diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2752eb9..12ac647 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 node_modules/
-.DS_Store
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.replit b/.replit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d409ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.replit
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+language = "nodejs"
+run = "npm start"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb89aac..59c5c51 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	"devDependencies": {},
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "node ./src/index --TEST",
-		"start": "npm install; node ./src/index.js"
+		"start": "node ./src/index.js"
 	},
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
diff --git a/quotes.json b/quotes.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1478093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quotes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"quotes": [
+		"you can add quotes by running ?quote add <person> Quote goes here",
+		"tech,is,bad,at,sneezing"
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index e761c5b..3b31c49 100755
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -142,24 +142,32 @@ client.on("message", async message => {
 	};
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	if(command === "quote") {
-		let quotes = require(`${homedir}/quotes.json`);
+		let quotes = require(`../quotes.json`);
 		var quoteadd = "";
-		//try{
-				let selector = args[0].toLowerCase();
-				if(selector === "add") {
-					args.shift();
-	      	quotes.quotes.push(args.toString());
-					fs.writeFile(`${homedir}/quotes.json`, JSON.stringify(quotes), (err) => {
-					if (err) return message.reply("Something went wrong");
-					client.channels.cache.get('712084662033580064').send(`${message.member	} has submitted ${quoteadd} to the quote repository`);
-					return message.reply("Quote added to repository");
+
+    var selector;
+		try{
+			selector = args[0].toLowerCase();
+    } catch (err) {
+      var number = quotes.quotes.length + 1;
+		  let quotesend = Math.floor(Math.random() * (number - 0) + 0);
+		  return message.channel.send(`${quotes.quotes[quotesend]}`);
+      };
+			if(selector === "add") {
+				args.shift();
+				quoteadd = args;
+              quoteadd = quoteadd.toString();
+              quoteadd = quoteadd.replace(/,/g, " ");
+              quoteadd = quoteadd.replace(/  /g, ", ");                quotes.quotes.push(quoteadd.toString());
+				fs.writeFile(`../quotes.json`, JSON.stringify(quotes), (err) => {
+				if (err) return message.reply("Something went wrong");``
+				client.channels.cache.get('712084662033580064').send(`${message.member} has submitted \`${quoteadd}\` to the quote repository`);
+				return message.reply("Quote added to repository");
 				});
-			};
-		//} catch (err) {};
-		var number = quotes.quotes.length + 1;
-		let quotesend = Math.floor(Math.random() * (number));
-		return message.channel.send(`${quotes.quotes[quotesend]}`);
-	};
+			}
+    	else {
+        return message.reply("you can add quotes by running `?quote add <person> Quote goes here`");
+    	};
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	if (command === "version") {
 		return message.channel.send(`\`\`\`\