diff --git a/src/routes/getLockCategories.ts b/src/routes/getLockCategories.ts
index e27acea..7267b86 100644
--- a/src/routes/getLockCategories.ts
+++ b/src/routes/getLockCategories.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@ export async function getLockCategories(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<Re
 
     try {
         // Get existing lock categories markers
-        const lockedCategories = await db.prepare('all', 'SELECT "category" from "lockCategories" where "videoID" = ?', [videoID]) as {category: Category}[];
-        if (lockedCategories.length === 0 || !lockedCategories[0]) return res.sendStatus(404);
+        const row = await db.prepare('all', 'SELECT "category", "reason" from "lockCategories" where "videoID" = ?', [videoID]) as {category: Category, reason: string}[];
         // map to array in JS becaues of SQL incompatibilities
-        const categories = Object.values(lockedCategories).map((entry) => entry.category);
+        const categories = row.map(item => item.category);
+        if (categories.length === 0 || !categories[0]) return res.sendStatus(404);
+        // Get existing lock categories markers
+        const reasons = row.map(item => item.reason);
+        let longReason = "";
+        // set longReason if current length is longer 
+        reasons.forEach((e) => { if (e.length > longReason.length) longReason = e; });
         return res.send({
+            reason: longReason,
             categories
         });
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/routes/getLockCategoriesByHash.ts b/src/routes/getLockCategoriesByHash.ts
index 90772b2..3f76c59 100644
--- a/src/routes/getLockCategoriesByHash.ts
+++ b/src/routes/getLockCategoriesByHash.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import { Category, VideoID, VideoIDHash } from "../types/segments.model";
 interface LockResultByHash {
     videoID: VideoID,
     hash: VideoIDHash,
+    reason: string,
     categories: Category[]
 }
 
 interface DBLock {
     videoID: VideoID,
     hash: VideoIDHash,
-    category: Category
+    category: Category,
+    reason: string,
 }
 
 const mergeLocks = (source: DBLock[]) => {
@@ -22,12 +24,15 @@ const mergeLocks = (source: DBLock[]) => {
         // videoID already exists
         const destMatch = dest.find(s => s.videoID === obj.videoID);
         if (destMatch) {
+            // override longer reason
+            if (destMatch.reason.length > obj.reason.length) destMatch.reason = obj.reason;
             // push to categories
             destMatch.categories.push(obj.category);
         } else {
             dest.push({
                 videoID: obj.videoID,
                 hash: obj.hash,
+                reason: obj.reason,
                 categories: [obj.category]
             });
         }
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ export async function getLockCategoriesByHash(req: Request, res: Response): Prom
 
     try {
         // Get existing lock categories markers
-        const lockedRows = await db.prepare('all', 'SELECT "videoID", "hashedVideoID" as "hash", "category" from "lockCategories" where "hashedVideoID" LIKE ?', [hashPrefix + '%']) as DBLock[];
+        const lockedRows = await db.prepare('all', 'SELECT "videoID", "hashedVideoID" as "hash", "category", "reason" from "lockCategories" where "hashedVideoID" LIKE ?', [hashPrefix + '%']) as DBLock[];
         if (lockedRows.length === 0 || !lockedRows[0]) return res.sendStatus(404);
         // merge all locks
         return res.send(mergeLocks(lockedRows));
diff --git a/test/cases/getLockCategories.ts b/test/cases/getLockCategories.ts
index 177710e..e9c7796 100644
--- a/test/cases/getLockCategories.ts
+++ b/test/cases/getLockCategories.ts
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ describe('getLockCategories', () => {
         const insertVipUserQuery = 'INSERT INTO "vipUsers" ("userID") VALUES (?)';
         await db.prepare("run", insertVipUserQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories")]);
  
-        const insertLockCategoryQuery = 'INSERT INTO "lockCategories" ("userID", "videoID", "category") VALUES (?, ?, ?)';
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLock-1', 'sponsor']);
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLock-1', 'interaction']);
+        const insertLockCategoryQuery = 'INSERT INTO "lockCategories" ("userID", "videoID", "category", "reason") VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)';
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLock-1', 'sponsor', '1-short']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLock-1', 'interaction', '2-longer-reason']);
  
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLock-2', 'preview']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLock-2', 'preview', '2-reason']);
  
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLock-3', 'nonmusic']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLock-3', 'nonmusic', '3-reason']);
     });
 
     it('Should update the database version when starting the application', async () => {
         const version = (await db.prepare('get', 'SELECT key, value FROM config where key = ?', ['version'])).value;
-        if (version > 1) return;
-        else return 'Version isn\'t greater than 1. Version is ' + version;
+        if (version > 20) return;
+        else return 'Version isn\'t greater than 20. Version is ' + version;
     });
 
     it('Should be able to get multiple locks', (done: Done) => {
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ describe('getLockCategories', () => {
                     done(`Returned incorrect category "${data.categories[0]}"`);
                 } else if (data.categories[1] !== "interaction") {
                     done(`Returned incorrect category "${data.categories[1]}"`);
+                } else if (data.reason !== "1-longer-reason") {
+                    done(`Returned incorrect reason "${data.reason}"`);
                 } else {
                     done(); // pass
                 }
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ describe('getLockCategories', () => {
                     done('Returned incorrect number of locks "' + data.categories.length + '"');
                 } else if (data.categories[0] !== "preview") {
                     done(`Returned incorrect category "${data.categories[0].category}"`);
+                } else if (data.reason !== "2-reason") {
+                    done(`Returned incorrect reason "${data.reason}"`);
                 } else {
                     done(); // pass
                 }
diff --git a/test/cases/getLockCategoriesByHash.ts b/test/cases/getLockCategoriesByHash.ts
index 585c08e..5a89ef0 100644
--- a/test/cases/getLockCategoriesByHash.ts
+++ b/test/cases/getLockCategoriesByHash.ts
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@ describe('getLockCategoriesByHash', () => {
         const insertVipUserQuery = 'INSERT INTO "vipUsers" ("userID") VALUES (?)';
         await db.prepare("run", insertVipUserQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories")]);
  
