diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
index 5bbce11b4..1a18a8ae8 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ async function addVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
     nsfw: videoInfo.nsfw || false,
     description: videoInfo.description,
     support: videoInfo.support,
-    privacy: videoInfo.privacy,
+    privacy: videoInfo.privacy || VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE,
     duration: videoPhysicalFile['duration'], // duration was added by a previous middleware
     channelId: res.locals.videoChannel.id,
     originallyPublishedAt: videoInfo.originallyPublishedAt
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/users.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/users.ts
index e3ad9102a..56bc10b16 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/users.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/users.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import 'express-validator'
 import * as validator from 'validator'
-import { UserNotificationSettingValue, UserRole } from '../../../shared'
+import { UserRole } from '../../../shared'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, NSFW_POLICY_TYPES } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { exists, isFileValid, isBooleanValid } from './misc'
+import { exists, isBooleanValid, isFileValid } from './misc'
 import { values } from 'lodash'
-import { UserAdminFlag } from '../../../shared/models/users/user-flag.model'
 
 const USERS_CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS = CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.USERS
 
diff --git a/server/tools/cli.ts b/server/tools/cli.ts
index 108c44218..59e9fcfc4 100644
--- a/server/tools/cli.ts
+++ b/server/tools/cli.ts
@@ -3,51 +3,83 @@ const netrc = require('netrc-parser').default
 
 const version = require('../../../package.json').version
 
-let settings = {
-  remotes: [],
-  default: 0
-}
-
 interface Settings {
   remotes: any[],
   default: number
 }
 
-async function getSettings () {
+function getSettings () {
   return new Promise<Settings>((res, rej) => {
-    let settings = {
+    const defaultSettings = {
       remotes: [],
       default: 0
-    } as Settings
+    }
+
     config.read((err, data) => {
-      if (err) {
-        return rej(err)
-      }
-      return res(Object.keys(data).length === 0 ? settings : data)
+      if (err) return rej(err)
+
+      return res(Object.keys(data).length === 0 ? defaultSettings : data)
     })
   })
 }
 
-async function writeSettings (settings) {
+async function getNetrc () {
+  await netrc.load()
+
+  return netrc
+}
+
+function writeSettings (settings) {
   return new Promise((res, rej) => {
     config.write(settings, function (err) {
-      if (err) {
-        return rej(err)
-      }
+      if (err) return rej(err)
+
       return res()
     })
   })
 }
 
-netrc.loadSync()
+function getRemoteObjectOrDie (program: any, settings: Settings) {
+  if (!program['url'] || !program['username'] || !program['password']) {
+    // No remote and we don't have program parameters: throw
+    if (settings.remotes.length === 0) {
+      if (!program[ 'url' ]) console.error('--url field is required.')
+      if (!program[ 'username' ]) console.error('--username field is required.')
+      if (!program[ 'password' ]) console.error('--password field is required.')
+
+      return process.exit(-1)
+    }
+
+    let url: string = program['url']
+    let username: string = program['username']
+    let password: string = program['password']
+
+    if (!url) {
+      url = settings.default !== -1
+        ? settings.remotes[settings.default]
+        : settings.remotes[0]
+    }
+
+    if (!username) username = netrc.machines[url].login
+    if (!password) password = netrc.machines[url].password
+
+    return { url, username, password }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    url: program[ 'url' ],
+    username: program[ 'username' ],
+    password: program[ 'password' ]
+  }
+}
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
   version,
   config,
-  settings,
   getSettings,
-  writeSettings,
-  netrc
+  getNetrc,
+  getRemoteObjectOrDie,
+  writeSettings
 }
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-auth.ts b/server/tools/peertube-auth.ts
index a962944a4..8bc3d332c 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-auth.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-auth.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,25 @@
 import * as program from 'commander'
 import * as prompt from 'prompt'
-const Table = require('cli-table')
-import { getSettings, writeSettings, netrc } from './cli'
+import { getSettings, writeSettings, getNetrc } from './cli'
 import { isHostValid } from '../helpers/custom-validators/servers'
 import { isUserUsernameValid } from '../helpers/custom-validators/users'
 
