diff --git a/fedilogue/fedilogue.go b/fedilogue/fedilogue.go
index 3baf6af..702797b 100644
--- a/fedilogue/fedilogue.go
+++ b/fedilogue/fedilogue.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func main() {
 	removeHTMLReg = regexp.MustCompile(`<\/?\s*br\s*>`)
 	re = regexp.MustCompile("^https?://([^/]*)/(.*)$")
 	matchurl = regexp.MustCompile("http?s://[\\w\\-]+\\.[\\w\\-]+\\S*")
+	staggeredStartChan = make(chan bool)
 
 	// Start instances located in database
 	rows, err := pool.Query(context.Background(), "SELECT endpoint FROM instances")
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
 
+	go staggeredStart();
+	go statusReportHandler()
+
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var endpoint string
 		err = rows.Scan(&endpoint)
@@ -100,14 +104,12 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		_, exists := GetRunner(endpoint)
 		if exists == false {
-			logInfo("Autostarting " + endpoint)
 			go StartInstance(endpoint)
 		}
 	}
 
 	go startctl()
 	//go webmain()
-	go statusReportHandler()
 
 	runtime.Goexit()
 }
diff --git a/fedilogue/instance.go b/fedilogue/instance.go
index 1b69116..ebc2b48 100644
--- a/fedilogue/instance.go
+++ b/fedilogue/instance.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 )
 
+var staggeredStartChan chan bool
+
 func DoTries(o *RunningInstance, req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	var resp *http.Response
 	var err error
@@ -212,8 +214,17 @@ func CheckInstance(newinstance string, callerEndpoint string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func staggeredStart() {
+	for {
+		_ :<- staggeredStartChan
+		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
 
 func StartInstance(endpoint string) {
+	staggeredStartChan <- true
+	logInfo("Starting " + endpoint)
+
 	// Check if exists. If so, get the object. If not, create it
 	o, _ := GetRunner(endpoint)
 
diff --git a/fedilogue/retrieve.go b/fedilogue/retrieve.go
index 6f97571..04f9220 100644
--- a/fedilogue/retrieve.go
+++ b/fedilogue/retrieve.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type PostJson struct {
 	Published    time.Time `json:"published"`
 	Source       string    `json:"source"`
 	Summary      string    `json:"summary"`
-	tag	[]TagType	`json:"tag"`
+	Tag	[]TagType	`json:"tag"`
 	To   []string `json:"to"`
 	Type string   `json:"type"`
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func check_activity(uri string) {
 	activityjson.normalized = spaceReg.ReplaceAllString(activityjson.normalized, " ")
 
 	var hashtags []string
-	for _, tag := range activityjson.tag {
+	for _, tag := range activityjson.Tag {
 		if tag.Type == "Hashtag" {
 			hashtags = append(hashtags, strings.ToLower(tag.Name))
 		}