diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-channel-import.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-channel-import.ts
index 600292844..c3dd8a688 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-channel-import.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-channel-import.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { synchronizeChannel } from '@server/lib/sync-channel'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '@server/models/video/video-channel'
 import { VideoChannelSyncModel } from '@server/models/video/video-channel-sync'
 import { MChannelSync } from '@server/types/models'
-import { VideoChannelImportPayload, VideoChannelSyncState } from '@shared/models'
+import { VideoChannelImportPayload } from '@shared/models'
 
 export async function processVideoChannelImport (job: Job) {
   const payload = job.data as VideoChannelImportPayload
@@ -32,17 +32,11 @@ export async function processVideoChannelImport (job: Job) {
 
   const videoChannel = await VideoChannelModel.loadAndPopulateAccount(payload.videoChannelId)
 
-  try {
-    logger.info(`Starting importing videos from external channel "${payload.externalChannelUrl}" to "${videoChannel.name}" `)
+  logger.info(`Starting importing videos from external channel "${payload.externalChannelUrl}" to "${videoChannel.name}" `)
 
-    await synchronizeChannel({
-      channel: videoChannel,
-      externalChannelUrl: payload.externalChannelUrl,
-      channelSync
-    })
-  } catch (err) {
-    logger.error(`Failed to import channel ${videoChannel.name}`, { err })
-    channelSync.state = VideoChannelSyncState.FAILED
-    await channelSync.save()
-  }
+  await synchronizeChannel({
+    channel: videoChannel,
+    externalChannelUrl: payload.externalChannelUrl,
+    channelSync
+  })
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/schedulers/video-channel-sync-latest-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/schedulers/video-channel-sync-latest-scheduler.ts
index a527f68b5..efb957fac 100644
--- a/server/lib/schedulers/video-channel-sync-latest-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/schedulers/video-channel-sync-latest-scheduler.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '@server/models/video/video-channel'
 import { VideoChannelSyncModel } from '@server/models/video/video-channel-sync'
-import { VideoChannelSyncState } from '@shared/models'
 import { SCHEDULER_INTERVALS_MS } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { synchronizeChannel } from '../sync-channel'
 import { AbstractScheduler } from './abstract-scheduler'
@@ -28,26 +27,20 @@ export class VideoChannelSyncLatestScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
     for (const sync of channelSyncs) {
       const channel = await VideoChannelModel.loadAndPopulateAccount(sync.videoChannelId)
 
-      try {
-        logger.info(
-          'Creating video import jobs for "%s" sync with external channel "%s"',
-          channel.Actor.preferredUsername, sync.externalChannelUrl
-        )
+      logger.info(
+        'Creating video import jobs for "%s" sync with external channel "%s"',
+        channel.Actor.preferredUsername, sync.externalChannelUrl
+      )
 
-        const onlyAfter = sync.lastSyncAt || sync.createdAt
+      const onlyAfter = sync.lastSyncAt || sync.createdAt
 
-        await synchronizeChannel({
-          channel,
-          externalChannelUrl: sync.externalChannelUrl,
-          videosCountLimit: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEO_CHANNEL_SYNCHRONIZATION.VIDEOS_LIMIT_PER_SYNCHRONIZATION,
-          channelSync: sync,
-          onlyAfter
-        })
-      } catch (err) {
-        logger.error(`Failed to synchronize channel ${channel.Actor.preferredUsername}`, { err })
-        sync.state = VideoChannelSyncState.FAILED
-        await sync.save()
-      }
+      await synchronizeChannel({
+        channel,
+        externalChannelUrl: sync.externalChannelUrl,
+        videosCountLimit: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEO_CHANNEL_SYNCHRONIZATION.VIDEOS_LIMIT_PER_SYNCHRONIZATION,
+        channelSync: sync,
+        onlyAfter
+      })
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/server/lib/sync-channel.ts b/server/lib/sync-channel.ts
index f91599c14..35af91429 100644
--- a/server/lib/sync-channel.ts
+++ b/server/lib/sync-channel.ts
@@ -24,56 +24,62 @@ export async function synchronizeChannel (options: {
     await channelSync.save()
   }
 
-  const user = await UserModel.loadByChannelActorId(channel.actorId)
-  const youtubeDL = new YoutubeDLWrapper(
-    externalChannelUrl,
-    ServerConfigManager.Instance.getEnabledResolutions('vod'),
-    CONFIG.TRANSCODING.ALWAYS_TRANSCODE_ORIGINAL_RESOLUTION
-  )
+  try {
+    const user = await UserModel.loadByChannelActorId(channel.actorId)
+    const youtubeDL = new YoutubeDLWrapper(
+      externalChannelUrl,
+      ServerConfigManager.Instance.getEnabledResolutions('vod'),
+      CONFIG.TRANSCODING.ALWAYS_TRANSCODE_ORIGINAL_RESOLUTION
+    )
 
-  const targetUrls = await youtubeDL.getInfoForListImport({ latestVideosCount: videosCountLimit })
+    const targetUrls = await youtubeDL.getInfoForListImport({ latestVideosCount: videosCountLimit })
 
-  logger.info(
-    'Fetched %d candidate URLs for sync channel %s.',
-    targetUrls.length, channel.Actor.preferredUsername, { targetUrls }
-  )
+    logger.info(
+      'Fetched %d candidate URLs for sync channel %s.',
+      targetUrls.length, channel.Actor.preferredUsername, { targetUrls }
+    )
 
-  if (targetUrls.length === 0) {
-    if (channelSync) {
-      channelSync.state = VideoChannelSyncState.SYNCED
-      await channelSync.save()
-    }
-
-    return
-  }
-
-  const children: CreateJobArgument[] = []
-
-  for (const targetUrl of targetUrls) {
-    if (await skipImport(channel, targetUrl, onlyAfter)) continue
-
-    const { job } = await buildYoutubeDLImport({
-      user,
-      channel,
-      targetUrl,
-      channelSync,
-      importDataOverride: {
-        privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
+    if (targetUrls.length === 0) {
+      if (channelSync) {
+        channelSync.state = VideoChannelSyncState.SYNCED
+        await channelSync.save()
       }
-    })
 
-    children.push(job)
-  }
-
-  // Will update the channel sync status
-  const parent: CreateJobArgument = {
-    type: 'after-video-channel-import',
-    payload: {
-      channelSyncId: channelSync?.id
+      return
     }
-  }
 
-  await JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithChildren(parent, children)
+    const children: CreateJobArgument[] = []
+
+    for (const targetUrl of targetUrls) {
+      if (await skipImport(channel, targetUrl, onlyAfter)) continue
+
+      const { job } = await buildYoutubeDLImport({
+        user,
+        channel,
+        targetUrl,
+        channelSync,
+        importDataOverride: {
+          privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
+        }
+      })
+
+      children.push(job)
+    }
+
+    // Will update the channel sync status
+    const parent: CreateJobArgument = {
+      type: 'after-video-channel-import',
+      payload: {
+        channelSyncId: channelSync?.id
+      }
+    }
+
+    await JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithChildren(parent, children)
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error(`Failed to import channel ${channel.name}`, { err })
+    channelSync.state = VideoChannelSyncState.FAILED
+    await channelSync.save()
+  }
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------