diff --git a/lang/Deutsch.json b/lang/Deutsch.json
index b639cba..a173127 100644
--- a/lang/Deutsch.json
+++ b/lang/Deutsch.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "status": {
         "terminated": "\nAnwendung gestoppt.\nFenster schließen, um die Anwendung zu beenden",
+        "watching": "{channel} wid zugesehen",
         "goes_online": "{channel} ist ONLINE gegangen, wechseln...",
         "goes_offline": "{channel} ist OFFLINE gegangen, wechseln...",
         "claimed_drop": "Drop abgeholt: {drop}",
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@
             "idle": "Im Leerlauf",
             "exiting": "Beenden...",
             "terminated": "Abgebrochen",
-            "watching": "{channel} wid zugesehen",
             "cleanup": "Kanäle aufräumen..",
             "gathering": "Kanäle sammeln...",
             "switching": "Wechsel des Kanals...",
diff --git a/lang/Español.json b/lang/Español.json
index 0ddfa91..8538a76 100644
--- a/lang/Español.json
+++ b/lang/Español.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "status": {
         "terminated": "\nLa aplicación se ha detenido.\nPor favor, cierre la aplicación.",
+        "watching": "Mirando el canal: {channel}",
         "goes_online": "El canal {channel} se ha conectado, cambiando...",
         "goes_offline": "El canal {channel} se ha desconectado, cambiando...",
         "claimed_drop": "Drop reclamado: {drop}",
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@
             "idle": "En espera...",
             "exiting": "Saliendo...",
             "terminated": "Aplicación suspendida.",
-            "watching": "Mirando el canal {channel}",
             "cleanup": "Limpiando canales...",
             "gathering": "Buscando canales en vivo...",
             "switching": "Cambiando de canal...",
diff --git a/lang/Português.json b/lang/Português.json
index b902907..680bed0 100644
--- a/lang/Português.json
+++ b/lang/Português.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "status": {
         "terminated": "\nAplicacao Finalizada.\nFeche a janela para sair do programa.",
+        "watching": "Assistindo o: {channel}",
         "goes_online": "{channel} esta ONLINE, Mudando...",
         "goes_offline": "{channel} ficou OFFLINE, Mudando...",
         "claimed_drop": "Coletou o drop: {drop}",
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@
             "idle": "Em espera",
             "exiting": "Saindo",
             "terminated": "Finalizado",
-            "watching": "Assistindo o {channel}",
             "cleanup": "Limpando os Canais...",
             "gathering": "Coletando Canais...",
             "switching": "Mudando o canal...",
diff --git a/lang/Čeština.json b/lang/Čeština.json
index ca78319..8200552 100644
--- a/lang/Čeština.json
+++ b/lang/Čeština.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "status": {
         "terminated": "\nAplikace byla ukončena.",
+        "watching": "Sledování kanálu: {channel}",
         "goes_online": "Kanál {channel} je online, přepínám...",
         "goes_offline": "Kanál {channel} je offline, přepínám na další...",
         "claimed_drop": "Drop vyzvednut: {drop}",
@@ -26,13 +27,12 @@
         "output": "Výstup",
         "status": {
             "name": "Status",
-              "idle": "Dokončeno načítání",
+            "idle": "Dokončeno načítání",
             "exiting": "Ukončování...",
             "terminated": "Aplikace ukončena",
             "cleanup": "Čištění...",
             "gathering": "Vyhledávání dostupného živého kanálu...",
             "switching": "Přepínám mezi kanály...",
-            "watching": "Sledování kanálu {channel}",
             "fetching_inventory": "Načítání inventáře...",
             "fetching_campaigns": "Načítání dropů...",
             "adding_campaigns": "Přidávám dropy... {counter}"
diff --git a/lang/简体中文.json b/lang/简体中文.json
index b88c5a0..d3eb9e1 100644
--- a/lang/简体中文.json
+++ b/lang/简体中文.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "status": {
         "terminated": "\n应用程序已终止，请关闭窗口以退出应用程序。",
+        "watching": "正在观看: {channel}",
         "goes_online": "{channel} 该频道已上线, 正在切换...",
         "goes_offline": "{channel} 该频道已离线, 正在切换...",
         "claimed_drop": "领取的掉宝: {drop}",
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@
             "cleanup": "清除频道中...",
             "gathering": "搜索直播频道...",
