateRequestsInPlex.js
index 409041a..c2c818c 100644
--- a/scripts/updateRequestsInPlex.js
+++ b/scripts/updateRequestsInPlex.js
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ const queries = {
 const getByStatus = () =>
   establishedDatabase.all(queries.getRequestsNotYetInPlex);
 
-const checkIfRequestExistInPlex = async request => {
-  request.existsInPlex = await plex.existsInPlex(request);
-  return request;
-};
-
 const commitNewStatus = (status, id, type, title) => {
   console.log(type, title, "updated to:", status);
   return establishedDatabase.run(queries.saveNewStatus, [status, id, type]);
@@ -29,12 +24,12 @@ const commitNewStatus = (status, id, type, title) => {
 const getNewRequestMatchesInPlex = async () => {
   const requests = await getByStatus();
 
-  return Promise.all(requests.map(checkIfRequestExistInPlex))
+  return Promise.all(requests.map(plex.inPlex))
     .catch(error =>
       console.log("error from checking plex for existance:", error)
     )
     .then(matchedRequests =>
-      matchedRequests.filter(request => request.existsInPlex)
+      matchedRequests.filter(request => request.matchedInPlex)
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plex/plexRepository.js b/src/plex/plexRepository.js
index ddb552f..8babee2 100644
--- a/src/plex/plexRepository.js
+++ b/src/plex/plexRepository.js
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ class PlexRepository {
 
   inPlex(_tmdbResult) {
     const tmdbResult = { ..._tmdbResult };
-    this.search(tmdbResult.title)
+
+    return this.search(tmdbResult.title)
       .then(plexResult => addAttributeIfTmdbInPlex(tmdbResult, plexResult))
       .catch(() => {
+        // log("some error here::", error);
+
         /**
          * If something crashes with search from this function it probably
          * fine to set the `matchedInPlex` attribute to false and return
diff --git a/src/webserver/controllers/plex/readRequest.js b/src/webserver/controllers/plex/readRequest.js
index e03cdd3..ff6617a 100644
--- a/src/webserver/controllers/plex/readRequest.js
+++ b/src/webserver/controllers/plex/readRequest.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function readRequestController(req, res) {
   requestRepository
     .lookup(mediaId, type)
     .then(movies => {
-      res.send(movies);
+      res.send(movies || {});
     })
     .catch(error => {
       res.status(404).send({ success: false, message: error.message });
diff --git a/src/webserver/middleware/mustHaveAccountLinkedToPlex.js b/src/webserver/middleware/mustHaveAccountLinkedToPlex.js
index e4b7d54..2b1f395 100644
--- a/src/webserver/middleware/mustHaveAccountLinkedToPlex.js
+++ b/src/webserver/middleware/mustHaveAccountLinkedToPlex.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const mustHaveAccountLinkedToPlex = (req, res, next) => {
       req.loggedInUser.username
     )
     .then(row => {
-      const plexUserId = row.plex_userid;
+      const plexUserId = row?.plex_userid || null;
+
       if (plexUserId === null) {
         return res.status(403).send({
           success: false,