diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b7b15ee8..bfce7943 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:bionic
+FROM ubuntu:disco
 
 #Base settings
 ENV HOME /root
diff --git a/onionr/coredb/daemonqueue/__init__.py b/onionr/coredb/daemonqueue/__init__.py
index 1ad2e6a2..34c2324c 100644
--- a/onionr/coredb/daemonqueue/__init__.py
+++ b/onionr/coredb/daemonqueue/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from onionrutils import localcommand, epoch
 from .. import dbfiles
 import dbcreator
 
-def daemon_queue():
+def daemon_queue()->str:
     '''
         Gives commands to the communication proccess/daemon by reading an sqlite3 database
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def daemon_queue():
 
     return retData
 
-def daemon_queue_add(command, data='', responseID=''):
+def daemon_queue_add(command: str, data='', responseID: str =''):
     '''
         Add a command to the daemon queue, used by the communication daemon (communicator.py)
     '''
diff --git a/onionr/httpapi/miscclientapi/endpoints.py b/onionr/httpapi/miscclientapi/endpoints.py
index b5a0e7eb..12082a1d 100644
--- a/onionr/httpapi/miscclientapi/endpoints.py
+++ b/onionr/httpapi/miscclientapi/endpoints.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class PrivateEndpoints:
             # returns node stats
             while True:
                 try:    
-                    return Response(client_api._too_many.get(SerializedData).getStats())
+                    return Response(client_api._too_many.get(SerializedData).get_stats())
                 except AttributeError as e:
                     pass
         
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/arguments.py b/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/arguments.py
index 9ad000f4..1fd2484d 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/arguments.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcommands/parser/arguments.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 '''
+from typing import Callable
 from .. import onionrstatistics, version, daemonlaunch, keyadders, openwebinterface
 from .. import banblocks # Command to blacklist a block by its hash
 from .. import filecommands # commands to share files with onionr
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ from .. import softreset # command to delete onionr blocks
 import onionrexceptions
 from onionrutils import importnewblocks # func to import new blocks
 import onionrevents as events
-def get_arguments():
+def get_arguments()->dict:
     """This is a function because we need to be able to dynamically modify them with plugins"""
     args = {
         ('blacklist', 'blacklist-block', 'remove-block', 'removeblock', 'banblock', 'ban-block'): banblocks.ban_block,
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def get_help(arg: str) -> str:
         if arg in argument: return arguments[argument].onionr_help
     raise KeyError
 
-def get_func(argument):
+def get_func(argument: str) -> Callable:
     """Returns the function for a given command argument"""
     argument = argument.lower()
     args = get_arguments()
diff --git a/onionr/onionrpeers/peerprofiles.py b/onionr/onionrpeers/peerprofiles.py
index 1f1aa536..b9c2b613 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrpeers/peerprofiles.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrpeers/peerprofiles.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 '''
 from coredb import keydb
 from onionrutils import epoch
+from onionrutils import stringvalidators
+import onionrblacklist
+import onionrexceptions
 
 UPDATE_DELAY = 300
 
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ class PeerProfiles:
         PeerProfiles
     '''
     def __init__(self, address):
+        if not stringvalidators.validate_transport(address): raise onionrexceptions.InvalidAddress
         self.address = address # node address
         self.score = None
         self.friendSigCount = 0
@@ -38,7 +42,9 @@ class PeerProfiles:
         self.getConnectTime()
 
         self.last_updated = {'connect_time': UPDATE_DELAY, 'score': UPDATE_DELAY} # Last time a given value was updated
-        return
+        
+        if not address in keydb.listkeys.list_adders() and not onionrblacklist.OnionrBlackList().inBlacklist(address):
+            keydb.addkeys.add_address(address)
 
     def loadScore(self):
         '''Load the node's score from the database'''
@@ -49,10 +55,13 @@ class PeerProfiles:
         self.score = self.success
     
     def getConnectTime(self):
+        """set the connectTime variable for when we last connected to them, using the db value"""
         try:
             self.connectTime = int(keydb.transportinfo.get_address_info(self.address, 'lastConnect'))
         except (KeyError, ValueError, TypeError) as e:
             pass
+        else:
+            return self.connectTime
     
     def update_connect_time(self):
         if epoch.get_epoch() - self.last_updated['connect_time'] >= UPDATE_DELAY:
@@ -69,4 +78,4 @@ class PeerProfiles:
     def addScore(self, toAdd):
         '''Add to the peer's score (can add negative)'''
         self.score += toAdd
-        self.saveScore()
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.saveScore()
diff --git a/onionr/serializeddata.py b/onionr/serializeddata.py
index b3966bde..6daac1e4 100755
--- a/onionr/serializeddata.py
+++ b/onionr/serializeddata.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class SerializedData:
         }
         '''
     
