diff --git a/backend/app_be/views/twitter.py b/backend/app_be/views/twitter.py
index b643389..b26726e 100644
--- a/backend/app_be/views/twitter.py
+++ b/backend/app_be/views/twitter.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import twitter
 import os
-import sched, time
-
-s = sched.scheduler(time.time(), time.sleep)
+import sched, time, datetime
+import asyncio
+import sys
 
+from app_be.models import Tweet
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 load_dotenv()
@@ -22,11 +23,13 @@ class twitter_api:
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_last_six_tweets():
-        print(api.GetUserTimeline(screen_name='WAECMG4', count=6))
+        last_six = Tweet.objects.all().order_by('-id')[:6]
+        print(last_six)
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_last_twelve_tweets():
-        print(api.GetUserTimeline(screen_name='WAECMG4', count=12))
+        last_twelve = Tweet.objects.all().order_by('-id')[:12]
+        print(last_twelve)
 
     @staticmethod
     def post_update(text, url):
@@ -37,14 +40,29 @@ class twitter_api:
 class twitter_bot:
 
     def scan_active_feed(self):
+
         starttime = time.time()
 
         while True:
-            # Search RSS Feed
+            # Search RSS Feeds TODO: for looping over feeds
+            print("Looking for new results in active feeds")
 
+            new_tweet = Tweet()
+            new_tweet.icon = None
+            new_tweet.text = "Test 1"
+            new_tweet.date_time = datetime.datetime.now()
+            new_tweet.url = "www.google.com"
+
+            # if tweet not in db yet
+            if Tweet.objects.filter(text=new_tweet.text) == []:
+                # call twitter api to post tweet and store to db
+                print("Posting update on Twitter")
+                twitter_api.post_update(new_tweet.text, new_tweet.url)
+                new_tweet.save()
 
             time.sleep(60.0 - ((time.time() - starttime) % 60.0))
 
 
-twitter_bot = twitter_bot()
-twitter_bot.scan_active_feed()
+if 'runserver' in sys.argv:
+    twitter_bot = twitter_bot()
+    twitter_bot.scan_active_feed()