diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 0d7fb2b..fe8fc2f 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ namespace director
                 }
             }
             Console.WriteLine("calendars checked");
+            #if(DEBUG)
+            var psuedo = new Schedulable.Schedulable();
+            psuedo.Showtime = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+            psuedo.ScedulableType = Schedulable.ScedulableType.YTRelease;
+            workQueue.Enqueue(psuedo);
+            _signal.Set();
+            #endif
         }
 
         private delegate void schedulableCreate(ref Schedulable.Schedulable creating);
@@ -127,7 +134,8 @@ namespace director
 
                 if (!workQueue.TryDequeue(out todo)) { continue; }
                 
-                Console.WriteLine($"threadwork consumes! showtime at {todo.Showtime}; napping until {todo.Showtime - conf.preshowBufferTime}");
+                var napLength = (todo.Showtime - conf.preshowBufferTime) - DateTime.Now;
+                Console.WriteLine($"threadwork consumes! showtime at {todo.Showtime}; napping until {todo.Showtime - conf.preshowBufferTime} ({napLength})");
                 switch(todo.ScedulableType)
                 {
                     case Schedulable.ScedulableType.TwitchStream:
@@ -137,8 +145,10 @@ namespace director
                         Console.WriteLine("it's a yt release");
                         break;
                 }
-                Task.WaitAll(Task.Delay((todo.Showtime - conf.preshowBufferTime) - DateTime.Now));
-                Console.WriteLine("time to prep!");
+                if(napLength.TotalMinutes > 0)
+                {
+                    Task.WaitAll(Task.Delay(napLength));
+                }
                 
                 switch (todo.ScedulableType)
                 {