diff --git a/api/after_request.py b/api/after_request.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eec61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/after_request.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from db import logs, stats, users
+from helpers import network
+
+async def after_request(
+    incoming_request: dict,
+    target_request: dict,
+    user: dict,
+    credits_cost: int,
+    input_tokens: int,
+    path: str,
+    is_chat: bool,
+    model: str,
+) -> None:
+    if user and incoming_request:
+        await logs.log_api_request(user=user, incoming_request=incoming_request, target_url=target_request['url'])
+
+    if credits_cost and user:
+        await users.manager.update_by_id(user['_id'], {'$inc': {'credits': -credits_cost}})
+
+    ip_address = await network.get_ip(incoming_request)
+
+    await stats.manager.add_date()
+    await stats.manager.add_ip_address(ip_address)
+    await stats.manager.add_path(path)
+    await stats.manager.add_target(target_request['url'])
+
+    if is_chat:
+        await stats.manager.add_model(model)
+        await stats.manager.add_tokens(input_tokens, model)
diff --git a/api/db/stats.py b/api/db/stats.py
index 53bc17c..c5ce07b 100644
--- a/api/db/stats.py
+++ b/api/db/stats.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class StatsManager:
         db = await self._get_collection('stats')
         return await db.find_one({obj_filter})
 
+manager = StatsManager()
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     stats = StatsManager()
     asyncio.run(stats.add_date())
diff --git a/api/db/users.py b/api/db/users.py
index e1150a6..2e325d4 100644
--- a/api/db/users.py
+++ b/api/db/users.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class UserManager:
         db = await self._get_collection('users')
         await db.delete_one({'_id': user_id})
 
+manager = UserManager()
+
 async def demo():
     user = await UserManager().create(69420)
     print(user)
diff --git a/api/handler.py b/api/handler.py
index ff725dc..443765a 100644
--- a/api/handler.py
+++ b/api/handler.py
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ async def handle(incoming_request: fastapi.Request):
     except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
         payload = {}
 
-    try:
-        input_tokens = await tokens.count_for_messages(payload.get('messages', []))
-    except (KeyError, TypeError):
-        input_tokens = 0
-
     received_key = incoming_request.headers.get('Authorization')
 
     if not received_key or not received_key.startswith('Bearer '):
@@ -70,10 +65,16 @@ async def handle(incoming_request: fastapi.Request):
 
     policy_violation = False
     if '/moderations' not in path:
-        if '/chat/completions' in path or ('input' in payload or 'prompt' in payload):
+        inp = ''
+
+        if 'input' in payload or 'prompt' in payload:
             inp = payload.get('input', payload.get('prompt', ''))
-            if inp and len(inp) > 2 and not inp.isnumeric():
-                policy_violation = await moderation.is_policy_violated(inp)
+
+        if isinstance(payload.get('messages'), list):
+            inp = '\n'.join([message['content'] for message in payload['messages']])
+
+        if inp and len(inp) > 2 and not inp.isnumeric():
+            policy_violation = await moderation.is_policy_violated(inp)
 
     if policy_violation:
         return await errors.error(
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ async def handle(incoming_request: fastapi.Request):
             path=path,
             payload=payload,
             credits_cost=cost,
-            input_tokens=input_tokens,
+            input_tokens=-1,
             incoming_request=incoming_request,
         ),
         media_type=media_type
diff --git a/api/helpers/tokens.py b/api/helpers/tokens.py
index f39d15a..848cac8 100644
--- a/api/helpers/tokens.py
+++ b/api/helpers/tokens.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import time
+import asyncio
 import tiktoken
 
 async def count_for_messages(messages: list, model: str='gpt-3.5-turbo-0613') -> int:
@@ -57,3 +59,15 @@ for information on how messages are converted to tokens.""")
     num_tokens += 3  # every reply is primed with <|start|>assistant<|message|>
 
     return num_tokens
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    start = time.perf_counter()
+
+    messages = [
+        {
+            'role': 'user',
+            'content': '1+1='
+        }
+    ]
+    print(asyncio.run(count_for_messages(messages)))
+    print(f'Took {(time.perf_counter() - start) * 1000}ms')
diff --git a/api/main.py b/api/main.py
index fc76e8a..349854c 100644
--- a/api/main.py
+++ b/api/main.py
@@ -63,4 +63,5 @@ async def root():
 
 @app.route('/v1/{path:path}', methods=['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'PATCH'])
 async def v1_handler(request: fastapi.Request):
-    return await handler.handle(request)
+    res = await handler.handle(request)
+    return res
diff --git a/api/moderation.py b/api/moderation.py
index bcbff1d..538c8c7 100644
--- a/api/moderation.py
+++ b/api/moderation.py
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ async def is_policy_violated(inp: Union[str, list]) -> bool:
         else:
             text = '\n'.join(inp)
 
