diff --git a/gen.py b/gen.py
index 4622b20..af6e8e3 100755
--- a/gen.py
+++ b/gen.py
@@ -23,21 +23,22 @@ client = Mastodon(
   access_token=cfg['secret'], 
   api_base_url=cfg['site'])
 
-toot = create.make_toot()
-if not args.simulate:
-	try:
-		if toot['media'] != None:
-			mediaID = client.media_post(toot['media'], description = toot['toot'])
-			client.status_post(toot['toot'].replace("\n", " "),
-				media_ids = [mediaID], visibility = "unlisted")
-		else:
-			client.status_post(toot['toot'], visibility = 'unlisted')
-	except Exception as err:
-		toot = {
-		"toot":
-		"Mistress @lynnesbian@fedi.lynnesbian.space, something has gone terribly" \
-		+ " wrong! While attempting to post a toot, I received the following" \
-		+ " error:\n" + "\n".join(traceback.format_tb(sys.exc_info()[2]))
-		}
-		client.status_post(toot['toot'], visibility = 'unlisted', spoiler_text = "Error!")
-print(toot['toot'])
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	toot = create.make_toot()
+	if not args.simulate:
+		try:
+			if toot['media'] != None:
+				mediaID = client.media_post(toot['media'], description = toot['toot'])
+				client.status_post(toot['toot'].replace("\n", " "),
+					media_ids = [mediaID], visibility = "unlisted")
+			else:
+				client.status_post(toot['toot'], visibility = 'unlisted')
+		except Exception as err:
+			toot = {
+			"toot":
+			"Mistress @lynnesbian@fedi.lynnesbian.space, something has gone terribly" \
+			+ " wrong! While attempting to post a toot, I received the following" \
+			+ " error:\n" + "\n".join(traceback.format_tb(sys.exc_info()[2]))
+			}
+			client.status_post(toot['toot'], visibility = 'unlisted', spoiler_text = "Error!")
+	print(toot['toot'])
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8bbfc48..4b53e37 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -214,10 +214,11 @@ for f in following:
 		print(" Done!")
 		db.commit()
 	except:
-		print("Encountered an error! Saving toots to database and exiting.")
+		print("Encountered an error! Saving toots to database and continuing.")
 		db.commit()
-		db.close()
-		sys.exit(1)
+		# db.close()
+
+print("Done!")
 
 db.commit()
 db.execute("VACUUM") #compact db