diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 9fd6d9b..fb29939 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from terminaltables import SingleTable
 
 scores: List[dict] = []
 lastAttempt: float = -1
-lastUpdate: datetime = None
+lastUpdate: float = -1
 
 
 def refreshScores() -> bool:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def refreshScores() -> bool:
     global lastUpdate, lastAttempt, scores
 
     # Send with If-Modified-Since header if this is not the first time
-    headers = {'If-Modified-Since': lastUpdate.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %Z')} if lastUpdate else {}
+    headers = {'If-Modified-Since': datetime.fromtimestamp(lastAttempt).strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S')} if lastAttempt > 0 else {}
     # Send request with headers
     try:
         resp = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/scores/', headers=headers)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def refreshScores() -> bool:
             pass
         else:
             # Changes found, update!
-            lastUpdate = datetime.now(pytz.utc)
+            lastUpdate = time.time()
             scores = resp.json()
 
             # Calculate totals, preliminary sort by total
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def main(screen) -> None:
     screen.redrawwin()
     while True:
         # Refresh scores every 10 seconds
-        if time.time() - lastAttempt > 1.5:
+        if time.time() - lastAttempt > 0.5:
             refreshScores()
 
         # Get current terminal size and clear
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def main(screen) -> None:
         # Terminal Size
         strpos = str((x, y))
         screen.addstr(y - 1, 1, strpos)
-        screen.addstr(y - 1, 1 + len(strpos) + 1, f'({str(round(1.5 - (time.time() - lastAttempt), 3)).zfill(3)})')
+        screen.addstr(y - 1, 1 + len(strpos) + 1, f'({str(round(0.5 - (time.time() - lastAttempt), 3)).zfill(3)})')
 
         # Update curses screen
         screen.refresh()
diff --git a/trivia/api.py b/trivia/api.py
index ea1ed2e..0afd479 100644
--- a/trivia/api.py
+++ b/trivia/api.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Handles backend routes assisting
 import json
 import time
 
+from datetime import datetime
 from flask import request, make_response, current_app
 
 
@@ -26,12 +27,12 @@ def scores():
     try:
         if request.headers['If-Modified-Since']:
             # Acquire epoch time from header
-            epoch = time.mktime(time.strptime(request.headers['If-Modified-Since'], "%a, %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %Z"))
-            if epoch < lastChange:
+            epoch = time.mktime(time.strptime(request.headers['If-Modified-Since'], "%a, %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S"))
+            if epoch >= lastChange:
                 status_code = 304
     except KeyError:
         pass  # Header was not supplied. Ignore.
     except ValueError:
-        current_app.logger.warning('If-Modified-Since Header could not be parsed.')  # Header could not be parsed.
+        current_app.logger.warning('If-Modified-Since Header could not be parsed.', exc_info=True)  # Header could not be parsed.
 
     return r, status_code
diff --git a/trivia/config.py b/trivia/config.py
index e343e58..8f7c35c 100644
--- a/trivia/config.py
+++ b/trivia/config.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Config(object):
     DEMO_ALTERATION_INTERVAL = 0
     DEMO_MAX_SCORES = 0
 
+
 class DemoConfig(Config):
     # Main Configuration
     SCORE_FILE = 'demo.json'
diff --git a/trivia/create_app.py b/trivia/create_app.py
index 65de3f3..b465566 100644
--- a/trivia/create_app.py
+++ b/trivia/create_app.py
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ def create_app(env=None):
 
         if app.config['DEMO']:
             app.logger.info('Generating Demo Data...')
+            # Generate initial Demo data
             utils.generateDemo()
+            # Begin altering demo data regularly
             scheduler.add_job(id='altering', func=utils.alterDemo, trigger="interval", seconds=app.config['DEMO_ALTERATION_INTERVAL'])
 
         utils.refreshScores()
diff --git a/trivia/utils.py b/trivia/utils.py
index c29510a..87e9a55 100644
--- a/trivia/utils.py
+++ b/trivia/utils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Stores important backend application functionality.
 """
 import json
 import os
+import time
 import random
 from collections import namedtuple
 from typing import List
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ DATA_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'data')
 SCORES_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, current_app.config['SCORE_FILE'])
 
 # Initialize global data/tracking vars
-lastChange: int = -1
+lastChange: float = -1
 teams: List[Team] = []