diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 767e07f..c1eb5cd 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/pkg/browser"
 	"github.com/zmb3/spotify/v2"
-	spotifyauth "github.com/zmb3/spotify/v2/auth"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	auth   *spotifyauth.Authenticator
 	state  string
 	server *http.Server
 )
@@ -50,12 +48,6 @@ func completeAuth(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func authorize() {
-	auth = spotifyauth.New(
-		spotifyauth.WithClientID(clientViper.GetString(SpotifyIDKeyName)),
-		spotifyauth.WithClientSecret(clientViper.GetString(SpotifySecretKeyName)),
-		spotifyauth.WithRedirectURL(redirectURI),
-		spotifyauth.WithScopes(spotifyauth.ScopeUserReadPrivate),
-	)
 	server = &http.Server{Addr: fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port)}
 	state = uuid.New().String()
 	http.HandleFunc("/callback", completeAuth)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a1adf7c..11f96ea 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
+	auth          *spotifyauth.Authenticator
 	clientChannel = make(chan *spotify.Client, 1)
 )
 
@@ -27,6 +28,13 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	auth = spotifyauth.New(
+		spotifyauth.WithClientID(clientViper.GetString(SpotifyIDKeyName)),
+		spotifyauth.WithClientSecret(clientViper.GetString(SpotifySecretKeyName)),
+		spotifyauth.WithRedirectURL(redirectURI),
+		spotifyauth.WithScopes(spotifyauth.ScopeUserReadPrivate),
+	)
+
 	// check if token viper is set
 	if !isClientInfoSet() {
 		if err := askClientInfo(); err != nil {
@@ -37,8 +45,22 @@ func main() {
 	} else {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 		token := getToken()
-		httpClient := spotifyauth.New().Client(ctx, token)
-		clientChannel <- spotify.New(httpClient)
+
+		newToken, err := auth.RefreshToken(ctx, token)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("fail to get a new access token: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// update an access token if it has expired
+		if token.AccessToken != newToken.AccessToken {
+			if err := saveToken(newToken); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("fail to save token: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		spotifyClient := spotify.New(auth.Client(ctx, newToken))
+
+		clientChannel <- spotifyClient
 	}
 
 	client := <-clientChannel