diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 34fa03f..43c004a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	mbl "git.saintnet.tech/stryan/matrixbotlib"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/event"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
 )
 
 //GitTag is current git tag
@@ -42,12 +44,15 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	store := mautrix.NewAccountDataStore("nun.batch", matrixClient)
-	_, err = matrixClient.CreateFilter(dataFilter)
+	fID, err := matrixClient.CreateFilter(dataFilter)
 	if err != nil {
 		//don't want to continue if we can't keep state
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	var nun *nunWatch
+	uid := id.NewUserID(strings.ToLower(conf.Username), strings.ToLower(conf.Domain))
+	log.Println(uid)
+	store.SaveFilterID(uid, fID.FilterID)
 	matrixClient.Store = store
 	syncer := matrixClient.Syncer.(*mautrix.DefaultSyncer)
 	mbl.AcceptAllRoomInvites(matrixClient)
diff --git a/nun.go b/nun.go
index 20f21dd..80e0b19 100644
--- a/nun.go
+++ b/nun.go
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ func (n *nunWatch) Main() {
 			if n.fail > 3 {
 				log.Println("over three failures, increasing tick time by 5x")
 				ticker.Reset(5 * time.Duration(n.timer) * time.Minute)
-				continue
+				break
 			}
 			newPost, err := getNewestPost("LittleNuns")
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("error getting newest post: %v", err)
 				log.Println("skipping this cycle, incrementing fail count")
 				n.fail++
-				continue
+				break
 			}
 			if n.fail != 0 {
 				n.fail = 0
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (n *nunWatch) Main() {
 				roomResp, err := n.client.JoinedRooms()
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf("error getting joined rooms: %v", err)
-					continue
+					break
 				}
 				rooms := roomResp.JoinedRooms
 				for _, room := range rooms {