diff --git a/channel.py b/channel.py
index 51d981f..365ca19 100644
--- a/channel.py
+++ b/channel.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ def recommend_channels(channels):
                 if channel.outbound_capacity > 1000000:
                     if channel.local_balance > channel.remote_balance:
                         if channel.outbound_capacity > channel.inbound_capacity:
-                            recommended.append(channel)
+                          if channel.local_balance / channel.remote_balance > 0.5:
+                            if channel.local_balance / channel.remote_balance < 2:
+                             recommended.append(channel)
 
 return recommended
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diff --git a/lnd_bot.py b/lnd_bot.py
index 691eb41..60f76d4 100644
--- a/lnd_bot.py
+++ b/lnd_bot.py
@@ -16,5 +16,7 @@ def recommend_channels():
     for channel in channels.channels:
      if channel.remote_balance > 1000000:
         if channel.local_balance > 1000000:
+         if channel.local_balance / channel.remote_balance > 0.5:
+          if channel.local_balance / channel.remote_balance < 2:
             recommended.append(channel)
     return recommended
diff --git a/nostr_ln_bot.py b/nostr_ln_bot.py
index dd047fb..fce210a 100644
--- a/nostr_ln_bot.py
+++ b/nostr_ln_bot.py
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ def recommend_channels():
         channels = lnd.list_channels()
         recommended = []
         for channel in channels.channels:
-            if channel.remote_balance > 1000000:  # Example criterion
-                recommended.append(channel)
+            if channel.remote_balance > 1000000:      
+              if channel.local_balance / channel.remote_balance > 0.5:
+                if channel.local_balance / channel.remote_balance < 2:
+                 recommended.append(channel)
         return recommended
 
     def handle_nostr_event(event):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index af3521a..b5270a9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     name="nostr_ln_bot",
     version="1.0.0-beta",
     description="Nostr bot for Lightning Network channel recommendations",
-    author="22388o", "Rsync25",
+    author=["22388o", "Rsync25"],
     url="https://github.com/AreaLayer/nostr-ln-bot-channel",
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     ],
     python_requires='>=3.7',
-)
+)
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