 Main returned to first-team action in October 2002, despite Kevin Cuthbert – Main's deputy – having just won the First Division "Player of the Month" award.Four months after returning to first-team football, Main ended his nine-year association with the Perth club and returned to the Premier League with Livingston.In February 2004, Main was one of a number of players affected by financial problems at Livingston and was asked to take a pay cut to remain at the club.