-    print(f'[i] checking moderation for {text}')
-
     for _ in range(3):
         req = await load_balancing.balance_organic_request(
             {
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ async def is_policy_violated(inp: Union[str, list]) -> bool:
                 'payload': {'input': text}
             }
         )
-        print(f'[i] moderation request sent to {req["url"]}')
 
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=proxies.get_proxy().connector) as session:
             try:
@@ -52,16 +49,13 @@ async def is_policy_violated(inp: Union[str, list]) -> bool:
                     headers=req.get('headers'),
                     cookies=req.get('cookies'),
                     ssl=False,
-                    timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=2),
+                    timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=3),
                 ) as res:
                     res.raise_for_status()
                     json_response = await res.json()
-                    print(json_response)
 
                     categories = json_response['results'][0]['category_scores']
 
-                    print(f'[i] moderation check took {time.perf_counter() - start:.2f}s')
-
                     if json_response['results'][0]['flagged']:
                         return max(categories, key=categories.get)
 
diff --git a/api/streaming.py b/api/streaming.py
index d6a32a4..4f4fa5a 100644
--- a/api/streaming.py
+++ b/api/streaming.py
@@ -10,16 +10,13 @@ import starlette
 
 from rich import print
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
-from python_socks._errors import ProxyError
 
 import chunks
 import proxies
 import provider_auth
+import after_request
 import load_balancing
 
-from db import logs
-from db.users import UserManager
-from db.stats import StatsManager
 from helpers import network, chat, errors
 
 load_dotenv()
@@ -54,13 +51,11 @@ async def stream(
     If not streaming, it sends the result in its entirety.
     """
 
-    ## Setup managers
-    db = UserManager()
-    stats = StatsManager()
-
     is_chat = False
     is_stream = payload.get('stream', False)
 
+    model = None
+
     if 'chat/completions' in path:
         is_chat = True
         model = payload['model']
@@ -78,7 +73,6 @@ async def stream(
     }
 
     for _ in range(5):
-
         # Load balancing: randomly selecting a suitable provider
         # If the request is a chat completion, then we need to load balance between chat providers
         # If the request is an organic request, then we need to load balance between organic providers
@@ -120,17 +114,19 @@ async def stream(
                     cookies=target_request.get('cookies'),
                     ssl=False,
                     timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(
-                        connect=60,
+                        connect=2,
                         total=float(os.getenv('TRANSFER_TIMEOUT', '120'))
                     ),
                 ) as response:
+
                     if response.status == 429:
                         continue
 
                     if response.content_type == 'application/json':
                         data = await response.json()
 
-                        if data.get('code') == 'invalid_api_key':
+                        if 'invalid_api_key' in str(data) or 'account_deactivated' in str(data):
+                            print('[!] invalid api key', target_request.get('provider_auth'))
                             await provider_auth.invalidate_key(target_request.get('provider_auth'))
                             continue
 
@@ -155,19 +151,11 @@ async def stream(
 
                     break
 
-            except ProxyError as exc:
-                print('[!] aiohttp ProxyError')
+            except Exception as exc:
+                print(f'[!] {type(exc)} - {exc}')
                 continue
 
-            except ConnectionResetError as exc: 
-                print('[!] aiohttp ConnectionResetError')
-                continue
-
-            except aiohttp.client_exceptions.ClientConnectionError:
-                print('[!] aiohttp ClientConnectionError')
-                continue
-
-            if not json_response and is_chat and is_stream:
+            if (not json_response) and is_chat:
                 print('[!] chat response is empty')
                 continue
 
@@ -178,20 +166,16 @@ async def stream(
     if not is_stream and json_response:
         yield json.dumps(json_response)
 
-    if user and incoming_request:
-        await logs.log_api_request(user=user, incoming_request=incoming_request, target_url=target_request['url'])
-
-    if credits_cost and user:
-        await db.update_by_id(user['_id'], {'$inc': {'credits': -credits_cost}})
-
-    ip_address = await network.get_ip(incoming_request)
-    await stats.add_date()
-    await stats.add_ip_address(ip_address)
-    await stats.add_path(path)
-    await stats.add_target(target_request['url'])
-    if is_chat:
-        await stats.add_model(model)
-        await stats.add_tokens(input_tokens, model)
+    await after_request.after_request(
+        incoming_request=incoming_request,
+        target_request=target_request,
+        user=user,
+        credits_cost=credits_cost,
+        input_tokens=input_tokens,
+        path=path,
+        is_chat=is_chat,
+        model=model,
+    )
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     asyncio.run(stream())