diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index ee2fa26..20beb45 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ discord_module: bool = False
 test_module: bool = False
 user_module: bool = True
 
+autoJoin_TwitchChannel = "thecuriousnerd"
 autoJoin_TwitchChannels = ["thecuriousnerd"]
 whitelisted_TwitchPowerUsers = ["thecuriousnerd"]
 
diff --git a/standalone_twitch_pubsub.py b/standalone_twitch_pubsub.py
index 1f2a4bd..1a77114 100644
--- a/standalone_twitch_pubsub.py
+++ b/standalone_twitch_pubsub.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Twitch_Pubsub():
 
     # TwitchAuthorizationException() gets raised by the listen_channel_points
     def next(self):
-        user_id = self.twitch.get_users(logins=['my_username'])['data'][0]['id']
+        user_id = self.twitch.get_users(logins=[config.autoJoin_TwitchChannel])['data'][0]['id']
         if user_id is not None: print("found user_id")
         print(user_id)
         self.uuid_1 = self.pubsub.listen_whispers(user_id, self.callback_whisper)