diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/config.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/config.go
index fbb416b..9ef9411 100644
--- a/pkg/streamcontrol/config.go
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/config.go
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ func ConvertPlatformConfig[T any, S StreamProfile](
 	ctx context.Context,
 	platCfg *AbstractPlatformConfig,
 ) *PlatformConfig[T, S] {
+	if platCfg == nil {
+		platCfg = &AbstractPlatformConfig{}
+	}
 	return &PlatformConfig[T, S]{
 		Enable:         platCfg.Enable,
 		Config:         GetPlatformSpecificConfig[T](ctx, platCfg.Config),
@@ -299,6 +302,10 @@ func GetPlatformSpecificConfig[T any](
 	ctx context.Context,
 	platCfgCfg any,
 ) T {
+	if platCfgCfg == nil {
+		var zeroValue T
+		return zeroValue
+	}
 	switch platCfgCfg := platCfgCfg.(type) {
 	case T:
 		return platCfgCfg
diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/kick/chat_handler.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/kick/chat_handler.go
index 87f907c..2480f85 100644
--- a/pkg/streamcontrol/kick/chat_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/kick/chat_handler.go
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ func NewChatHandler(
 			close(h.messagesOutChan)
 		}()
 
+		h.sendMessage(kickcom.ChatMessageV2{
+			ID:        "",
+			ChatID:    0,
+			UserID:    0,
+			Content:   "test\nmultiline message",
+			Type:      "",
+			Metadata:  nil,
+			CreatedAt: time.Time{},
+			Sender: kickcom.ChatMessageSenderV2{
+				ID:       0,
+				Slug:     "",
+				Username: "test-user",
+				Identity: kickcom.Identity{},
+			},
+		})
 		err := h.iterate(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf(ctx, "unable to perform an iteration: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/twitch/chat_handler.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/twitch/chat_handler.go
index 2b215eb..c6a329e 100644
--- a/pkg/streamcontrol/twitch/chat_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/twitch/chat_handler.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package twitch
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/adeithe/go-twitch/irc"
 	"github.com/xaionaro-go/streamctl/pkg/observability"
@@ -47,6 +48,13 @@ func newChatHandler(
 		messagesOutChan: make(chan streamcontrol.ChatMessage, 100),
 	}
 
+	h.messagesOutChan <- streamcontrol.ChatMessage{
+		CreatedAt: time.Now(),
+		UserID:    "test-twitch-user",
+		MessageID: "test-message-id",
+		Message:   "test\nmultiline message",
+	}
+
 	observability.Go(ctx, func() {
 		defer func() {
 			h.client.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/streamd/chat.go b/pkg/streamd/chat.go
index d44ec36..f9d358a 100644
--- a/pkg/streamd/chat.go
+++ b/pkg/streamd/chat.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/facebookincubator/go-belt/tool/logger"
 	"github.com/xaionaro-go/streamctl/pkg/observability"
 	"github.com/xaionaro-go/streamctl/pkg/streamcontrol"
 	"github.com/xaionaro-go/streamctl/pkg/streamd/api"
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ func (d *StreamD) startListeningForChatMessages(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	platName streamcontrol.PlatformName,
 ) error {
+	logger.Debugf(ctx, "startListeningForChatMessages(ctx, '%s')", platName)
 	ctrl, err := d.streamController(ctx, platName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get the just initialized '%s': %w", platName, err)
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ func (d *StreamD) startListeningForChatMessages(
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get the channel for chat messages of '%s': %w", platName, err)
 	}
 	observability.Go(ctx, func() {
+		logger.Debugf(ctx, "/startListeningForChatMessages(ctx, '%s')", platName)
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
diff --git a/pkg/streamd/stream_controller.go b/pkg/streamd/stream_controller.go
index 846748b..c331794 100644
--- a/pkg/streamd/stream_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/streamd/stream_controller.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -22,16 +21,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xaionaro-go/streamctl/pkg/xsync"
 )
 