+const Table = require('cli-table')
+
 async function delInstance (url: string) {
-  const settings = await getSettings()
+  const [ settings, netrc ] = await Promise.all([ getSettings(), getNetrc() ])
 
   settings.remotes.splice(settings.remotes.indexOf(url))
   await writeSettings(settings)
 
   delete netrc.machines[url]
+
   await netrc.save()
 }
 
 async function setInstance (url: string, username: string, password: string) {
-  const settings = await getSettings()
+  const [ settings, netrc ] = await Promise.all([ getSettings(), getNetrc() ])
+
   if (settings.remotes.indexOf(url) === -1) {
     settings.remotes.push(url)
   }
@@ -82,12 +85,13 @@ program
   .command('list')
   .description('lists registered remote instances')
   .action(async () => {
-    const settings = await getSettings()
+    const [ settings, netrc ] = await Promise.all([ getSettings(), getNetrc() ])
+
     const table = new Table({
       head: ['instance', 'login'],
       colWidths: [30, 30]
     })
-    netrc.loadSync()
+
     settings.remotes.forEach(element => {
       table.push([
         element,
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts b/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
index 024f640a4..9a366dbbd 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import * as prompt from 'prompt'
 import { remove } from 'fs-extra'
 import { sha256 } from '../helpers/core-utils'
 import { buildOriginallyPublishedAt, safeGetYoutubeDL } from '../helpers/youtube-dl'
-import { getSettings, netrc } from './cli'
+import { getNetrc, getRemoteObjectOrDie, getSettings } from './cli'
 
 let accessToken: string
 let client: { id: string, secret: string }
@@ -32,48 +32,30 @@ program
   .option('-v, --verbose', 'Verbose mode')
   .parse(process.argv)
 
-getSettings()
-.then(settings => {
-  if ((!program['url'] || !program['username'] || !program['targetUrl']) && settings.remotes.length === 0) {
-    if (!program['url']) console.error('--url field is required.')
-    if (!program['username']) console.error('--username field is required.')
-    if (!program['targetUrl']) console.error('--targetUrl field is required.')
+Promise.all([ getSettings(), getNetrc() ])
+       .then(([ settings, netrc ]) => {
+         const { url, username, password } = getRemoteObjectOrDie(program, settings)
 
-    process.exit(-1)
-  }
+         if (!program[ 'targetUrl' ]) {
+           console.error('--targetUrl field is required.')
 
-  if ((!program[ 'url' ] || !program[ 'username' ]) && settings.remotes.length > 0) {
-    if (!program[ 'url' ]) {
-      program[ 'url' ] = settings.default !== -1
-        ? settings.remotes[ settings.default ]
-        : settings.remotes[ 0 ]
-    }
+           process.exit(-1)
+         }
 
-    if (!program['username']) program['username'] = netrc.machines[program['url']].login
-    if (!program['password']) program['password'] = netrc.machines[program['url']].password
-  }
+         removeEndSlashes(url)
+         removeEndSlashes(program[ 'targetUrl' ])
 
-  if (
-    !program['targetUrl']
-  ) {
-    if (!program['targetUrl']) console.error('--targetUrl field is required.')
-    process.exit(-1)
-  }
+         const user = {
+           username: username,
+           password: password
+         }
 
-  removeEndSlashes(program['url'])
-  removeEndSlashes(program['targetUrl'])
-
-  const user = {
-    username: program['username'],
-    password: program['password']
-  }
-
-  run(user, program['url'])
-    .catch(err => {
-      console.error(err)
-      process.exit(-1)
-    })
-})
+         run(user, url)
+           .catch(err => {
+             console.error(err)
+             process.exit(-1)
+           })
+       })
 
 async function promptPassword () {
   return new Promise((res, rej) => {
@@ -116,7 +98,7 @@ async function run (user, url: string) {
   const youtubeDL = await safeGetYoutubeDL()
 
   const options = [ '-j', '--flat-playlist', '--playlist-reverse' ]
-  youtubeDL.getInfo(program['targetUrl'], options, processOptions, async (err, info) => {
+  youtubeDL.getInfo(program[ 'targetUrl' ], options, processOptions, async (err, info) => {
     if (err) {
       console.log(err.message)
       process.exit(1)
@@ -133,20 +115,20 @@ async function run (user, url: string) {
     console.log('Will download and upload %d videos.\n', infoArray.length)
 
     for (const info of infoArray) {
-      await processVideo(info, program['language'], processOptions.cwd, url, user)
+      await processVideo(info, program[ 'language' ], processOptions.cwd, url, user)
     }
 
