diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 14f0fc0..af5ace5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -341,4 +341,7 @@ healthchecksdb
 
 # Personal config file, contains bot token
 config.json
-ids
\ No newline at end of file
+ids
+
+# database
+matteo.db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index 54e92f6..a7656bb 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -1,3 +1,76 @@
 #handles the database interactions
-
+import os, json, datetime
 import sqlite3 as sql
+
+
+def create_connection():
+    #create connection, create db if doesn't exist
+    conn = None
+    try:
+        conn = sql.connect("matteo.db")
+        return conn
+    except:
+        print("oops, db connection no work")
+        return conn
+
+
+def initialcheck():
+    conn = create_connection()
+    soulscream_table_check_string = """ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS soulscreams (
+                                            counter integer PRIMARY KEY,
+                                            name text NOT NULL,
+                                            soulscream text NOT NULL,
+                                            timestamp text NOT NULL
+                                        ); """
+    
+    if conn is not None:
+        c = conn.cursor()
+        c.execute(soulscream_table_check_string)
+
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+
+
+def get_soulscream(username):
+    conn = create_connection()
+
+    #returns none if not found or more than 3 days old
+    if conn is not None:
+        c = conn.cursor()
+        c.execute("SELECT * FROM soulscreams WHERE name=?", (username,))
+        scream = c.fetchone()
+        
+        try:
+            cachetime = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(scream[3])
+            print(datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc) - cachetime)
+            if datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc) - cachetime >= datetime.timedelta(days = 7):
+                #delete old cache
+                c.execute("DELETE FROM soulscreams WHERE name=?", (username,))
+                conn.commit()
+                conn.close()
+                return None
+        except TypeError:
+            conn.close()
+            return None
+        
+        conn.close()
+        return scream[2]
+
+    conn.close()
+    return None
+
+
+
+def cache_soulscream(username, soulscream):
+    conn = create_connection()
+    store_string = """ INSERT INTO soulscreams(name, soulscream, timestamp)
+                            VALUES (?,?, ?) """
+
+    if conn is not None:
+        c = conn.cursor()
+        c.execute(store_string, (username, soulscream, datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)))
+        conn.commit()
+
+        
+
+    conn.close()
diff --git a/onomancer.py b/onomancer.py
index 67f212d..7e318cb 100644
--- a/onomancer.py
+++ b/onomancer.py
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ name_stats_hook = "generateStats/"
 
 def get_stats(username):
     #check database for cached name first
+    scream = db.get_soulscream(username)
+    if scream is not None:
+        return scream
 
-    #yell at onomancer
+    #yell at onomancer if not in cache or too old
     response = requests.get(onomancer_url + name_stats_hook + username)
+    print("yelled at onomancer")
     if response.status_code == 200:
-        return response.json()
\ No newline at end of file
+        db.cache_soulscream(username, response.json()["soulscream"])
+        return response.json()["soulscream"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/the-prestige.pyproj b/the-prestige.pyproj
index 20153e4..4f1cecf 100644
--- a/the-prestige.pyproj
+++ b/the-prestige.pyproj
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="config.json" />
     <Content Include="ids" />
+    <Content Include="matteo.db" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\Python Tools\Microsoft.PythonTools.targets" />
   <!-- Uncomment the CoreCompile target to enable the Build command in
diff --git a/the_prestige.py b/the_prestige.py
index aa5bf1d..f980c2a 100644
--- a/the_prestige.py
+++ b/the_prestige.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import discord
-import json
+import discord, json, os
 import database as db
-import os
 import onomancer as ono
 
 client = discord.Client()
@@ -27,6 +25,7 @@ def config():
 
 @client.event
 async def on_ready():
+    db.initialcheck()
     print(f"logged in as {client.user} with token {config()['token']}")
 
 @client.event
@@ -40,10 +39,10 @@ async def on_message(msg):
         return
 
     if msg.channel.id == config()["soulscream channel id"]:
-        try:
-            await msg.channel.send(ono.get_stats(msg.author.nick)["soulscream"])
-        except TypeError:
-            await msg.channel.send(ono.get_stats(msg.author.name)["soulscream"])
+        #try:
+        await msg.channel.send(ono.get_stats(msg.author.nick))
+        #except TypeError:
+            #await msg.channel.send(ono.get_stats(msg.author.name))