diff --git a/src/events.js b/src/events.js
index 564171b..c00da4c 100644
--- a/src/events.js
+++ b/src/events.js
@@ -1,29 +1,36 @@
 import {Logger} from './logger';
 import {Config} from './config';
-import { resolve } from 'path';
-import { rejects } from 'assert';
+import {RateLimits} from './ratelimits'
+
+export class Events extends RateLimits { // extends rate limits
+    constructor() {
+        super()
+    }
 
-export class Events { // extends rate limits
     async init(client) {
         this.client = client;
         this.client.login(Config.Token);
     }
 
+    get Client() {return this.client;}
+
     async handleEvents() {
         this.client.on('ready', async () => {
             this.handle(undefined, 
-                [this.handleReady]
+                [this.handleReady],
+                this.client
             );
         });
 
         this.client.on('message', async (message) => {
             this.handle(message, 
-                [this.handleMessage]
+                [super.request, this.handleMessage],
+                this.client
             );
         });
     }
 
-    async handle(obj = [null], callbacks = [undefined]) {
+    async handle(obj = [null], callbacks = [undefined], client) {
         let doNext = false;
         if (callbacks.length == 0) {
             return;
@@ -33,29 +40,25 @@ export class Events { // extends rate limits
             doNext = true;
         }
 
-        await callbacks[0](obj, next); 
+        await callbacks[0](obj, client, next); 
         callbacks.splice(0, 1);
 
         if (doNext) {
-            this.handle(obj, callbacks);
+            this.handle(obj, callbacks, client);
         }
     }
 
-    async handleReady(obj, next) {
-        this.client.user.setPresence('online');
-        this.client.user.setActivity(Config.NowPlaying);
-        Logger.info(`Discord client logged in as ${this.client.user.tag}`);
+    async handleReady(obj, client, next) {
+        client.user.setPresence('online');
+        client.user.setActivity(Config.NowPlaying);
+        Logger.info(`Discord client logged in as ${client.user.tag}`);
         Logger.ready();
-
-        await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            setTimeout(resolve, 1000);
-        });
-
         next();
     }
 
-    async handleMessage(...args) {
-        Logger.info(args[0]);
-        args[0].channel.send('lol u homo')
+    async handleMessage(obj, client, next) {
+        if (client.user.id == obj.author.id) return;
+        if (obj.limiting) obj.channel.send(`${obj.author} You are being rate limited`);
+        next();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/logger.js b/src/logger.js
index ac6b62f..4691f83 100644
--- a/src/logger.js
+++ b/src/logger.js
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ export class Logger {
     static middleware(message) {
         if (LogLevel > 0) return; 
         let d = moment().format(dateFormat);
-        fs.appendFileSync(logPath, `[${d.toLocaleString()}] [HTTP-MIDDLEWARE] ${message} \n`);
+        fs.appendFileSync(logPath, `[${d.toLocaleString()}] [MIDDLEWARE] ${message} \n`);
         console.log('[' + d.toLocaleString() + '] [' 
-            + colours.blue('HTTP-MIDDLEWARE') + '] ' + message);
+            + colours.blue('MIDDLEWARE') + '] ' + message);
     }
 
     static debug(message) {
diff --git a/src/ratelimits.js b/src/ratelimits.js
index e69de29..505e10b 100644
--- a/src/ratelimits.js
+++ b/src/ratelimits.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import {Logger} from './logger';
+
+let buckets = { };
+
+export class RateLimits {
+    constructor() {
+        Logger.info('Initialized ratelimiting middleware');
+        this.requestsPerSecond = 1;
+        setInterval(this.tick, 1000 / this.requestsPerSecond);
+    }
+
+    async request(obj, client, next) {
+        let id = obj.author.id;
+        
+        if (!buckets[id]) {
+            Logger.debug(`New rate limiting bucket`);
+
+            buckets[id] = {id: id, tokens: [], lastUsed: new Date().getTime()};
+            for (let i = 0; i < this.requestsPerSecond; i++) {
+                buckets[id].tokens.push(1);
+            }
+
+            next();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        buckets[id].lastUsed = new Date().getTime();
+
+        if (buckets[id].tokens.length <= 0) {
+            Logger.middleware(`${id} is being rate limited`);
+            obj.limiting = true;
+            next();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        buckets[id].tokens.pop();
+        next();
+    }   
+
+    tick() {
+        for (let bucket in buckets) {
+            // if (buckets[bucket].lastUsed += disposeTime >= new Date().getTime()) {
+            //     delete buckets[bucket]; // remove element here, don't redefine
+            //     continue;
+            // }
+            if (buckets[bucket].tokens.length > this.requestsPerSecond) continue;
+            buckets[bucket].tokens.push(1);
+        }
+    }
+}