-    console.log('Video/s for user %s imported: %s', program['username'], program['targetUrl'])
+    console.log('Video/s for user %s imported: %s', program[ 'username' ], program[ 'targetUrl' ])
     process.exit(0)
   })
 }
 
 function processVideo (info: any, languageCode: string, cwd: string, url: string, user) {
   return new Promise(async res => {
-    if (program['verbose']) console.log('Fetching object.', info)
+    if (program[ 'verbose' ]) console.log('Fetching object.', info)
 
     const videoInfo = await fetchObject(info)
-    if (program['verbose']) console.log('Fetched object.', videoInfo)
+    if (program[ 'verbose' ]) console.log('Fetched object.', videoInfo)
 
     const result = await searchVideoWithSort(url, videoInfo.title, '-match')
 
@@ -187,9 +169,9 @@ async function uploadVideoOnPeerTube (videoInfo: any, videoPath: string, cwd: st
   let tags = []
   if (Array.isArray(videoInfo.tags)) {
     tags = videoInfo.tags
-      .filter(t => t.length < CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.max && t.length > CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.min)
-      .map(t => t.normalize())
-      .slice(0, 5)
+                    .filter(t => t.length < CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.max && t.length > CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.min)
+                    .map(t => t.normalize())
+                    .slice(0, 5)
   }
 
   let thumbnailfile
@@ -253,7 +235,7 @@ async function uploadVideoOnPeerTube (videoInfo: any, videoPath: string, cwd: st
 async function getCategory (categories: string[], url: string) {
   if (!categories) return undefined
 
-  const categoryString = categories[0]
+  const categoryString = categories[ 0 ]
 
   if (categoryString === 'News & Politics') return 11
 
@@ -261,7 +243,7 @@ async function getCategory (categories: string[], url: string) {
   const categoriesServer = res.body
 
   for (const key of Object.keys(categoriesServer)) {
-    const categoryServer = categoriesServer[key]
+    const categoryServer = categoriesServer[ key ]
     if (categoryString.toLowerCase() === categoryServer.toLowerCase()) return parseInt(key, 10)
   }
 
@@ -285,12 +267,12 @@ function normalizeObject (obj: any) {
     // Deprecated key
     if (key === 'resolution') continue
 
-    const value = obj[key]
+    const value = obj[ key ]
 
     if (typeof value === 'string') {
-      newObj[key] = value.normalize()
+      newObj[ key ] = value.normalize()
     } else {
-      newObj[key] = value
+      newObj[ key ] = value
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-upload.ts b/server/tools/peertube-upload.ts
index 13ca94e51..687f2e60b 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-upload.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-upload.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { isAbsolute } from 'path'
 import { getClient, login } from '../../shared/extra-utils'
 import { uploadVideo } from '../../shared/extra-utils/'
 import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../shared/models/videos'
-import { netrc, getSettings } from './cli'
+import { getRemoteObjectOrDie, getSettings } from './cli'
 
 program
   .name('upload')
@@ -26,49 +26,15 @@ program
   .option('-f, --file <file>', 'Video absolute file path')
   .parse(process.argv)
 
-if (!program['tags']) program['tags'] = []
-if (!program['nsfw']) program['nsfw'] = false
-if (!program['privacy']) program['privacy'] = VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
-if (!program['commentsEnabled']) program['commentsEnabled'] = false
-if (!program['downloadEnabled']) program['downloadEnabled'] = true
-
 getSettings()
   .then(settings => {
-    if (
-      (!program['url'] ||
-      !program['username'] ||
-      !program['password']) &&
-      (settings.remotes.length === 0)
-    ) {
-      if (!program['url']) console.error('--url field is required.')
-      if (!program['username']) console.error('--username field is required.')
-      if (!program['password']) console.error('--password field is required.')
-      if (!program['videoName']) console.error('--video-name field is required.')
-      if (!program['file']) console.error('--file field is required.')
-      process.exit(-1)
-    }
+    const { url, username, password } = getRemoteObjectOrDie(program, settings)
 