             "switching": "切换直播频道中...",
-            "watching": "正在观看 {channel}",
             "fetching_inventory": "获取库存中...",
             "fetching_campaigns": "获取掉宝活动...",
             "adding_campaigns": "将掉宝活动列表添加至库存... {counter}"
diff --git a/translate.py b/translate.py
index 0c31780..80c2749 100644
--- a/translate.py
+++ b/translate.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 class StatusMessages(TypedDict):
     terminated: str
+    watching: str
     goes_online: str
     goes_offline: str
     claimed_drop: str
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ class GUIStatus(TypedDict):
     cleanup: str
     gathering: str
     switching: str
-    watching: str
     fetching_inventory: str
     fetching_campaigns: str
     adding_campaigns: str
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ class Translation(TypedDict):
 default_translation: Translation = {
     "status": {
         "terminated": "\nApplication Terminated.\nClose the window to exit the application.",
+        "watching": "Watching: {channel}",
         "goes_online": "{channel} goes ONLINE, switching...",
         "goes_offline": "{channel} goes OFFLINE, switching...",
         "claimed_drop": "Claimed drop: {drop}",
@@ -258,7 +259,6 @@ default_translation: Translation = {
             "idle": "Idle",
             "exiting": "Exiting...",
             "terminated": "Terminated",
-            "watching": "Watching {channel}",
             "cleanup": "Cleaning up channels...",
             "gathering": "Gathering channels...",
             "switching": "Switching the channel...",
diff --git a/twitch.py b/twitch.py
index 27567e4..0f0d718 100644
--- a/twitch.py
+++ b/twitch.py
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ class Twitch:
                 if watching_channel is not None:
                     new_watching: Channel | None = channels.get(watching_channel.id)
                     if new_watching is not None and self.can_watch(new_watching):
-                        self.watch(new_watching)
+                        self.watch(new_watching, update_status=False)
                     else:
                         # we've removed a channel we were watching
                         self.stop_watching()
@@ -923,15 +923,12 @@ class Twitch:
                 if new_watching is not None:
                     # if we have a better switch target - do so
                     self.watch(new_watching)
-                    self.gui.status.update(
-                        _("gui", "status", "watching").format(channel=new_watching.name)
-                    )
                     # break the state change chain by clearing the flag
                     self._state_change.clear()
                 elif watching_channel is not None:
                     # otherwise, continue watching what we had before
                     self.gui.status.update(
-                        _("gui", "status", "watching").format(channel=watching_channel.name)
+                        _("status", "watching").format(channel=watching_channel.name)
                     )
                     # break the state change chain by clearing the flag
                     self._state_change.clear()
@@ -1097,9 +1094,13 @@ class Twitch:
             and channel.acl_based > watching_channel.acl_based
         )
 
-    def watch(self, channel: Channel):
+    def watch(self, channel: Channel, *, update_status: bool = True):
         self.gui.channels.set_watching(channel)
         self.watching_channel.set(channel)
+        if update_status:
+            status_text = _("status", "watching").format(channel=channel.name)
+            self.print(status_text)
+            self.gui.status.update(status_text)
 
     def stop_watching(self):
         self.gui.clear_drop()
@@ -1179,11 +1180,8 @@ class Twitch:
                     self.can_watch(channel)  # we can watch the channel
                     and self.should_switch(channel)  # and we should!
                 ):
-                    self.watch(channel)
                     self.print(_("status", "goes_online").format(channel=channel.name))
-                    self.gui.status.update(
-                        _("gui", "status", "watching").format(channel=channel.name)
-                    )
+                    self.watch(channel)
                 else:
                     logger.info(f"{channel.name} goes ONLINE")
             else: