diff --git a/ircradio/factory.py b/ircradio/factory.py
index c4f0c9a..2601220 100644
--- a/ircradio/factory.py
+++ b/ircradio/factory.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright (c) 2021, dsc@xmr.pm
 
+import re
 import sys
 import collections
 from typing import List, Optional
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ irc_message_announce_bus = MultisubscriberQueue()
 websocket_status_bus_last_item: Optional[dict[str, Station]] = None
 irc_bot = None
 keycloak = None
+NP_MAP = {}  # station, filepath
 soap = Radio()
 
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ async def _setup_tasks(app: Quart):
 
     asyncio.create_task(last_websocket_item_updater())
     asyncio.create_task(irc_announce_task())
+    asyncio.create_task(_now_playing_watch())
 
 
 async def _setup_irc(app: Quart):
@@ -97,6 +100,29 @@ async def _setup_cache(app: Quart):
     Session(app)
 
 
+async def _now_playing_watch():
+    global NP_MAP
+    proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+        "journalctl", "-n15000", "-xefu", "liquidsoap",
+        stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+    )
+
+    line = await proc.stdout.readline()
+    while line:
+        line = line.decode().strip()
+        if '] Prepared "/' in line and ".ogg" in line:
+            try:
+                filename = re.findall(r"\"(.*\.ogg)\"", line)[0]
+                radio = re.findall(r"\[(\w+)\:\d\]", line)[0]
+                if radio == "playlist":
+                    radio = "pmain"
+                NP_MAP[radio] = filename
+            except Exception as ex:
+                print(f"_now_playing_watch: {ex}")
+
+        line = await proc.stdout.readline()
+
+
 def create_app():
     global app, soap, icecast2
     app = Quart(__name__)
diff --git a/ircradio/station.py b/ircradio/station.py
index 10bfe2e..3eb6052 100644
--- a/ircradio/station.py
+++ b/ircradio/station.py
@@ -61,10 +61,17 @@ class Station:
         # 4. check .ogg.json metadata file (Song.from_filepath)
         # 5. verify the above by comparing icecast metadata
 
-        liq_meta = await Radio.command(self.telnet_cmd_metadata)
-        liq_meta = liq_meta.decode(errors="ignore")
-        liq_filenames = re.findall(r"filename=\"(.*)\"", liq_meta)
-        liq_filenames = [fn for fn in liq_filenames if os.path.exists(fn)]
+        # find a better way to get current song
+        liq_filenames = []
+        from ircradio.factory import NP_MAP
+        np_uid = self.id
+        if np_uid == "main":
+            np_uid = "pmain"
+        elif np_uid == "wow":
+            np_uid = "pmain"
+
+        if np_uid in NP_MAP:
+            liq_filenames = [NP_MAP[np_uid]]
 
         liq_remaining = await Radio.command(self.telnet_cmd_remaining)
         liq_remaining = liq_remaining.decode(errors="ignore")