diff --git a/src/cli/data.py b/src/cli/data.py
index 1fe53c5..95f5738 100644
--- a/src/cli/data.py
+++ b/src/cli/data.py
@@ -193,5 +193,9 @@ def push_metric(client, competition, metric):
 def push_pit(client, competition, pit):
 
 	for variable in pit:
+    
+		push_team_pit_data(apikey, competition, variable, pit[variable])
 
-		push_team_pit_data(client, competition, variable, pit[variable])
\ No newline at end of file
+def check_new_database_matches(client, competition):
+
+	return True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cli/superscript.py b/src/cli/superscript.py
index d161fe7..791a960 100644
--- a/src/cli/superscript.py
+++ b/src/cli/superscript.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ import warnings
 import websockets
 
 from interface import splash, log, ERR, INF, stdout, stderr
-from data import get_previous_time, pull_new_tba_matches, set_current_time, load_match, push_match, load_pit, push_pit, get_database_config, set_database_config
+from data import get_previous_time, pull_new_tba_matches, set_current_time, load_match, push_match, load_pit, push_pit, get_database_config, set_database_config, check_new_database_matches
 from processing import matchloop, metricloop, pitloop
 
 config_path = "config.json"
@@ -216,11 +216,10 @@ sample_json = """{
 				"strategic-focus":true,
 				"climb-mechanism":true,
 				"attitude":true
-			}
-		},
-		"even-delay":false,
-		"loop-delay":60
-	}
+			},
+      "event-delay":false,
+	    "loop-delay":60
+		}
 }"""
 
 def main(send, verbose = False, profile = False, debug = False):
@@ -315,11 +314,20 @@ def main(send, verbose = False, profile = False, debug = False):
 			if profile:
 				return # return instead of break to avoid sys.exit
 
-			loop_delay = float(config["variable"]["loop-delay"])
-			remaining_time = loop_delay - (time.time() - loop_start)
-			if remaining_time > 0:
-				send(stdout, INF, "loop delayed by " + str(remaining_time) + " seconds")
-				time.sleep(remaining_time)
+			event_delay = config["event-delay"]
+			if event_delay:
+				send(stdout, INF, "loop delayed until database returns new matches")
+				new_match = False
+				while not new_match:
+					time.sleep(1)
+					new_match = check_new_database_matches(client, competition)
+				send(stdout, INF, "database returned new matches")
+			else:
+				loop_delay = float(config["loop-delay"])
+				remaining_time = loop_delay - (time.time() - loop_start)
+				if remaining_time > 0:
+					send(stdout, INF, "loop delayed by " + str(remaining_time) + " seconds")
+					time.sleep(remaining_time)
 
 		except KeyboardInterrupt:
 			send(stdout, INF, "detected KeyboardInterrupt, killing threads")