diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d58cbd5..01683c9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ fabric.properties
 /src/es2016/bundle.js.map
 /src/backbone/bundle.js.map
 
-!/db/twitter.db
+/db/twitter.db
diff --git a/server/lib/twitter.js b/server/lib/twitter.js
index c8f3e53..e209df7 100644
--- a/server/lib/twitter.js
+++ b/server/lib/twitter.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function buildList() {
 }
 
 function startTweetUpdates() {
+  logger.warn('StartTweetUpdates');
   intervalID = setInterval(() => {
     doTweetUpdates();
   }, 10000);
@@ -72,5 +73,8 @@ exports.updates = (newEmitter) => {
   logger.warn('Setting events');
   eventEmitter = newEmitter;
   buildList();
-  startTweetUpdates();
+  
+  setInterval(() => {
+    startTweetUpdates();  
+  }, 30000);
 };