-func (d *StreamD) EXPERIMENTAL_ReinitStreamControllers(ctx context.Context) error {
-	platNames := make([]streamcontrol.PlatformName, 0, len(d.Config.Backends))
-	for platName := range d.Config.Backends {
-		platNames = append(platNames, platName)
-	}
-	sort.Slice(platNames, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return platNames[i] < platNames[j]
-	})
+func (d *StreamD) EXPERIMENTAL_ReinitStreamControllers(ctx context.Context) (_err error) {
+	logger.Debugf(ctx, "ReinitStreamControllers")
+	defer func() { logger.Debugf(ctx, "/ReinitStreamControllers: %v", _err) }()
 	var result *multierror.Error
-	for _, platName := range platNames {
+	for _, platName := range []streamcontrol.PlatformName{
+		youtube.ID,
+		twitch.ID,
+		kick.ID,
+		obs.ID,
+	} {
 		var err error
 		switch strings.ToLower(string(platName)) {
 		case strings.ToLower(string(obs.ID)):
@@ -76,7 +75,9 @@ func newOBS(
 ) {
 	logger.Debugf(ctx, "newOBS(ctx, %#+v, ...)", cfg)
 	defer func() { logger.Debugf(ctx, "/newOBS: %v", _err) }()
-
+	if cfg == nil {
+		cfg = &streamcontrol.AbstractPlatformConfig{}
+	}
 	platCfg := streamcontrol.ConvertPlatformConfig[
 		obs.PlatformSpecificConfig, obs.StreamProfile,
 	](
@@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ func newTwitch(
 	*twitch.Twitch,
 	error,
 ) {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		cfg = &streamcontrol.AbstractPlatformConfig{}
+	}
 	platCfg := streamcontrol.ConvertPlatformConfig[twitch.PlatformSpecificConfig, twitch.StreamProfile](
 		ctx,
 		cfg,
@@ -210,6 +214,9 @@ func newKick(
 	*kick.Kick,
 	error,
 ) {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		cfg = &streamcontrol.AbstractPlatformConfig{}
+	}
 	platCfg := streamcontrol.ConvertPlatformConfig[kick.PlatformSpecificConfig, kick.StreamProfile](
 		ctx,
 		cfg,
@@ -222,6 +229,27 @@ func newKick(
 		return nil, ErrSkipBackend
 	}
 
+	hadSetNewUserData := false
+	if platCfg.Config.Channel == "" {
+		ok, err := setUserData(ctx, platCfg)
+		if !ok {
+			err := saveCfgFunc(&streamcontrol.AbstractPlatformConfig{
+				Enable:         platCfg.Enable,
+				Config:         platCfg.Config,
+				StreamProfiles: streamcontrol.ToAbstractStreamProfiles(platCfg.StreamProfiles),
+				Custom:         platCfg.Custom,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Error(ctx, err)
+			}
+			return nil, ErrSkipBackend
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to set user info: %w", err)
+		}
+		hadSetNewUserData = true
+	}
+
 	logger.Debugf(ctx, "kick config: %#+v", platCfg)
 	cfg = streamcontrol.ToAbstractPlatformConfig(ctx, platCfg)
 	kick, err := kick.New(ctx, *platCfg,
@@ -237,6 +265,12 @@ func newKick(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize Kick client: %w", err)
 	}
+	if hadSetNewUserData {
+		logger.Debugf(ctx, "confirmed new youtube user data, saving it")
+		if err := saveCfgFunc(cfg); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to save the configuration: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
 	return kick, nil
 }
 
@@ -251,6 +285,9 @@ func newYouTube(
 	*youtube.YouTube,
 	error,
 ) {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		cfg = &streamcontrol.AbstractPlatformConfig{}
+	}
 	platCfg := streamcontrol.ConvertPlatformConfig[youtube.PlatformSpecificConfig, youtube.StreamProfile](
 		ctx,
 		cfg,
diff --git a/pkg/streamd/streamd.go b/pkg/streamd/streamd.go
index a6f843f..0436afa 100644
--- a/pkg/streamd/streamd.go
+++ b/pkg/streamd/streamd.go
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ func (d *StreamD) setPlatformConfig(
 	logger.Debugf(ctx, "setPlatformConfig('%s', '%#+v')", platID, platCfg)
 	defer logger.Debugf(ctx, "endof setPlatformConfig('%s', '%#+v')", platID, platCfg)
 	return xsync.DoR1(ctx, &d.ConfigLock, func() error {
+		if d.Config.Backends == nil {
+			d.Config.Backends = make(streamcontrol.Config)
+		}
 		d.Config.Backends[platID] = platCfg
 		return d.SaveConfig(ctx)
 	})