diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5a4443f..4153def 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2162,6 +2162,11 @@
           "version": "6.5.2",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.5.2.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha512-N5ZAX4/LxJmF+7wN74pUD6qAh9/wnvdQcjq9TZjevvXzSUo7bfmw91saqMjzGS2xq91/odN2dW/WOl7qQHNDGA=="
+        },
+        "uuid": {
+          "version": "3.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A=="
         }
       }
     },
@@ -2707,9 +2712,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-n5VxD1CiZ5R7LMwSR0HBAoQn5xM="
     },
     "uuid": {
-      "version": "3.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A=="
+      "version": "8.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FOmRr+FmWEIG8uhZv6C2bTgEVXsHk08kE7mPlrBbEe+c3r9pjceVPgupIfNIhc4yx55H69OXANrUaSuu9eInKg=="
     },
     "varint": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 838fcbd..04934bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "mongodb": "^3.6.2",
     "truffle-hdwallet-provider": "^1.0.17",
     "url": "^0.11.0",
+    "uuid": "^8.3.1",
     "web3": "^1.2.11"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/db.js b/src/db.js
index 7af6a5b..dc2f6d9 100644
--- a/src/db.js
+++ b/src/db.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
 require('dotenv').config()
+var client = null
 
 // Connection URL
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ console.log("URL - ", url)
 // Use connect method to connect to the server
 async function connection() {
     try {
-        let client = await MongoClient.connect(url, { useUnifiedTopology: true })
+        client = await MongoClient.connect(url, { useUnifiedTopology: true })
         console.log("Connected successfully to server");
         return client
     } catch (err) {
@@ -17,4 +18,32 @@ async function connection() {
     }
 }
 
-module.exports = { connection }
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+async function insert(records, callback) {
+    // Get the documents collection
+    console.log("client - ", client)
+    let db = client.db(process.env.DB_NAME)
+    const collection = db.collection('records');
+    // Insert some documents
+    try {
+        await collection.insertOne(records, function (err, result) {
+            console.log("Inserted into database");
+            callback(result);
+        });
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err)
+    }
+}
+
+async function find(query, callback) {
+    // Get the documents collection
+    let db = client.db(process.env.DB_NAME)
+    const collection = db.collection('records');
+    collection.find(query).toArray(function (err, docs) {
+        assert.equal(err, null);
+        console.log("Found the following records");
+        console.log(docs);
+        callback(docs);
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = { connection, insert }
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diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 04af7e4..c34580f 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ const url = require('url')
 const HDWalletProvider = require('truffle-hdwallet-provider')
 const Web3 = require('web3')
 const abi = require('./abi/token')
-const { connection } = require('./db')
+const { connection, insert, find } = require('./db')
+var client = null
 require('dotenv').config()
 
 const infura_apikey = process.env.INFURA_NODE_ID
@@ -71,43 +72,52 @@ app.get('/', (req, res) => {
   res.send(template())
 })
 
-app.get('/send', (req, res) => {
-  console.log(`ip address - `, req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || req.connection.remoteAddress)
-  const url_parts = url.parse(req.url, true)
-  const query = url_parts.query
+app.get('/send', async (req, res) => {
 
-  const from = process.env.FROM
-  const to = query.address
-  const value = web3.utils.toWei('1', 'ether')
+  try {
 
-  //create token instance from abi and contract address
-  const tokenInstance = new web3.eth.Contract(abi, process.env.TOKEN_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)
+    let ipAddress = req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || req.connection.remoteAddress
+    console.log(`ip address - `, ipAddress)
+    const url_parts = url.parse(req.url, true)
+    const query = url_parts.query
 
-  tokenInstance.methods.transfer(to, value).send({ from }, function (error, txHash) {
-    if (!error) {
-      console.log(txHash)
-      res.send(
-        template('', 'Great, test OCEANs are on the way!', txHash)
-      )
-    } else {
-      console.error(err)
-    }
-  })
+    const from = process.env.FROM
+    const to = query.address
+    const value = web3.utils.toWei(process.env.TOKEN_AMOUNT, 'ether')
 
+    //check if this user is in cool down period
+    await find({ $or: [{ "ip": ipAddress }, { "wallet": query.address }] }, shouldTransfer => {
+      if (shouldTransfer) {
+        res.send(
+          template('', "You have to wait 24 hours between faucet requests", undefined)
+        )
+      }
+    })
 
-  /*web3.eth
-      .sendTransaction({ from, to, value })
-      .then(tx => {
-          console.log(tx)
-          res.send(
-              template('', 'Great, coins are on the way!', tx.transactionHash)
-          )
-      })
-      .catch(err => res.send(template(err))) */
+    //insert ip address into db
+    await insert({ ip: ipAddress, wallet: to, lastUpdatedOn: Date.now() }, (result) => console.log(result))
+
+    //create token instance from abi and contract address
+    const tokenInstance = new web3.eth.Contract(abi, process.env.TOKEN_CONTRACT_ADDRESS)
+
+    tokenInstance.methods.transfer(to, value).send({ from }, function (error, txHash) {
+      if (!error) {
+        console.log(txHash)
+        res.send(
+          template('', 'Great, test OCEANs are on the way!', txHash)
+        )
+      } else {
+        console.error(err)
+      }
+    })
+
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err)
+  }
 })
 
 const port = process.env.PORT || 4000
 app.listen(port, async () => {
-  await connection()
+  client = await connection()
   console.log('Listening on port - ', port)
 })
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