diff --git a/backend/common/src/watched.py b/backend/common/src/watched.py
index 5cdef464..27e135c2 100644
--- a/backend/common/src/watched.py
+++ b/backend/common/src/watched.py
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ class WatchState:
             self.change_vid_state()
             return
 
+        if url_type == "channel":
+            self.reset_channel_progress()
+        if url_type == "playlist":
+            self.reset_playlist_progress()
+
         self._add_pipeline()
         path = f"ta_video/_update_by_query?pipeline=watch_{self.youtube_id}"
         data = self._build_update_data(url_type)
@@ -53,6 +58,31 @@ class WatchState:
             print(response)
             raise ValueError("failed to mark video as watched")
 
+    def reset_channel_progress(self):
+        """reset channel progress positions"""
+        from channel.src.index import YoutubeChannel
+
+        videos = YoutubeChannel(self.youtube_id).get_channel_videos()
+        video_ids = [i["youtube_id"] for i in videos]
+        self._reset_list(video_ids)
+
+    def reset_playlist_progress(self):
+        """reset playlist progress positions"""
+        from playlist.src.index import YoutubePlaylist
+
+        videos = YoutubePlaylist(self.youtube_id).get_playlist_videos()
+        video_ids = [i["youtube_id"] for i in videos]
+        self._reset_list(video_ids)
+
+    def _reset_list(self, video_ids: list[str]):
+        """reset list of video ids"""
+        redis_con = RedisArchivist()
+        all_ids = redis_con.list_keys(f"{self.user_id}:progress")
+        for progress_id in all_ids:
+            video_id = progress_id.split(":")[-1]
+            if video_id in video_ids:
+                redis_con.del_message(progress_id)
+
     def _build_update_data(self, url_type):
         """build update by query data based on url_type"""
         term_key_map = {
diff --git a/backend/playlist/src/index.py b/backend/playlist/src/index.py
index 493ad6ac..d0d938d3 100644
--- a/backend/playlist/src/index.py
+++ b/backend/playlist/src/index.py
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ class YoutubePlaylist(YouTubeItem):
         channel_handler = YoutubeChannel(channel_id)
         channel_handler.build_json(upload=True)
 
+    def get_playlist_videos(self):
+        """get all playlist videos"""
+        data = {
+            "query": {
+                "term": {"playlist.keyword": {"value": self.youtube_id}}
+            },
+            "_source": ["youtube_id"],
+        }
+        result = IndexPaginate("ta_video", data).get_results()
+
+        return result
+
     def get_local_vids(self) -> list[str]:
         """get local video ids from youtube entries"""
         entries = self.youtube_meta["entries"]
@@ -158,13 +170,7 @@ class YoutubePlaylist(YouTubeItem):
     def remove_vids_from_playlist(self):
         """remove playlist ids from videos if needed"""
         needed = [i["youtube_id"] for i in self.json_data["playlist_entries"]]
-        data = {
-            "query": {
-                "term": {"playlist.keyword": {"value": self.youtube_id}}
-            },
-            "_source": ["youtube_id"],
-        }
-        result = IndexPaginate("ta_video", data).get_results()
+        result = self.get_playlist_videos()
         to_remove = [
             i["youtube_id"] for i in result if i["youtube_id"] not in needed
         ]
diff --git a/backend/video/views.py b/backend/video/views.py
index a679552c..ef5c011a 100644
--- a/backend/video/views.py
+++ b/backend/video/views.py
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ class VideoProgressView(ApiBaseView):
             expire = False
 
         current_progress.update({"watched": watched})
-        redis_con.set_message(key, current_progress, expire=expire)
+        if position > 5:
+            redis_con.set_message(key, current_progress, expire=expire)
 
         response_serializer = PlayerSerializer(current_progress)