diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 1685781..f930c08 100755
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ for row in dc.fetchall():
 				if tbc > int(cfg['max_time_between_checks']):
 					tbc = cfg['max_time_between_checks']
 				c.execute("UPDATE data SET last_check = %s, time_between_checks = %s", (t, tbc))
+			db.commit()
 
 db.commit()
 				
diff --git a/web.py b/web.py
index 3a1471b..42d8c0b 100755
--- a/web.py
+++ b/web.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def do_login():
 	pw_hashed = hashlib.sha256(pw_in.encode('utf-8')).digest()
 	acct = request.form['acct']
 	session['username'] = re.match("^@([^@]+)@", acct).group(1)
-	session['instance'] = "https://{}".format(re.search("@([^@]+)$", acct).group(1))
+	session['instance'] = "https://{}".format(re.search("@([^@]+)$", acct).group(1)) #todo: this occasionally gets "https://@username@instan.ce"
 	dc.execute("SELECT * FROM data WHERE username = %s AND instance = %s", (session['username'], session['instance']))
 	data = dc.fetchone()
 	db.close()