diff --git a/src/sponskrub/methods/chapter.d b/src/sponskrub/methods/chapter.d
index 2cfd391..0b2574c 100644
--- a/src/sponskrub/methods/chapter.d
+++ b/src/sponskrub/methods/chapter.d
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ ClipChapterTime[] merge_sponsor_times_with_chapters(ClipTime[] sponsor_times, Ch
 				next_terminal = chapter_times[chapter_index].end;
 				chapter_index++;
 			}
-			clip_chapters ~= ClipChapterTime(clip_terminal, next_terminal, "", chapter_title);
+			clip_chapters ~= ClipChapterTime(clip_terminal, next_terminal, Categories.Content, chapter_title);
 			clip_terminal = next_terminal;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/sponskrub/methods/cut.d b/src/sponskrub/methods/cut.d
index 00e6750..04a1f45 100644
--- a/src/sponskrub/methods/cut.d
+++ b/src/sponskrub/methods/cut.d
@@ -25,30 +25,15 @@ import std.array;
 import std.typecons;
 import sponsorblock;
 import ffwrap;
+import chapter;
 
-ClipTime[] timestamps_to_keep(ClipTime[] sponsor_times, string video_length) {
-	ClipTime[] clip_times;
-	sponsor_times.sort!((a, b) => a.start.to!float < b.start.to!float);
-	
-	//If the sponsorship is directly at the beginning don't add both content and the sponsor
-	if (sponsor_times[0].start != "0.000000") {
-		clip_times ~= ClipTime("0", sponsor_times[0].start, "content");
-	}
-
-	
-	for (auto i = 0; i < sponsor_times.length; i++) {
-		auto clip_start = "";
-		auto clip_end = "";
-		clip_start = sponsor_times[i].end;
-		if (i+1 < sponsor_times.length) {
-			clip_end = sponsor_times[i+1].start;
-		} else {
-			clip_end = video_length;
-		}
-		clip_times ~= ClipTime(clip_start, clip_end, "content");
-	}
-
-	return clip_times;
+ClipTime[] timestamps_to_keep(ClipChapterTime[] chapters) {
+	//we can redo this so it just filters a bunch of chapter times and includes only content
+	return chapters
+		.sort!((a, b) => a.start.to!float < b.start.to!float)
+		.filter!(chapter => chapter.category == Categories.Content)
+		.map!(chapter => ClipTime(chapter.start, chapter.end, "")) //we need better types, this shouldn't need a category
+		.array;
 }
 
 string cut_and_cat_clips_filter(ClipTime[] timestamps, FileCategory category) {
diff --git a/src/sponskrub/sponskrub.d b/src/sponskrub/sponskrub.d
index e9dac81..6f1e307 100644
--- a/src/sponskrub/sponskrub.d
+++ b/src/sponskrub/sponskrub.d
@@ -141,28 +141,30 @@ Options:
 		if (sponsor_times.length > 0) {		
 			bool ffmpeg_status;
 			
+			ChapterTime[] chapter_times; 
+			ClipChapterTime[] new_chapter_times;
+			
+			chapter_times = get_chapter_times(input_filename);
+			
+			if (chapter_times.length == 0) {
+				chapter_times = [ChapterTime("0", video_length, "sponskrub-content")];
+			}
+			
+			new_chapter_times = merge_sponsor_times_with_chapters(sponsor_times, chapter_times);
+			
 			if ("chapter" in parsed_arguments.flag_arguments) {
 				writeln("Marking the shilling...");
-
-				ChapterTime[] chapter_times; 
-				ClipChapterTime[] new_chapter_times;
-				
-				chapter_times = get_chapter_times(input_filename);
 				
-				if (chapter_times.length == 0) {
-					chapter_times = [ChapterTime("0", video_length, "sponskrub-content")];
-				}
-				
-				new_chapter_times = merge_sponsor_times_with_chapters(sponsor_times, chapter_times);
-
 				ffmpeg_status = add_ffmpeg_metadata(
 					input_filename,
 					output_filename,
 					generate_chapters_metadata(new_chapter_times)
 				);
 			} else {
-				auto content_times = timestamps_to_keep(sponsor_times, video_length);
+				//using the chapter data also means that in future we could also adjust
+				//preexisting chapter metadata to remain accurate after the cut
 				writeln("Surgically removing the shilling...");
+				auto content_times = timestamps_to_keep(new_chapter_times);
 				
 				ffmpeg_status = run_ffmpeg_filter(
 					input_filename,
diff --git a/src/sponskrub/sponsorblock.d b/src/sponskrub/sponsorblock.d
index c7ac4ea..2f68644 100644
--- a/src/sponskrub/sponsorblock.d
+++ b/src/sponskrub/sponsorblock.d
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ enum Categories: string {
 	Outro = "outro",
 	Interaction = "interaction",
 	SelfPromo = "selfpromo",
-	NonMusic = "music_offtopic"
+	NonMusic = "music_offtopic",
+	//
+	Content = "content"
 }
 
 alias ClipTime = Tuple!(string, "start", string, "end", string, "category");