diff --git a/gh_gsql_req.py b/gh_gsql_req.py
index 78abf73..28c9cbd 100644
--- a/gh_gsql_req.py
+++ b/gh_gsql_req.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def get_discussion_gql(repo_owner, repo_name):
     data_string = ("""
     query {
         repository(owner: """ + repo_owner + """, name: """ + repo_name + """) {
-            issues(last: 2) {
+            issues(last: 50) {
                 edges {
                     node {
                         id 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def get_discussion_gql(repo_owner, repo_name):
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        comments(first: 10) {
+                        comments(first: 20) {
                             # edges.node is where the actual `Comment` object is
                             edges {
                             node {
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b3d8868..62e77d4 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def main():
     # we should discuss whether we're using the 93 day window that seems to be widely used or if we want a longer window
     early_cutoff = dt.datetime(2013,11, 6)
     print("Earliest date examined: " + str(early_cutoff))
-    largest_object = {}
+    #largest_object = {}
     #manifest = '../kaylea_dissertation/lifecycle/package_metadata/jupyter-notebook_manifest.yaml'
     directory='../kaylea_dissertation/lifecycle/package_metadata/'
     count_of_dir = 0
@@ -34,22 +34,23 @@ def main():
         # checking if it is a file
         if os.path.isfile(f):
             print(f)   
-        get_everything(f, largest_object, early_cutoff)
+        get_everything(f, early_cutoff)
         #remove this and it should just run? for the most part at least I think
         count_of_dir += 1
         #this is what needs to be commented out
         if count_of_dir > 4:
             break
-    print(largest_object.keys())
-    print(len(largest_object.keys()))
+    #print(largest_object.keys())
+    #print(len(largest_object.keys()))
     '''
     for repo in largest_object:
         print(largest_object[repo]['new_formality'])
     '''
-    with open('/data/users/mgaughan/kkex_data_110723/result.json', 'w') as results_path:
-        json.dump(largest_object, results_path)
+    #with open('/data/users/mgaughan/kkex_data_110723/result.json', 'w') as results_path:
+    #    json.dump(largest_object, results_path)
 
-def get_everything(manifest_path, largest_object, early_cutoff):
+def get_everything(manifest_path, early_cutoff):
+    largest_object = {}
     with open(manifest_path, 'r') as stream:
         try:
             config = yaml.safe_load(stream)
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ def get_everything(manifest_path, largest_object, early_cutoff):
             repo_uri_list = repo_path.split('/')
             with open('/data/users/mgaughan/kkex_data_110723/' + repo_uri_list[-2]  + '_' + repo_uri_list[-1] + '_result.json', 'w') as data_path:
                 json.dump(largest_object[repo_path], data_path)
-        except yaml.YAMLOError as err:
+        except yaml.YAMLError as err:
             print(err)
     print("----------------------")