diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 944dc8e..34c61d6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "cobalt",
     "description": "save what you love",
-    "version": "5.4.6",
+    "version": "5.4.7",
     "author": "wukko",
     "exports": "./src/cobalt.js",
     "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/cobalt.js b/src/cobalt.js
index c8169ce..118ddfb 100644
--- a/src/cobalt.js
+++ b/src/cobalt.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import cors from "cors";
 import rateLimit from "express-rate-limit";
 import { randomBytes } from "crypto";
 
-process.env.streamSalt = randomBytes(64).toString('hex');
+const ipSalt = randomBytes(64).toString('hex');
 
 import path from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { changelogHistory } from "./modules/pageRender/onDemand.js";
 import { sha256 } from "./modules/sub/crypto.js";
 import findRendered from "./modules/pageRender/findRendered.js";
 
-if (process.env.selfURL && process.env.streamSalt && process.env.port) {
+if (process.env.selfURL && process.env.port) {
     const commitHash = shortCommit();
     const branch = getCurrentBranch();
     const app = express();
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if (process.env.selfURL && process.env.streamSalt && process.env.port) {
         max: 25,
         standardHeaders: false,
         legacyHeaders: false,
-        keyGenerator: (req, res) => sha256(getIP(req), process.env.streamSalt),
+        keyGenerator: (req, res) => sha256(getIP(req), ipSalt),
         handler: (req, res, next, opt) => {
             res.status(429).json({ "status": "error", "text": loc(languageCode(req), 'ErrorRateLimit') });
             return;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if (process.env.selfURL && process.env.streamSalt && process.env.port) {
         max: 28,
         standardHeaders: false,
         legacyHeaders: false,
-        keyGenerator: (req, res) => sha256(getIP(req), process.env.streamSalt),
+        keyGenerator: (req, res) => sha256(getIP(req), ipSalt),
         handler: (req, res, next, opt) => {
             res.status(429).json({ "status": "error", "text": loc(languageCode(req), 'ErrorRateLimit') });
             return;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ if (process.env.selfURL && process.env.streamSalt && process.env.port) {
 
     app.post('/api/json', async (req, res) => {
         try {
-            let ip = sha256(getIP(req), process.env.streamSalt);
+            let ip = sha256(getIP(req), ipSalt);
             let lang = languageCode(req);
             let j = apiJSON(0, { t: "Bad request" });
             try {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ if (process.env.selfURL && process.env.streamSalt && process.env.port) {
 
     app.get('/api/:type', (req, res) => {
         try {
-            let ip = sha256(getIP(req), process.env.streamSalt);
+            let ip = sha256(getIP(req), ipSalt);
             switch (req.params.type) {
                 case 'stream':
                     if (req.query.p) {
diff --git a/src/modules/processing/services/vk.js b/src/modules/processing/services/vk.js
index 71d5d94..4be8534 100644
--- a/src/modules/processing/services/vk.js
+++ b/src/modules/processing/services/vk.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const representationMatch = {
 }
 
 export default async function(o) {
-    let html;
+    let html, url, filename = `vk_${o.userId}_${o.videoId}_`;
     html = await fetch(`https://vk.com/video${o.userId}_${o.videoId}`, {
         headers: { "user-agent": genericUserAgent }
     }).then((r) => { return r.text() }).catch(() => { return false });
@@ -35,15 +35,25 @@ export default async function(o) {
     if (Number(js.mvData.is_active_live) !== 0) return { error: 'ErrorLiveVideo' };
     if (js.mvData.duration > maxVideoDuration / 1000) return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', maxVideoDuration / 60000] };
 
-    let mpd = JSON.parse(xml2json(js.player.params[0]["manifest"], { compact: true, spaces: 4 })),
+    if (js.player.params[0]["manifest"]) {
+        let mpd = JSON.parse(xml2json(js.player.params[0]["manifest"], { compact: true, spaces: 4 })),
         repr = mpd.MPD.Period.AdaptationSet.Representation ? mpd.MPD.Period.AdaptationSet.Representation : mpd.MPD.Period.AdaptationSet[0]["Representation"],
         bestQuality = repr[repr.length - 1],
         resolutionPick = Number(bestQuality._attributes.width) > Number(bestQuality._attributes.height) ? 'width': 'height';
-    if (Number(bestQuality._attributes.id) > Number(quality)) bestQuality = repr[quality];
 
