diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index fc12206..1b66e8c 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ from video_creation.final_video import make_final_video
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os, time, shutil
 
-REQUIRED_VALUES = ["REDDIT_CLIENT_ID","REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET","REDDIT_USERNAME","REDDIT_PASSWORD"]
-
 REQUIRED_VALUES = ["REDDIT_CLIENT_ID","REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET","REDDIT_USERNAME","REDDIT_PASSWORD", "OPACITY"]
 
 print_markdown(
@@ -30,6 +28,12 @@ for val in REQUIRED_VALUES:
         print(f"Please set the variable \"{val}\" in your .env file.")
         configured = False
 
+try:
+    float(os.getenv("OPACITY"))
+except:
+    print(f"Please ensure that OPACITY is set between 0 and 1 in your .env file")
+    configured = False
+
 if configured:
     reddit_object = get_subreddit_threads()
     length, number_of_comments = save_text_to_mp3(reddit_object)
diff --git a/reddit/subreddit.py b/reddit/subreddit.py
index 216b1ee..02a0767 100644
--- a/reddit/subreddit.py
+++ b/reddit/subreddit.py
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ from utils.console import print_markdown, print_step, print_substep
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os, random, praw, re
 
-
 def get_subreddit_threads():
-
+    global submission
     """
     Returns a list of threads from the AskReddit subreddit.
     """
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
         content["comments"] = []
 
         for top_level_comment in submission.comments:
+           if not top_level_comment.stickied:
             content["comments"].append(
                 {
                     "comment_body": top_level_comment.body,
diff --git a/video_creation/final_video.py b/video_creation/final_video.py
index 0a2afb0..fe10b2a 100644
--- a/video_creation/final_video.py
+++ b/video_creation/final_video.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from moviepy.editor import (
     CompositeAudioClip,
     CompositeVideoClip,
 )
+import reddit.subreddit 
+import re
 from utils.console import print_step
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
@@ -16,11 +18,13 @@ W, H = 1080, 1920
 
 
 def make_final_video(number_of_clips):
-   # Calls opacity from the .env
+  
+    # Calls opacity from the .env
     load_dotenv()
     opacity = os.getenv('OPACITY')
-
+    
     print_step("Creating the final video...")
+
     VideoFileClip.reW = lambda clip: clip.resize(width=W)
     VideoFileClip.reH = lambda clip: clip.resize(width=H)
 
@@ -30,11 +34,7 @@ def make_final_video(number_of_clips):
         .resize(height=H)
         .crop(x1=1166.6, y1=0, x2=2246.6, y2=1920)
     )
-    try:
-        float(os.getenv("OPACITY"))
-    except:
-        print(f"Please ensure that OPACITY is set between 0 and 1 in your .env file")
-    configured = False
+
     # Gather all audio clips
     audio_clips = []
     for i in range(0, number_of_clips):
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ def make_final_video(number_of_clips):
     )
     image_concat.audio = audio_composite
     final = CompositeVideoClip([background_clip, image_concat])
-    final.write_videofile(
-        "assets/final_video.mp4", fps=30, audio_codec="aac", audio_bitrate="192k"
-    )
-
+    filename = (re.sub('[?\"%*:|<>]', '', ("assets/" + reddit.subreddit.submission.title + ".mp4")))
+    final.write_videofile(filename, fps=30, audio_codec="aac", audio_bitrate="192k")
     for i in range(0, number_of_clips):
         pass