diff --git a/pkg/http/client.go b/pkg/http/client.go
index c7671c0..d4b3859 100644
--- a/pkg/http/client.go
+++ b/pkg/http/client.go
@@ -337,10 +337,6 @@ func (r *HTTPClient) VerifyLink(link string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	timeout := time.Duration(r.timeoutSecs) * time.Second
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
-	defer cancel()
-	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
 	resp, err := r.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/realdebrid/api.go b/pkg/realdebrid/api.go
index 4c83951..9b5c282 100644
--- a/pkg/realdebrid/api.go
+++ b/pkg/realdebrid/api.go
@@ -107,18 +107,7 @@ func (rd *RealDebrid) UnrestrictAndVerify(link string) (*Download, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
 		unrestrictCache.Set(link, download)
-
-		rd.verifiedLinks.Remove(download.ID)
-		err = rd.downloadClient.VerifyLink(download.Download)
-		if utils.IsBytesLimitReached(err) {
-			rd.TokenManager.SetTokenAsExpired(token, "bandwidth limit exceeded")
-			continue
-		} else if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
 		rd.verifiedLinks.Set(download.ID, now+DOWNLOAD_LINK_EXPIRY)
 
 		return download, err
@@ -433,7 +422,6 @@ func (rd *RealDebrid) MonitorExpiredTokens() {
 			expiredTokens := rd.TokenManager.GetExpiredTokens()
 			for _, token := range expiredTokens {
 				unrestrictCache, _ := rd.UnrestrictCache.Get(token)
-				stillExpired := true
 				skipAll := false
 				unrestrictCache.IterCb(func(key string, download *Download) {
 					if skipAll {
@@ -442,20 +430,19 @@ func (rd *RealDebrid) MonitorExpiredTokens() {
 					err := rd.downloadClient.VerifyLink(download.Download)
 					if err != nil {
 						if utils.IsBytesLimitReached(err) {
-							if i%15 == 0 {
+							if i%10 == 0 {
 								rd.log.Debugf("Token %s is still expired", utils.MaskToken(token))
 							}
+							// we already know that it is still expired
 							skipAll = true
 						}
 						return
 					}
-					stillExpired = false
+
 					skipAll = true
 					rd.verifiedLinks.Set(download.ID, time.Now().Unix()+DOWNLOAD_LINK_EXPIRY)
-				})
-				if !stillExpired {
 					rd.TokenManager.SetTokenAsUnexpired(token)
-				}
+				})
 			}
 			time.Sleep(sleepPeriod)
 		}