diff --git a/song_of_the_day/Program.cs b/song_of_the_day/Program.cs
index 1550940..f6af700 100644
--- a/song_of_the_day/Program.cs
+++ b/song_of_the_day/Program.cs
@@ -87,21 +87,23 @@ likePlaylistCheckTimer.OnOccurence += async (s, ea) =>
         if (!await spotifyApiClient.IsUserAuthenticatedAsync(user))
         {
             logger.LogWarning($"User {user.LdapUserName} is not authorized with Spotify - skipping playlist sync");
-            continue;
         }
-        var foundPlaylist = dci.SmartPlaylistDefinitions?.Where(p => p.CreatedBy == user).ToList().Where(p => p.IsThisUsersLikedSongsPlaylist).SingleOrDefault();
-        if (foundPlaylist == null)
+        else
         {
-            logger.LogWarning($"Creating liked songs playlist for user {user.LdapUserName}");
-            var title = $"{user.PreferredName}'s liked songs";
-            var description = $"A collection of the songs liked by {user.PreferredName} on their 'Song of the day' server instance.";
-            // playlist does not exist yet, creating it
-            var newPlaylist = await (await spotifyApiClient.WithUserAuthorizationAsync(user)).CreateSpotifyPlaylist(title, description, false, true, user);
-            await playlistSynchronizer.SynchronizePlaylistAsync(newPlaylist);
-            needsSaving = true;
+            var foundPlaylist = dci.SmartPlaylistDefinitions?.Where(p => p.CreatedBy == user).ToList().Where(p => p.IsThisUsersLikedSongsPlaylist).SingleOrDefault();
+            if (foundPlaylist == null)
+            {
+                logger.LogWarning($"Creating liked songs playlist for user {user.LdapUserName}");
+                var title = $"{user.PreferredName}'s liked songs";
+                var description = $"A collection of the songs liked by {user.PreferredName} on their 'Song of the day' server instance.";
+                // playlist does not exist yet, creating it
+                var newPlaylist = await (await spotifyApiClient.WithUserAuthorizationAsync(user)).CreateSpotifyPlaylist(title, description, false, true, user);
+                await playlistSynchronizer.SynchronizePlaylistAsync(newPlaylist);
+                needsSaving = true;
+            }
+            logger.LogWarning($"Syncing playlists for user {user.LdapUserName}");
+            await playlistSynchronizer.SynchronizeUserPlaylistsAsync(user);
         }
-        logger.LogWarning($"Syncing playlists for user {user.LdapUserName}");
-        await playlistSynchronizer.SynchronizeUserPlaylistsAsync(user);
     }
 
     if (needsSaving)