diff --git a/main_controller.py b/main_controller.py
index 19eb1ba..28959d5 100644
--- a/main_controller.py
+++ b/main_controller.py
@@ -14,32 +14,15 @@ thread2 = threading.Thread(target=socketio.run,args=(app,))
 thread2.start()
 
 master_games_dic = {} #key timestamp : (game game, {} state)
-game_states = {}
-
-def data_to_send():
-    template = jinja2.Environment(loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader('templates')).get_template('game.html')
-    data = []
-    for timestamp in game_states:
-        data.append({
-            'timestamp' : timestamp,
-            'league' : game_states[timestamp]['leagueoruser'] if game_states[timestamp]['is_league'] else '',
-            'html' : template.render( 
-                state=game_states[timestamp], 
-                base_filled="/static/img/base_filled.png", 
-                base_empty="/static/img/base_empty.png", 
-                out_out="/static/img/out_out.png", 
-                out_in="/static/img/out_in.png"
-            )
-        })
-    return data
+data_to_send = []
 
 @socketio.on("recieved")
 def handle_new_conn(data):
-    socketio.emit("states_update", data_to_send(), room=request.sid)
+    socketio.emit("states_update", data_to_send, room=request.sid)
 
 def update_loop():
     while True:
-        global game_states
+        game_states = {}
         game_times = iter(master_games_dic.copy().keys())
         for game_time in game_times:
             this_game, state, discrim_string = master_games_dic[game_time]
@@ -134,5 +117,21 @@ def update_loop():
 
             state["update_pause"] -= 1
 
-        socketio.emit("states_update", data_to_send())
+        global data_to_send
+        template = jinja2.Environment(loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader('templates')).get_template('game.html')
+        data_to_send = []
+        for timestamp in game_states:
+            data_to_send.append({
+                'timestamp' : timestamp,
+                'league' : game_states[timestamp]['leagueoruser'] if game_states[timestamp]['is_league'] else '',
+                'html' : template.render( 
+                    state=game_states[timestamp], 
+                    base_filled="/static/img/base_filled.png", 
+                    base_empty="/static/img/base_empty.png", 
+                    out_out="/static/img/out_out.png", 
+                    out_in="/static/img/out_in.png"
+                )
+            })
+
+        socketio.emit("states_update", data_to_send)
         time.sleep(6)
diff --git a/static/loader.js b/static/loader.js
index a477198..fa83ceb 100644
--- a/static/loader.js
+++ b/static/loader.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ $(document).ready(function (){
 
         //get all leagues
         leagues = []
-        for (var i in json) {
-            if (json[i].league != "" && !leagues.includes(json[i].league)) {
-                leagues.push(json[i].league)
+        for (var game of json) {
+            if (game.league != "" && !leagues.includes(game.league)) {
+                leagues.push(game.league)
             }
         }
 
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ $(document).ready(function (){
         })
 
         // add leagues not already present
-        for (var i in leagues) { // we removed the entries that are already there in the loop above
-            $('#filters').append("<button class='filter'>"+leagues[i]+"</button>");
+        for (var league of leagues) { // we removed the entries that are already there in the loop above
+            $('#filters').append("<button class='filter'>"+league+"</button>");
         }
 
         //add click handlers to each filter
         $('#filters .filter').each(function(index) {
             $(this).click(function() {
                 if ($('#filters #selected_filter').text() == 'All') {
-                    updateGames(Object(), ""); // clear grid when switching off of All, to make games collapse to top
+                    updateGames([], ""); // clear grid when switching off of All, to make games collapse to top
                 }
                 $('#filters #selected_filter').attr('id', '');
                 $(this).attr('id', 'selected_filter');
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ $(document).ready(function (){
     });
 
     const updateGames = (json, filter) => {
+
         filterjson = [];
-        for (var i in json) {
-            if (json[i].league == filter || filter == "All") {
-                filterjson.push(json[i]);
+        for (var game of json) {
+            if (game.league == filter || filter == "All") {
+                filterjson.push(game);
             }
         }
 
@@ -72,9 +73,16 @@ $(document).ready(function (){
             }
         }
 
-        for (var i in filterjson) {
+        for (var game of filterjson) {
+            //updates game in list
+            for (var slotnum = 0; slotnum < grid.children.length; slotnum++) {
+                if (grid.children[slotnum].timestamp == game.timestamp) {
+                    insertGame(slotnum, game);
+                };
+            };
+
             //adds game to list if not there already
-            if (!Array.prototype.slice.call(grid.children).some((x) => x.timestamp == filterjson[i].timestamp)) {
+            if (!Array.prototype.slice.call(grid.children).some((x) => x.timestamp == game.timestamp)) {
                 for (var slotnum = 0; true; slotnum++) { //this is really a while loop but shh don't tell anyone
                     if (slotnum >= grid.children.length) {
                         for (var i = 0; i < 3; i ++) {
@@ -82,18 +90,11 @@ $(document).ready(function (){
                         }
                     }
                     if (grid.children[slotnum].className == "emptyslot") {
-                        insertGame(slotnum, filterjson[i]);
+                        insertGame(slotnum, game);
                         break;
                     };
                 };
             }
-
-            //updates game in list
-            for (var slotnum = 0; slotnum < grid.children.length; slotnum++) {
-                if (grid.children[slotnum].timestamp == filterjson[i].timestamp) {
-                    insertGame(slotnum, filterjson[i]);
-                };
-            };
         };
 
         //remove last rows if not needed