diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb11e4d..a1baf54 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .env
 twitch.config
 buttsbot.config
-
+counter
 node_modules/
diff --git a/bot.js b/bot.js
index e252084..1b989f4 100644
--- a/bot.js
+++ b/bot.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let defaultConfig = {
 	ignoredUsers: []
 };
 
-let messageCounter = [];
+let messageCounter = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('counter'));
 
 // Client
 client.on('message', onMessageHandler);
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ function onMessageHandler (channel, userstate, message, self) {
 			// split messages into word array and try to determine syllabes
 			var words = message.split(' ');
 			var syllables = words.map(syllabify);
-		
-			console.log(JSON.stringify(syllables));
 
 			// calculate syllabe count
 			var syllableCount = 0;
@@ -210,23 +208,24 @@ function onMessageHandler (channel, userstate, message, self) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			let counter = [];
+			var counter = {
+				total: 0,
+				converted: 0
+			};
 
 			if (channel in messageCounter) {
+				console.log(`* Load counter for ${channel}`);
 				counter = messageCounter[channel];
-			} else {
-				counter['total'] = 0;
-				counter['converted'] = 0;
 			}
 
-			counter['total'] = counter['total']++;
+			counter.total++;
 	
 			// random chance
 			// TODO: find a better alternative
 			var number = Math.random() * 100;
 			if (number <= config.chance) {
 
-				counter['converted'] = counter['converted']++;
+				counter.converted++;
 
 				var buttCount = Math.ceil(words.length / config.limit);
 	
@@ -261,6 +260,8 @@ function onMessageHandler (channel, userstate, message, self) {
 				client.say(channel, newMessage.trim());
 			}
 
+			console.log(channel + ": " + JSON.stringify(counter));
+
 			messageCounter[channel] = counter;
 
 			fs.writeFileSync('counter', JSON.stringify(messageCounter));