diff --git a/controller/action/AcquisitionActions.class.php b/controller/action/AcquisitionActions.class.php
index bcbda0fe..6184c4a8 100644
--- a/controller/action/AcquisitionActions.class.php
+++ b/controller/action/AcquisitionActions.class.php
@@ -88,13 +88,12 @@ class AcquisitionActions extends Actions
         $current_value = LBRY::statusYoutube($status_token);
         if ($current_value['data']['email'] == $email) {
             if ($channel_name === null && $sync_consent === false) {
-                Controller::redirect("/youtube/status/". $status_token);
+                return Controller::redirect("/youtube/status/". $status_token);
             }
             $status = LBRY::editYoutube($status_token, $channel_name, null, $sync_consent);
         } else {
             $status = LBRY::editYoutube($status_token, $channel_name, $email, $sync_consent);
         }
-
         if ($status['success'] == false) {
             Session::setFlash(Session::KEY_YOUTUBE_SYNC_ERROR, $status['error']);
             Controller::redirect("/youtube/status/". $status_token);
diff --git a/view/template/acquisition/youtube_edit.php b/view/template/acquisition/youtube_edit.php
index d3756244..0cf7e2e4 100644
--- a/view/template/acquisition/youtube_edit.php
+++ b/view/template/acquisition/youtube_edit.php
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 <?php
 $status_token = Request::encodeStringFromUser($_POST['status_token']);
-$channel_name = Request::encodeStringFromUser($_POST['new_preferred_channel']);
+$channel_name = null;
+if (isset($_POST['new_preferred_channel'])) {
+    $channel_name = Request::encodeStringFromUser($_POST['new_preferred_channel']);
+}
 $email = Request::encodeStringFromUser($_POST['new_email']);
 $sync_consent = isset($_POST['sync_consent']);
 
 
-if ($channel_name !== "" && !preg_match("/@[A-Za-z0-9-]+$/", $channel_name)) {
-  $channel_name = "@" . $channel_name;
+if ($channel_name !== "" && $channel_name !== null && !preg_match("/@[A-Za-z0-9-]+$/", $channel_name)) {
+    $channel_name = "@" . $channel_name;
 }
 
-if ($channel_name === ""){
+if ($channel_name === "") {
     $channel_name = null;
 }
 AcquisitionActions::actionYoutubeEdit($status_token, $channel_name, $email, $sync_consent);