diff --git a/src/Rule/RecentActivityRule.ts b/src/Rule/RecentActivityRule.ts
index aedd22a..317161d 100644
--- a/src/Rule/RecentActivityRule.ts
+++ b/src/Rule/RecentActivityRule.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class RecentActivityRule extends Rule {
         if (this.usePostAsReference) {
             if (!(item instanceof Submission)) {
                 this.logger.debug('Cannot use post as reference because triggered item is not a Submission');
-            } else if (item.url === undefined) {
+            } else if (item.is_self) {
                 this.logger.debug('Cannot use post as reference because triggered Submission is not a link type');
             } else {
                 const usableUrl = parseLink(await item.url);
diff --git a/src/Subreddit/Manager.ts b/src/Subreddit/Manager.ts
index 2231b45..3df0376 100644
--- a/src/Subreddit/Manager.ts
+++ b/src/Subreddit/Manager.ts
@@ -2,19 +2,37 @@ import Snoowrap, {Comment, Submission, Subreddit} from "snoowrap";
 import {Logger} from "winston";
 import {SubmissionCheck} from "../Check/SubmissionCheck";
 import {CommentCheck} from "../Check/CommentCheck";
-import {createLabelledLogger} from "../util";
+import {createLabelledLogger, sleep} from "../util";
 import {CommentStream, SubmissionStream} from "snoostorm";
 import pEvent from "p-event";
 
+export interface ManagerOptions {
+    submissions?: {
+        limit?: number,
+        interval?: number,
+    },
+    comments?: {
+        limit?: number,
+        interval?: number,
+    }
+}
+
 export class Manager {
     subreddit: Subreddit;
     client: Snoowrap;
     logger: Logger;
+    pollOptions: ManagerOptions;
     submissionChecks: SubmissionCheck[];
     commentChecks: CommentCheck[];
 
-    constructor(sub: Subreddit, client: Snoowrap, subChecks: SubmissionCheck[], commentChecks: CommentCheck[]) {
+    subListedOnce = false;
+    streamSub?: SubmissionStream;
+    commentsListedOnce = false;
+    streamComments?: CommentStream;
+
+    constructor(sub: Subreddit, client: Snoowrap, subChecks: SubmissionCheck[], commentChecks: CommentCheck[], opts: ManagerOptions = {}) {
         this.logger = createLabelledLogger(`Manager ${sub.display_name}`, `Manager ${sub.display_name}`);
+        this.pollOptions = opts;
         this.subreddit = sub;
         this.client = client;
         this.submissionChecks = subChecks;
@@ -22,10 +40,10 @@ export class Manager {
         this.logger.info(`Found Checks -- Submission: ${this.submissionChecks.length} | Comment: ${this.commentChecks.length}`);
     }
 
-    async runChecks(checkType: ('Comment'|'Submission'), item: (Submission|Comment)): Promise<void> {
+    async runChecks(checkType: ('Comment' | 'Submission'), item: (Submission | Comment)): Promise<void> {
         const checks = checkType === 'Comment' ? this.commentChecks : this.submissionChecks;
         const itemId = await item.id;
-        for(const check of checks) {
+        for (const check of checks) {
             this.logger.debug(`Running Check ${check.name} on ${checkType} (ID ${itemId})`);
             let triggered = false;
             try {
@@ -52,33 +70,56 @@ export class Manager {
     }
 
     async handle(): Promise<void> {
-        let subStream;
-        let cStream;
         if (this.submissionChecks.length > 0) {
-            subStream = new SubmissionStream(this.client, {
+            const {
+                submissions: {
+                    limit = 10,
+                    interval = 10000,
+                } = {}
+            } = this.pollOptions
+            this.streamSub = new SubmissionStream(this.client, {
                 subreddit: this.subreddit.display_name,
-                limit: 10,
-                pollTime: 5000,
+                limit,
+                pollTime: interval,
             });
 
