diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 8ebc0df..e46d82e 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl Context {
         res
     }
 
-    pub async fn update_blocklist(&mut self, ipdata: &mut IpData) -> Option<IpData> {
+    pub async fn update_blocklist(&mut self, ipdata: &IpData) -> Option<IpData> {
         match self.cfg.sets.get(&ipdata.src) {
             Some(set) => {
                 if self.blocklist.contains_key(&ipdata.ip)
@@ -342,17 +342,50 @@ impl Config {
                 port: 9998,
                 subscription: String::new(),
             })]),
-            api: String::from("127.0.0.1:8099")
+            api: String::from("127.0.0.1:8060")
         }
     }
 
     pub async fn load(&mut self, ctx: Context) -> Result<(), ReqError> {
+        self.get_global_config(&ctx).await?;
         self.get_trustnets(&ctx).await?;
         self.get_sets(&ctx).await?;
         self.get_zmq_config(&ctx).await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    async fn get_global_config(&mut self, ctx: &Context) -> Result<(), ReqError> {
+        let resp: Result<Response, ReqError> = ctx
+            .client
+            .get(format!("{server}/config", server = ctx.flags.server))
+            .send()
+            .await;
+        let req = match resp {
+            Ok(re) => re,
+            Err(err) => return Err(err),
+        };
+        let data: HashMap<String, GlobalConfig> = match req.json::<Vec<GlobalConfig>>().await {
+            Ok(res) => {
+                let mut out: HashMap<String, GlobalConfig> = HashMap::new();
+                res.into_iter().map(|x| x).for_each(|x| {
+                    out.insert(x.key.to_string(), x);
+                });
+                out
+            }
+            Err(err) => return Err(err),
+        };
+        let key = "".to_string();
+        self.api = data
+            .get(&key.to_string())
+            .unwrap_or(&GlobalConfig {
+                key: "api".to_string(),
+                value: "127.0.0.1:8060".to_string(),
+            })
+            .value
+            .clone();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     async fn get_trustnets(&mut self, ctx: &Context) -> Result<(), ReqError> {
         let resp: Result<Response, ReqError> = ctx
             .client
@@ -432,6 +465,12 @@ impl Config {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct GlobalConfig {
+    pub key: String,
+    pub value: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
 pub struct Set {
     pub src: String,
diff --git a/src/ip.rs b/src/ip.rs
index f5f029f..dbadbdb 100644
--- a/src/ip.rs
+++ b/src/ip.rs
@@ -70,76 +70,6 @@ impl Display for IpData {
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn push_ip(ctx: &Context, ip: &IpData, ret: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<(), ReqError> {
-    let result: String;
-    let mut data: Vec<IpData> = vec![];
-
-    data.push(IpData {
-        ip: ip.ip.to_string(),
-        src: ip.src.to_string(),
-        date: ip.date.to_string(),
-        hostname: ip.hostname.to_string(),
-        mode: "file".to_string(),
-    });
-
-    let resp = ctx
-        .client
-        .post(format!("{server}/ips", server = ctx.flags.server))
-        .json(&data)
-        .send()
-        .await?;
-    ret.push(format!("status: {status}", status = resp.status()));
-
-    let res = resp.text().await.unwrap();
-
-    if res.trim().len() > 0 {
-        result = res.trim().to_string();
-    } else {
-        result = "".to_string();
-    }
-
-    ret.push(format!("response: {result}"));
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub async fn _push_ip_bulk(
-    ctx: &Context,
-    ips: &Vec<IpData>,
-    ret: &mut Vec<String>,
-) -> Result<(), ReqError> {
-    let result: String;
-    let mut data: Vec<IpData> = vec![];
-
-    for ip in ips {
-        data.push(IpData {
-            ip: ip.ip.to_string(),
-            src: ip.src.to_string(),
-            date: ip.date.to_string(),
-            hostname: ip.hostname.to_string(),
-            mode: "file".to_string(),
-        })
-    }
-
-    let resp = ctx
-        .client
-        .post(format!("{server}/ips", server = ctx.flags.server))
-        .json(&data)
-        .send()
-        .await?;
-    ret.push(format!("status: {status}", status = resp.status()));
-
-    let res = resp.text().await.unwrap();
-
-    if res.trim().len() > 0 {
-        result = res.trim().to_string();
-    } else {
-        result = "".to_string();
-    }
-
-    ret.push(format!("response: {result}"));
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 pub fn filter(
     lines: Box<dyn Read>,
     list: &mut Vec<IpData>,
@@ -222,8 +152,15 @@ fn parse_date(input: regex::Captures) -> DateTime<Local> {
     }
 
     let date = Local
-        .ymd(ymd[0] as i32, ymd[1] as u32, ymd[2] as u32)
-        .and_hms(hms[0] as u32, hms[1] as u32, hms[2] as u32);
+        .with_ymd_and_hms(
+            ymd[0] as i32,
+            ymd[1] as u32,
+            ymd[2] as u32,
+            hms[0] as u32,
+            hms[1] as u32,
+            hms[2] as u32,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
     date
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ipblc.rs b/src/ipblc.rs
index 9ba4279..1404904 100644
--- a/src/ipblc.rs
+++ b/src/ipblc.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub async fn run() {
 
         tokio::select! {
             val = ipdata_wait => {
-                let mut received_ip = val.unwrap();
+                let received_ip = val.unwrap();
 
                 let mut ctx = ctxclone.write().await;
 
