diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d758fe9..6f99cd2 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -42,14 +42,18 @@ cur = conn.cursor()
 
 users = {}
 
-def vre_fetch(token):
+def vre_fetch():
     while True:
         time.sleep(1000)
         print('getting new material')
-        users[token]['args']['vre'].get_vre_update()
-        users[token]['args']['vre'].index_periodic_update()
-        users[token]['args']['rg'].update_index(vre.get_index())
-        users[token]['args']['rg'].update_db(vre.get_db())
+        #users[token]['args']['vre'].get_vre_update()
+        #users[token]['args']['vre'].index_periodic_update()
+        #users[token]['args']['rg'].update_index(vre.get_index())
+        #users[token]['args']['rg'].update_db(vre.get_db())
+        vre.get_vre_update()
+        vre.index_periodic_update()
+        rg.update_index(vre.get_index())
+        rg.update_db(vre.get_db())
 
 def user_interest_decay(token):
     while True:
@@ -83,16 +87,9 @@ def init_dm():
             if response.status_code == 200:
                 username = response.json()['result']['username']
                 name = response.json()['result']['fullname']
-                vre = VRE("assistedlab", token, retriever)
-                vre.init()
-                index = vre.get_index()
-                db = vre.get_db()
-                rg = ResponseGenerator(index,db, rec, generators, retriever)
-                args = {'vre': vre, 'rg': rg}
+                
+                users[token] = {'username': username, 'name': name, 'dm': DM(), 'activity': 0, 'user': User(username, token)}
 
-                users[token] = {'username': username, 'name': name, 'dm': DM(), 'activity': 0, 'user': User(username, token), 'args': args}
-
-                threading.Thread(target=vre_fetch, args=(token,), name='updatevre_'+users[token]['username']).start()
                 threading.Thread(target=user_interest_decay, args=(token,), name='decayinterest_'+users[token]['username']).start()
 
                 message = {"stat": "done"}
@@ -108,8 +105,8 @@ def predict():
     token = request.get_json().get("token")
     dm = users[token]['dm']
     user = users[token]['user']
-    rg = users[token]['args']['rg']
-    vre = users[token]['args']['vre']
+    #rg = users[token]['args']['rg']
+    #vre = users[token]['args']['vre']
     message = {}
     if text == "<HELP_ON_START>":
         state = {'help': True, 'inactive': False, 'modified_query':"", 'intent':""}
@@ -152,8 +149,8 @@ def predict():
     users[token]['dm'] = dm
     users[token]['user'] = user
     users[token]['activity'] = 0
-    users[token]['args']['vre'] = vre
-    users[token]['args']['rg'] = rg
+    #users[token]['args']['vre'] = vre
+    #users[token]['args']['rg'] = rg
     return reply
 
 @app.route('/api/feedback', methods = ['POST'])
@@ -196,10 +193,16 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                   'chat': chat_generator,
                   'amb': amb_generator,
 		  'summ': summ_generator}
-    
-
-    threading.Thread(target=clear_inactive, name='clear').start()
     rec = Recommender(retriever)
+    vre = VRE("assistedlab", '2c1e8f88-461c-42c0-8cc1-b7660771c9a3-843339462', retriever)
+    vre.init()
+    index = vre.get_index()
+    db = vre.get_db()
+    rg = ResponseGenerator(index,db, rec, generators, retriever)
+
+    threading.Thread(target=vre_fetch, name='updatevre').start()
+    threading.Thread(target=clear_inactive, name='clear').start()
+
        
     cur.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS feedback_experimental (id serial PRIMARY KEY,'
                                  'query text NOT NULL,'