diff --git a/poll/engine.go b/poll/engine.go
index bfb8fe8..f4846e6 100644
--- a/poll/engine.go
+++ b/poll/engine.go
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ func StartInstancePoll(instancereport InstanceReport, reportPostChan chan Report
 	min_id := ""
 	numposts := 0
 	for _, newpost := range newposts {
+
+		if newpost.Account.Acct == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		posthash := sha1.New()
 
 		at_sign := strings.Index(newpost.Account.Acct, "@")
@@ -257,9 +262,9 @@ func StartInstancePoll(instancereport InstanceReport, reportPostChan chan Report
 func DeferPollRun(instancereport InstanceReport, runninginstances *[]RunningInstance, instanceReportChan chan InstanceReport, reportPostChan chan ReportPost) {
 
 	delay := 10
-	if instancereport.status == 200 && instancereport.numposts <= 10 {
+	if instancereport.status == RUNNING && instancereport.numposts <= 10 {
 		delay = 10
-	} else if instancereport.status == 200 && instancereport.numposts > 10 {
+	} else if instancereport.status == RUNNING && instancereport.numposts > 10 {
 		delay = 15
 	} else if instancereport.status == 429 {
 		delay = 30
@@ -331,7 +336,7 @@ func NewInstance(endpoint string, runninginstances *[]RunningInstance, instanceR
 func writePost(pool *pgxpool.Pool, reportpost ReportPost) {
 	conn, err := pool.Acquire(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("Error acquiring connection:", err)
+		log.Fatal("Error connecting to database:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	defer conn.Release()
@@ -352,7 +357,7 @@ func writePost(pool *pgxpool.Pool, reportpost ReportPost) {
 		fmt.Println("Account URL: ", reportpost.Account.Url)
 		fmt.Println(reportpost)
 		fmt.Println("--------------------------")
-//		os.Exit(1) // For now I want this to die and learn why it failed
+		os.Exit(1) // For now I want this to die and learn why it failed
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -369,7 +374,7 @@ func writePost(pool *pgxpool.Pool, reportpost ReportPost) {
 		fmt.Println("account_id", accountid)
 		fmt.Println("posthash: ", reportpost.posthash)
 		fmt.Println("--------------------------")
-//		os.Exit(1) // For now I want this to die and learn why it failed
+		os.Exit(1) // For now I want this to die and learn why it failed
 		return
 	}
 }