diff --git a/ban.go b/ban.go
index e9dd0b3..6835cba 100644
--- a/ban.go
+++ b/ban.go
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
-	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/go-pkgz/lgr"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/tg"
 )
 
-// bans users from given file, cleans up their messages and kicks them afterwards
+// bans users from given file, cleans up their messages and kicks them afterwards.
+// in case of errors during the run, writes unprocessed errors back to the same file.
 func banAndKickUsers(ctx context.Context, api *tg.Client, channel *tg.Channel, filePath string) {
-
 	users, err := readUserIDsFromCSV(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("[ERROR] error reading users from the file %s: %v", filePath, err)
@@ -31,21 +30,18 @@ func banAndKickUsers(ctx context.Context, api *tg.Client, channel *tg.Channel, f
 	if stoppedIndex == 0 {
 		log.Printf("[INFO] Canceled without processing any entries, restart the same command to ban users")
 	}
-	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("./ban/%s.unprocessed.users.csv", time.Now().Format("2006-01-02T15-04-05"))
 
 	usersToBan := make([]banUserInfo, len(users[stoppedIndex:]))
 	for i, user := range users[stoppedIndex:] {
 		usersToBan[i] = banUserInfo{userID: user.UserID, accessHash: user.AccessHash}
 	}
-	if e := writeUsersToFile(usersToBan, fileName); err != nil {
+	if e := writeUsersToFile(usersToBan, filePath); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("[ERROR] Error writing rest of users to ban after context cancel to file: %v", e)
 	} else {
-		log.Printf("[INFO] Success, rest of users (%d-%d) to ban after context cancel written to %s",
+		log.Printf("[INFO] Success, rest of users (%d-%d) to ban after context cancel written to the same file %s, restart the same command to ban users",
 			stoppedIndex,
 			len(users),
-			fileName)
-		log.Printf("[INFO] To continue, run the same command with the new filename:")
-		log.Printf("[INFO] --ban_and_kick_filepath %s", fileName)
+			filePath)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c398d86..0389b32 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	// credentials are stored per phone number
 	telegramOptions := telegram.Options{
 		Middlewares:    []telegram.Middleware{waiter},
 		SessionStorage: &telegram.FileSessionStorage{Path: fmt.Sprintf("./ban/%s.json", opts.Phone)},
@@ -123,25 +124,28 @@ func main() {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if opts.BanAndKickFilePath == "" {
-			if opts.BanToTimestamp == 0 {
-				log.Printf("[ERROR] ban_to must be set when searching for users")
-				return nil
-			}
-			if opts.BanSearchDuration.Seconds() <= 0 {
-				log.Printf("[ERROR] ban_search_duration must be non-zero when searching for users")
-				return nil
-			}
-			searchAndStoreUsersToBan(ctx, api, channel, searchParams{
-				endUnixTime:    opts.BanToTimestamp,
-				duration:       opts.BanSearchDuration,
-				offset:         opts.BanSearchOffset,
-				limit:          opts.BanSearchLimit,
-				ignoreMessages: opts.SearchIgnoreMessages,
-			})
-		} else {
+		// ban users case
+		if opts.BanAndKickFilePath != "" {
 			banAndKickUsers(ctx, api, channel, opts.BanAndKickFilePath)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// retrieve users to ban case
+		if opts.BanToTimestamp == 0 {
+			log.Printf("[ERROR] ban_to must be set when searching for users")
+			return nil
+		}
+		if opts.BanSearchDuration.Seconds() <= 0 {
+			log.Printf("[ERROR] ban_search_duration must be non-zero when searching for users")
+			return nil
 		}
+		searchAndStoreUsersToBan(ctx, api, channel, searchParams{
+			endUnixTime:    opts.BanToTimestamp,
+			duration:       opts.BanSearchDuration,
+			offset:         opts.BanSearchOffset,
+			limit:          opts.BanSearchLimit,
+			ignoreMessages: opts.SearchIgnoreMessages,
+		})
 
 		return nil
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ func writeUsersToFile(users []banUserInfo, fileName string) error {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	data := [][]string{{"joined", "userID", "access_hash", "username", "firstName", "lastName", "langCode", "message"}}
+	data := [][]string{{"joined", "userID", "access_hash", "username", "firstName", "lastName", "message"}}
 
 	for _, user := range users {
 		data = append(data, []string{
@@ -234,7 +238,6 @@ func writeUsersToFile(users []banUserInfo, fileName string) error {
 			user.username,                                 // username
 			strings.ReplaceAll(user.firstName, "\t", " "), // firstName
 			strings.ReplaceAll(user.lastName, "\t", " "),  // lastName
-			user.langCode,                                 // langCode
 			strings.ReplaceAll(user.message, "\t", " "),   // message
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/retrieve.go b/retrieve.go
index 2b28a9d..c58b2dc 100644
--- a/retrieve.go
+++ b/retrieve.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ type banUserInfo struct {
 	username   string
 	firstName  string
 	lastName   string
-	langCode   string
 }
 
 type channelParticipantInfo struct {
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ func getSingleUserStoreInfo(ctx context.Context, api *tg.Client, channel *tg.Cha
 	userInfoToStore.username = userToBan.info.Username
 	userInfoToStore.firstName = userToBan.info.FirstName
 	userInfoToStore.lastName = userToBan.info.LastName
-	userInfoToStore.langCode = userToBan.info.LangCode
 	userInfoToStore.accessHash = userToBan.info.AccessHash
 
 	var message string