@@ -83,12 +83,13 @@ pub async fn run() {
                 }
 
                 // refresh context blocklist
-                let filtered_ip = ctx.update_blocklist(&mut received_ip).await;
+                let filtered_ip = ctx.update_blocklist(&received_ip).await;
 
                 // send ip list to ws and zmq sockets
-                if let Some(mut ip) = filtered_ip {
-                    send_to_ipbl_ws(&ctx, &mut ip, &mut ret).await;
-                    send_to_ipbl_zmq(&zmqreqsocket, &mut ip).await;
+                if let Some(ip) = filtered_ip {
+                    println!("sending {} to ws and zmq", ip.ip);
+                    send_to_ipbl_ws(&ctx, &ip, &mut ret).await;
+                    send_to_ipbl_zmq(&zmqreqsocket, &ip).await;
                 }
             }
             _val = apimsg_wait => {
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ pub async fn run() {
                 match ctx.load().await {
                     Ok(_) => {
                         last_cfg_reload = Local::now().trunc_subsecs(0);
-                        drop(ctx);
                     }
                     Err(err) => {
                         println!("error loading config: {err}");
diff --git a/src/ws.rs b/src/ws.rs
index fc51041..91dc829 100644
--- a/src/ws.rs
+++ b/src/ws.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 use crate::config::Context;
-use crate::ip::{push_ip, IpData};
+use crate::ip::IpData;
 use crate::utils::sleep_s;
 
-pub async fn send_to_ipbl_ws(ctx: &Context, ip: &mut IpData, ret: &mut Vec<String>) {
+use reqwest::Error as ReqError;
+
+pub async fn send_to_ipbl_ws(ctx: &Context, ip: &IpData, ret: &mut Vec<String>) {
     ret.push(format!("host: {hostname}", hostname = ctx.hostname));
     loop {
         match push_ip(&ctx, &ip, ret).await {
@@ -16,3 +18,73 @@ pub async fn send_to_ipbl_ws(ctx: &Context, ip: &mut IpData, ret: &mut Vec<Strin
         };
     }
 }
+
+async fn push_ip(ctx: &Context, ip: &IpData, ret: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<(), ReqError> {
+    let result: String;
+    let mut data: Vec<IpData> = vec![];
+
+    data.push(IpData {
+        ip: ip.ip.to_string(),
+        src: ip.src.to_string(),
+        date: ip.date.to_string(),
+        hostname: ip.hostname.to_string(),
+        mode: "file".to_string(),
+    });
+
+    let resp = ctx
+        .client
+        .post(format!("{server}/ips", server = ctx.flags.server))
+        .json(&data)
+        .send()
+        .await?;
+    ret.push(format!("status: {status}", status = resp.status()));
+
+    let res = resp.text().await.unwrap();
+
+    if res.trim().len() > 0 {
+        result = res.trim().to_string();
+    } else {
+        result = "".to_string();
+    }
+
+    ret.push(format!("response: {result}"));
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn _push_ip_bulk(
+    ctx: &Context,
+    ips: &Vec<IpData>,
+    ret: &mut Vec<String>,
+) -> Result<(), ReqError> {
+    let result: String;
+    let mut data: Vec<IpData> = vec![];
+
+    for ip in ips {
+        data.push(IpData {
+            ip: ip.ip.to_string(),
+            src: ip.src.to_string(),
+            date: ip.date.to_string(),
+            hostname: ip.hostname.to_string(),
+            mode: "file".to_string(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    let resp = ctx
+        .client
+        .post(format!("{server}/ips", server = ctx.flags.server))
+        .json(&data)
+        .send()
+        .await?;
+    ret.push(format!("status: {status}", status = resp.status()));
+
+    let res = resp.text().await.unwrap();
+
+    if res.trim().len() > 0 {
+        result = res.trim().to_string();
+    } else {
+        result = "".to_string();
+    }
+
+    ret.push(format!("response: {result}"));
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/zmqcom.rs b/src/zmqcom.rs
index 68898ed..de18769 100644
--- a/src/zmqcom.rs
+++ b/src/zmqcom.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ async fn listenpubsub(ctx: &Arc<RwLock<Context>>, txpubsub: Sender<IpData>, sock
     });
 }
 
-pub async fn send_to_ipbl_zmq(reqsocket: &zmq::Socket, ip: &mut IpData) {
+pub async fn send_to_ipbl_zmq(reqsocket: &zmq::Socket, ip: &IpData) {
     let msg = format!("{val}", val = serde_json::to_string(&ip).unwrap());
     match reqsocket.send(&msg, 0) {
         Ok(_) => {}