-    if (
-      (!program['url'] ||
-      !program['username'] ||
-      !program['password']) &&
-      (settings.remotes.length > 0)
-    ) {
-      if (!program['url']) {
-        program['url'] = (settings.default !== -1) ?
-          settings.remotes[settings.default] :
-          settings.remotes[0]
-      }
-      if (!program['username']) program['username'] = netrc.machines[program['url']].login
-      if (!program['password']) program['password'] = netrc.machines[program['url']].password
-    }
+    if (!program['videoName'] || !program['file'] || !program['channelId']) {
+      if (!program['videoName']) console.error('--video-name is required.')
+      if (!program['file']) console.error('--file is required.')
+      if (!program['channelId']) console.error('--channel-id is required.')
 
-    if (
-      !program['videoName'] ||
-      !program['file']
-    ) {
-      if (!program['videoName']) console.error('--video-name field is required.')
-      if (!program['file']) console.error('--file field is required.')
       process.exit(-1)
     }
 
@@ -77,28 +43,25 @@ getSettings()
       process.exit(-1)
     }
 
-    run().catch(err => {
+    run(url, username, password).catch(err => {
       console.error(err)
       process.exit(-1)
     })
   })
 
-async function run () {
-  const res = await getClient(program[ 'url' ])
+async function run (url: string, username: string, password: string) {
+  const resClient = await getClient(program[ 'url' ])
   const client = {
-    id: res.body.client_id,
-    secret: res.body.client_secret
+    id: resClient.body.client_id,
+    secret: resClient.body.client_secret
   }
 
-  const user = {
-    username: program[ 'username' ],
-    password: program[ 'password' ]
-  }
+  const user = { username, password }
 
   let accessToken: string
   try {
-    const res2 = await login(program[ 'url' ], client, user)
-    accessToken = res2.body.access_token
+    const res = await login(url, client, user)
+    accessToken = res.body.access_token
   } catch (err) {
     throw new Error('Cannot authenticate. Please check your username/password.')
   }
@@ -109,27 +72,32 @@ async function run () {
 
   const videoAttributes = {
     name: program['videoName'],
-    category: program['category'],
+    category: program['category'] || undefined,
     channelId: program['channelId'],
-    licence: program['licence'],
-    language: program['language'],
-    nsfw: program['nsfw'],
-    description: program['videoDescription'],
-    tags: program['tags'],
-    commentsEnabled: program['commentsEnabled'],
-    downloadEnabled: program['downloadEnabled'],
+    licence: program['licence'] || undefined,
+    language: program['language'] || undefined,
+    nsfw: program['nsfw'] !== undefined ? program['nsfw'] : false,
+    description: program['videoDescription'] || '',
+    tags: program['tags'] || [],
+    commentsEnabled: program['commentsEnabled'] !== undefined ? program['commentsEnabled'] : true,
+    downloadEnabled: program['downloadEnabled'] !== undefined ? program['downloadEnabled'] : true,
     fixture: program['file'],
     thumbnailfile: program['thumbnail'],
     previewfile: program['preview'],
     waitTranscoding: true,
-    privacy: program['privacy'],
+    privacy: program['privacy'] || VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC,
     support: undefined
   }
 
-  await uploadVideo(program[ 'url' ], accessToken, videoAttributes)
-
-  console.log(`Video ${program['videoName']} uploaded.`)
-  process.exit(0)
+  try {
+    await uploadVideo(url, accessToken, videoAttributes)
+    console.log(`Video ${program['videoName']} uploaded.`)
+    process.exit(0)
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log('coucou')
+    console.error(require('util').inspect(err))
+    process.exit(-1)
+  }
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------