-        const insertLockCategoryQuery = 'INSERT INTO "lockCategories" ("userID", "videoID", "category", "hashedVideoID") VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)';
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLockHash-1', 'sponsor', '67a654898fda3a5541774aea345796c7709982bb6018cb08d22a18eeddccc1d0']);
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLockHash-1', 'interaction', '67a654898fda3a5541774aea345796c7709982bb6018cb08d22a18eeddccc1d0']);
+        const insertLockCategoryQuery = 'INSERT INTO "lockCategories" ("userID", "videoID", "category", "reaspm", "hashedVideoID") VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)';
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLockHash-1', 'sponsor', '1-reason-short', '67a654898fda3a5541774aea345796c7709982bb6018cb08d22a18eeddccc1d0']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLockHash-1', 'interaction', '1-longer-reason', '67a654898fda3a5541774aea345796c7709982bb6018cb08d22a18eeddccc1d0']);
  
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLockHash-2', 'preview', 'dff09120437b4bd594dffae5f3cde3cfc5f6099fb01d0ef4051919b2908d9a50']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLockHash-2', 'preview', '2-reason', 'dff09120437b4bd594dffae5f3cde3cfc5f6099fb01d0ef4051919b2908d9a50']);
  
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLockHash-3', 'nonmusic', 'bf1b122fd5630e0df8626d00c4a95c58954ad715e5595b0f75a19ac131e28928']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'getLockHash-3', 'nonmusic', '3-reason', 'bf1b122fd5630e0df8626d00c4a95c58954ad715e5595b0f75a19ac131e28928']);
 
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'fakehash-1', 'outro', 'b05a20424f24a53dac1b059fb78d861ba9723645026be2174c93a94f9106bb35']);
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'fakehash-2', 'intro', 'b05acd1cd6ec7dffe5ffea64ada91ae7469d6db2ce21c7e30ad7fa62075d450']);
-        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'fakehash-2', 'preview', 'b05acd1cd6ec7dffe5ffea64ada91ae7469d6db2ce21c7e30ad7fa62075d450']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'fakehash-1', 'outro', 'fake1-reason', 'b05a20424f24a53dac1b059fb78d861ba9723645026be2174c93a94f9106bb35']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'fakehash-2', 'intro', 'fake2-longer-reason', 'b05acd1cd6ec7dffe5ffea64ada91ae7469d6db2ce21c7e30ad7fa62075d450']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertLockCategoryQuery, [getHash("VIPUser-getLockCategories"), 'fakehash-2', 'preview', 'fake2-short', 'b05acd1cd6ec7dffe5ffea64ada91ae7469d6db2ce21c7e30ad7fa62075d450']);
     });
 
     it('Database should be greater or equal to version 18', async () => {
         const version = (await db.prepare('get', 'SELECT key, value FROM config where key = ?', ['version'])).value;
-        if (version >= 18) return;
-        else return 'Version isn\'t greater than 18. Version is ' + version;
+        if (version >= 20) return;
+        else return 'Version isn\'t greater than 20. Version is ' + version;
     });
 
     it('Should be able to get multiple locks in one object', (done: Done) => {
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ describe('getLockCategoriesByHash', () => {
                     done(`Returned incorrect category "${data[0].categories[0]}"`);
                 } else if (data[0].categories[1] !== "interaction") {
                     done(`Returned incorrect category "${data[0].categories[1]}"`);
+                } else if (data[0].reason !== "1-longer-reason") {
+                    done(`Returned incorrect reason "${data[0].reason}"`);
                 } else {
                     done(); // pass
                 }
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ describe('getLockCategoriesByHash', () => {
                     done(`Returned incorrect number of categories "${data[0].categories.length}"`);
                 } else if (data[0].categories[0] !== "preview") {
                     done(`Returned incorrect category "${data[0].categories[0]}"`);
+                } else if (data[0].reason !== "2-reason") {
+                    done(`Returned incorrect reason "${data[0].reason}"`);
                 } else {
                     done(); // pass
                 }
@@ -95,6 +99,8 @@ describe('getLockCategoriesByHash', () => {
                     done(`Returned incorrect number of categories "${data[0].categories.length}"`);
                 } else if (data[0].categories[0] !== "nonmusic") {
                     done(`Returned incorrect category "${data[0].categories[0]}"`);
+                } else if (data[0].reason !== "3-reason") {
+                    done(`Returned incorrect reason "${data[0].reason}"`);
                 } else {
                     done(); // pass
                 }
@@ -130,6 +136,10 @@ describe('getLockCategoriesByHash', () => {
                     done(`Returned incorrect category "${data[1].category}"`);
                 } else if (data[1].categories[1] !== "preview") {
                     done(`Returned incorrect category "${data[1].category}"`);
+                } else if (data[0].reason !== "fake1-reason") {
+                    done(`Returned incorrect reason "${data[0].reason}"`);
+                } else if (data[1].reason !== "fake2-longer-reason") {
+                    done(`Returned incorrect reason "${data[1].reason}"`);
                 } else {
                     done(); // pass
                 }