-    def getStats(self):
+    def get_stats(self):
         '''Return statistics about our node'''
         stats = {}
         try:
diff --git a/onionr/utils/createdirs.py b/onionr/utils/createdirs.py
index b0b00d63..054f04b5 100644
--- a/onionr/utils/createdirs.py
+++ b/onionr/utils/createdirs.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import dbcreator, filepaths
 home = identifyhome.identify_home()
 
 def create_dirs():
-    """Creates onionr data-related directories in order of the hardcoded list below"""
+    """Creates onionr data-related directories in order of the hardcoded list below,
+    then trigger creation of DBs"""
     gen_dirs = [home, filepaths.block_data_location, filepaths.contacts_location, filepaths.export_location]
     for path in gen_dirs:
         if not os.path.exists(path):
diff --git a/tests/test_filepaths.py b/tests/test_filepaths.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45cbbd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_filepaths.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import sys, os
+sys.path.append(".")
+sys.path.append("onionr/")
+import unittest, uuid
+TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
+print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
+os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
+import filepaths
+from utils import identifyhome
+
+class TestFilePaths(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_filepaths_main(self):
+        home = identifyhome.identify_home()
+        self.assertTrue(filepaths.home.startswith(home))
+
+unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_peerprofiles.py b/tests/test_peerprofiles.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8c0d57c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_peerprofiles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import sys, os
+sys.path.append(".")
+sys.path.append("onionr/")
+import unittest, uuid
+import base64
+
+TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
+print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
+os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
+from onionrpeers import peerprofiles
+import onionrexceptions
+from coredb import keydb
+from utils import createdirs
+from onionrutils import stringvalidators, epoch
+TEST_PEER = '3n5wclq4w4pfkcfmjcpqrjluctpm2tzt7etfblavf42cntv6hrerkzyb.onion'
+createdirs.create_dirs()
+
+def rand_fake_adder_generator():
+    rand_bytes = os.urandom(35)
+    return base64.b32encode(rand_bytes).decode().lower() + '.onion'
+
+test_peers = []
+for x in range(100):
+    p = rand_fake_adder_generator()
+    assert stringvalidators.validate_transport(p)
+    test_peers.append(p)
+
+class TestPeerProfiles(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_invalid_init(self):
+        self.assertRaises(onionrexceptions.InvalidAddress, peerprofiles.PeerProfiles, "invalid")
+    def test_valid_init(self):
+        peerprofiles.PeerProfiles(test_peers.pop())
+    
+    def test_load_score(self):
+        p = peerprofiles.PeerProfiles(test_peers.pop())
+        self.assertEqual(p.score, 0)
+    
+    def test_inc_score(self):
+        p = peerprofiles.PeerProfiles(test_peers.pop())
+        s = 0
+        for x in range(2):
+            s += 1
+            p.addScore(1)
+            self.assertEqual(p.score, s)
+
+    def test_inc_score_with_db(self):
+        p = peerprofiles.PeerProfiles(test_peers.pop())
+        s = 0
+        for x in range(2):
+            p.last_updated['score'] = epoch.get_epoch() - peerprofiles.UPDATE_DELAY
+            s += 1
+            p.addScore(1)
+            self.assertEqual(p.score, keydb.transportinfo.get_address_info(p.address, 'success'))
+
+    def test_inc_score_with_sync_Delay(self):
+        p = peerprofiles.PeerProfiles(test_peers.pop())
+        s = 0
+        for x in range(2):
+            s += 1
+            p.addScore(1)
+            if x == 0:
+                self.assertEqual(p.score, keydb.transportinfo.get_address_info(p.address, 'success'))
+            else:
+                self.assertNotEqual(p.score, keydb.transportinfo.get_address_info(p.address, 'success'))
+
+unittest.main()