diff --git a/src/updater.py b/src/updater.py
index 4265c0fdd28..fa6a0a3091b 100644
--- a/src/updater.py
+++ b/src/updater.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def exception_writer(error: Exception, name: str, end_program: bool = False) ->
             f.write(f'# :bangbang: **Exception Occurred** :bangbang:\n\n```txt\n{error}\n```\n\n')
 
     if end_program:
-        raise error
+        sys.exit(0)  # exit without error to allow rest of GitHub workflow steps to run
 
 
 def igdb_authorization(client_id: str, client_secret: str) -> dict:
@@ -475,8 +475,10 @@ def check_youtube(data: dict) -> str:
 
     # determine if playlist
     # https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<video_id>&list=<list_id>&index=<1-based-index>
-    if '&list=' in url or '?list=' in url:
-        url = url.split('&list=')[0]
+    for symbol in ['&', '?']:
+        if f'{symbol}list=' in url:
+            url = url.split(f'{symbol}list=')[0]
+            break
 
     # url provided, now process it using youtube_dl
     youtube_dl_params = dict(