-    if (bestQuality) return {
-        urls: js.player.params[0][`url${resolutionMatch[bestQuality._attributes[resolutionPick]]}`],
-        filename: `vk_${o.userId}_${o.videoId}_${bestQuality._attributes.width}x${bestQuality._attributes.height}.mp4`
+        if (Number(bestQuality._attributes.id) > Number(quality)) bestQuality = repr[quality];
+
+        url = js.player.params[0][`url${resolutionMatch[bestQuality._attributes[resolutionPick]]}`];
+        filename = `${bestQuality._attributes.width}x${bestQuality._attributes.height}.mp4`
+
+    } else if (js.player.params[0]["url240"]) { // fallback for when video is too old
+        url = js.player.params[0]["url240"];
+        filename += `320x240.mp4`
+    }
+
+    if (url && filename) return {
+        urls: url,
+        filename: filename
     };
     return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/processing/servicesPatternTesters.js b/src/modules/processing/servicesPatternTesters.js
index 677bad2..bb64377 100644
--- a/src/modules/processing/servicesPatternTesters.js
+++ b/src/modules/processing/servicesPatternTesters.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export const testers = {
         || (patternMatch["spaceId"] && patternMatch["spaceId"].length === 13),
 
     "vk": (patternMatch) => (patternMatch["userId"] && patternMatch["videoId"]
-        && patternMatch["userId"].length <= 10 && patternMatch["videoId"].length === 9),
+        && patternMatch["userId"].length <= 10 && patternMatch["videoId"].length <= 10),
 
     "bilibili": (patternMatch) => (patternMatch["id"] && patternMatch["id"].length <= 12),
 
diff --git a/src/modules/stream/manage.js b/src/modules/stream/manage.js
index ebc9b97..e01c2cb 100644
--- a/src/modules/stream/manage.js
+++ b/src/modules/stream/manage.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import NodeCache from "node-cache";
+import { randomBytes } from "crypto";
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
 
 import { sha256 } from "../sub/crypto.js";
 import { streamLifespan } from "../config.js";
 
 const streamCache = new NodeCache({ stdTTL: streamLifespan/1000, checkperiod: 10, deleteOnExpire: true });
+const streamSalt = randomBytes(64).toString('hex');
 
 streamCache.on("expired", (key) => {
     streamCache.del(key);
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ streamCache.on("expired", (key) => {
 export function createStream(obj) {
     let streamID = nanoid(),
         exp = Math.floor(new Date().getTime()) + streamLifespan,
-        ghmac = sha256(`${streamID},${obj.ip},${obj.service},${exp}`, process.env.streamSalt);
+        ghmac = sha256(`${streamID},${obj.ip},${obj.service},${exp}`, streamSalt);
 
     if (!streamCache.has(streamID)) {
         streamCache.set(streamID, {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ export function verifyStream(ip, id, hmac, exp) {
             let streamInfo = streamCache.get(id);
             if (!streamInfo) return { error: 'this stream token does not exist', status: 400 };
     
-            let ghmac = sha256(`${id},${ip},${streamInfo.service},${exp}`, process.env.streamSalt);
+            let ghmac = sha256(`${id},${ip},${streamInfo.service},${exp}`, streamSalt);
             if (String(hmac) === ghmac && String(exp) === String(streamInfo.exp) && ghmac === String(streamInfo.hmac)
                 && String(ip) === streamInfo.ip && Number(exp) > Math.floor(new Date().getTime())) {
                 return streamInfo;
diff --git a/src/modules/sub/utils.js b/src/modules/sub/utils.js
index db27503..27a17b8 100644
--- a/src/modules/sub/utils.js
+++ b/src/modules/sub/utils.js
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export function cleanURL(url, host) {
     let forbiddenChars = ['}', '{', '(', ')', '\\', '%', '>', '<', '^', '*', '!', '~', ';', ':', ',', '`', '[', ']', '#', '$', '"', "'", "@"]
     switch(host) {
         case "vk":
+            url = url.includes('clip') ? url.split('&')[0] : url.split('?')[0];
+            break;
         case "youtube":
             url = url.split('&')[0];
             break;
diff --git a/src/test/tests.json b/src/test/tests.json
index 53301a5..5e94cb7 100644
--- a/src/test/tests.json
+++ b/src/test/tests.json
@@ -475,6 +475,14 @@
             "code": 200,
             "status": "stream"
         }
+    }, {
+        "name": "ancient video (fallback to 240p)",
+        "url": "https://vk.com/video-1959_28496479",
+        "params": {},
+        "expected": {
+            "code": 200,
+            "status": "stream"
+        }
     }, {
         "name": "inexistent video",
         "url": "https://vk.com/video-53333333_456233333",