-            // this.client.getSubmission('np85nc')
-            subStream.on('item', async (item) => await this.runChecks('Submission', item));
+
+            this.streamSub.once('listing', () => {
+                this.subListedOnce = true;
+            });
+            this.streamSub.on('item', async (item) => {
+                if(!this.subListedOnce) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                await this.runChecks('Submission', item)
+            });
         }
 
         if (this.commentChecks.length > 0) {
-            cStream = new CommentStream(this.client, {
+            const {
+                comments: {
+                    limit = 10,
+                    interval = 10000,
+                } = {}
+            } = this.pollOptions
+            this.streamComments = new CommentStream(this.client, {
                 subreddit: this.subreddit.display_name,
-                limit: 10,
-                pollTime: 5000,
+                limit,
+                pollTime: interval,
+            });
+            this.streamComments.once('listing', () => this.commentsListedOnce = true);
+            this.streamComments.on('item', async (item) => {
+                if(!this.commentsListedOnce) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                await this.runChecks('Comment', item)
             });
-
-            cStream.on('item', async (item) => await this.runChecks('Comment', item));
         }
 
-        if (subStream !== undefined) {
-            await pEvent(subStream, 'end');
-        } else if (cStream !== undefined) {
-            await pEvent(cStream, 'end');
+        if (this.streamSub !== undefined) {
+            await pEvent(this.streamSub, 'end');
+        } else if (this.streamComments !== undefined) {
+            await pEvent(this.streamComments, 'end');
         } else {
             this.logger.warn('No submission or comment checks to run!');
         }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 8337ed7..ef67413 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ winston.loggers.add('default', loggerOptions);
 
 const logger = winston.loggers.get('default');
 
+const version = process.env.VERSION || 'dev';
+
 let subredditsArg = subredditsArgs;
 if (subredditsArg.length === 0) {
     // try to get from comma delim env variable
@@ -69,17 +71,17 @@ if (subredditsArg.length === 0) {
         subredditsArg = subenv.split(',');
     }
 }
-
-try {
-    (async function () {
-        const creds = {
-            userAgent: 'contextBot',
-            clientId,
-            clientSecret,
-            refreshToken,
-            accessToken,
-        };
+(async function () {
+    const creds = {
+        userAgent: `web:contextBot:${version}`,
+        clientId,
+        clientSecret,
+        refreshToken,
+        accessToken,
+    };
+    try {
         const client = new snoowrap(creds);
+        client.config({warnings: true, retryErrorCodes: [500], maxRetryAttempts: 2, debug: logLevel === 'debug'});
 
         // const me = client.getMe().then(text => {
         //     console.log(text);
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ try {
             try {
                 const builder = new ConfigBuilder({subreddit: sub});
                 const [subChecks, commentChecks] = builder.buildFromJson(json);
-                if(subChecks.length > 0 || commentChecks.length > 0) {
+                if (subChecks.length > 0 || commentChecks.length > 0) {
                     subSchedule.push(new Manager(sub, client, subChecks, commentChecks));
                     logger.info(`[${sub.display_name}] Found ${subChecks.length} submission checks and ${commentChecks.length} comment checks`);
                 }
@@ -150,14 +152,20 @@ try {
 
         const emitter = new EventEmitter();
 
-        for(const manager of subSchedule) {
+        for (const manager of subSchedule) {
             manager.handle();
         }
 
         // never hits so we can run indefinitely
         await pEvent(emitter, 'end');
-    }());
-} catch (err) {
-    debugger;
-    console.log(err);
-}
+    } catch (err) {
+        if(err.name === 'StatusCodeError' && err.response !== undefined) {
+            const authHeader = err.response.headers['www-authenticate'];
+            if(authHeader !== undefined && authHeader.includes('insufficient_scope')) {
+                logger.error('Reddit responded with a 403 insufficient_scope, did you choose the correct scopes?');
+            }
+        }
+        debugger;
+        console.log(err);
+    }
+}());
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index e8b4671..6bba23e 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -105,3 +105,7 @@ export const parseUsableLinkIdentifier = (regexes: RegExp[] = [REGEX_YOUTUBE]) =
     }
     return val;
 }
+
+export function sleep(ms: number) {
+    return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}