diff --git a/DefaultConstants.py b/DefaultConstants.py
index 9d73a70..b92d29b 100644
--- a/DefaultConstants.py
+++ b/DefaultConstants.py
@@ -231,8 +231,4 @@ class Constants:
     # Calm is default bot avatar, pissed is what it changes to after MIN_TIME_BEFORE_AVATAR_CHANGE has been met
     # Make them the same image if you don't want the feature to change anything 
     calmAvatar = 'images/avatars/calmStreamer.png'
-    pissedAvatar = 'images/avatars/pissedStreamer.png'
-
-    # In some cases a Twitch channel will show online when they aren't. If that's the case turn this to TRUE.
-    # This checks the channel's thumbnail to see if it is actually online with the downside of it taking a while longer to show the streamer as online
-    twitchCheckThumbnail = False
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+    pissedAvatar = 'images/avatars/pissedStreamer.png'
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diff --git a/checkers/Twitch.py b/checkers/Twitch.py
index 550de5e..beb97df 100644
--- a/checkers/Twitch.py
+++ b/checkers/Twitch.py
@@ -12,32 +12,26 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(Constants.SASSBOT_LOG_LEVEL)
 
-def isModelOnline(twitchChannelName):
+def isModelOnline(twitchChannelName: str):
+    twitchChannelName = twitchChannelName.lower()
     title = "placeholder twitch title"
     tempThumbUrl = ''
     isOnline = False
     icon = Constants.defaultIcon
     try:
-        page = requests.get(f'https://www.twitch.tv/{twitchChannelName}')
+        tempThumbUrl = f'https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/previews-ttv/live_user_{twitchChannelName}-640x360.jpg'
+        thumbUrlReq = requests.get(tempThumbUrl,allow_redirects=True)
         time.sleep(1)
-        soup = BeautifulSoup(page.content, "html.parser")
-        twitchJson = getTwitchJson(soup)
-        if twitchJson:
-            title = twitchJson['@graph'][0]['description']
-            tempThumbUrl = twitchJson['@graph'][0]['thumbnailUrl'][2]
+        if tempThumbUrl == thumbUrlReq.url:
+            isOnline = True
+            page = requests.get(f'https://www.twitch.tv/{twitchChannelName}')
+            time.sleep(1)
+            soup = BeautifulSoup(page.content, "html.parser")
+            title = getTitle(soup)
             reticon = getIcon(soup)
             if reticon:
                 icon = reticon
-            thumbUrlReq = requests.get(tempThumbUrl,allow_redirects=True)
-            time.sleep(1)
-            isOnlineJson = twitchJson['@graph'][0]['publication']['isLiveBroadcast']
-            logger.debug(f"IsOnline: {isOnlineJson}")
-            logger.debug(f"ThumbUrl: {tempThumbUrl}")
-            logger.debug(f"ThumbReqUrl:{thumbUrlReq.url}")
-            thumbnailGood = tempThumbUrl == thumbUrlReq.url if Constants.twitchCheckThumbnail else True
-            if isOnlineJson and thumbnailGood:
-                tempThumbUrl = tempThumbUrl + "?" + str(int(time.time()))
-                isOnline = True
+            tempThumbUrl = tempThumbUrl + "?" + str(int(time.time()))
     except requests.exceptions.ConnectTimeout:
         logger.warning("connection timed out to Twitch. Bot detection or rate limited?")
     except requests.exceptions.SSLError:
@@ -45,15 +39,6 @@ def isModelOnline(twitchChannelName):
     thumbUrl = GetThumbnail(tempThumbUrl, Constants.twitchThumbnail)
     return isOnline, title, thumbUrl, icon
 
-def getTwitchJson(soup):
-    twitchJson = 0
-    try:
-        twitchJson = soup.find_all("script", type="application/ld+json")
-        twitchJson = json.loads(twitchJson[0].text)
-    except IndexError:
-        pass
-    return twitchJson
-
 def getIcon(soup):
     icon = 0
     try:
@@ -61,3 +46,11 @@ def getIcon(soup):
     except IndexError:
         pass
     return icon
+
+def getTitle(soup):
+    title = "placeholder twitch title"
+    try:
+        title = soup.find("meta", property="og:description")['content']
+    except IndexError:
+        pass
+    return title