diff --git a/server/app/api/__init__.py b/server/app/api/__init__.py
index cdb68159..15a64f0e 100644
--- a/server/app/api/__init__.py
+++ b/server/app/api/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from app.lib import folderslib
 from app.lib import playlistlib
 
 
-DB_TRACKS = instances.songs_instance.get_all_songs()
+PRE_TRACKS = instances.songs_instance.get_all_songs()
 VALID_FOLDERS: Set[str] = set()
 
 ALBUMS: List[models.Album] = []
diff --git a/server/app/api/album.py b/server/app/api/album.py
index 2c94c5c1..af052de8 100644
--- a/server/app/api/album.py
+++ b/server/app/api/album.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def get_albums():
     """returns all the albums"""
     albums = []
 
-    for song in api.DB_TRACKS:
+    for song in api.PRE_TRACKS:
         al_obj = {"name": song["album"], "artist": song["artists"]}
 
         if al_obj not in albums:
diff --git a/server/app/functions.py b/server/app/functions.py
index 66a02804..ddecae4a 100644
--- a/server/app/functions.py
+++ b/server/app/functions.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from mutagen.id3 import ID3
 from mutagen.flac import FLAC
 from progress.bar import Bar
 from PIL import Image
+
 # from pprint import pprint
 
 from app import helpers
@@ -64,9 +65,13 @@ def populate():
     s, files = helpers.run_fast_scandir(settings.HOME_DIR, [".flac", ".mp3"], full=True)
 
     _bar = Bar("Processing files", max=len(files))
+
     for file in files:
         tags = get_tags(file)
 
+        if tags not in api.PRE_TRACKS:
+            api.PRE_TRACKS.append(tags)
+
         if tags is not None:
             instances.songs_instance.insert_song(tags)
 
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ def populate():
 
     albumslib.create_everything()
     folderslib.run_scandir()
-    
+
     end = time.time()
 
     print(
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ def populate_images():
 
     artists = []
 
-    for song in api.DB_TRACKS:
+    for song in api.PRE_TRACKS:
         this_artists = song["artists"].split(", ")
 
         for artist in this_artists:
@@ -178,9 +183,9 @@ def return_album_art(filepath):
 
 
 def save_t_colors():
-    _bar = Bar("Processing image colors", max=len(api.DB_TRACKS))
+    _bar = Bar("Processing image colors", max=len(api.PRE_TRACKS))
 
-    for track in api.DB_TRACKS:
+    for track in api.PRE_TRACKS:
         filepath = track["filepath"]
         album_art = return_album_art(filepath)
 
@@ -376,12 +381,10 @@ def get_all_albums() -> List[models.Album]:
     """
     Returns a list of album objects for all albums in the database.
     """
-    print("processing albums started ...")
-
     albums: List[models.Album] = []
 
-    _bar = Bar("Creating albums", max=len(api.DB_TRACKS))
-    for track in api.DB_TRACKS:
+    _bar = Bar("Creating albums", max=len(api.PRE_TRACKS))
+    for track in api.PRE_TRACKS:
         xx = albumslib.create_album(track)
         if xx not in albums:
             albums.append(xx)
diff --git a/server/app/lib/albumslib.py b/server/app/lib/albumslib.py
index 23ea59dd..19bf2d2f 100644
--- a/server/app/lib/albumslib.py
+++ b/server/app/lib/albumslib.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def get_album_image(album: list) -> str:
 def get_album_tracks(album: str, artist: str) -> List:
     return [
         track
-        for track in api.DB_TRACKS
+        for track in api.PRE_TRACKS
         if track["album"] == album and track["albumartist"] == artist
     ]
 
diff --git a/server/app/lib/folderslib.py b/server/app/lib/folderslib.py
index ba9f2984..1e0bee3d 100644
--- a/server/app/lib/folderslib.py
+++ b/server/app/lib/folderslib.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ def get_folder_track_count(foldername: str) -> int:
     return len(track_list)
 
 
-
 def create_folder(foldername: str) -> models.Folder:
     """Create a single Folder object"""
     folder = {
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ def get_subdirs(foldername: str) -> List[models.Folder]:
         if str1 != "":
             subdirs.add(foldername + str1)
 
-
     return [create_folder(dir) for dir in subdirs]
 
 
@@ -65,16 +63,11 @@ def run_scandir():
     Initiates the creation of all folder objects for each folder with a track in it.
 
     Runs in a background thread after every 5 minutes.
-    It calls the 
+    It calls the
     """
-    flag = False
+    get_valid_folders()
+    folders_ = create_all_folders()
+    """Create all the folder objects before clearing api.FOLDERS"""
 
-    while flag is False:
-        get_valid_folders()
-        folders_ = create_all_folders()
-        """Create all the folder objects before clearing api.FOLDERS"""
-
-        api.FOLDERS.clear()
-        api.FOLDERS.extend(folders_)
-
-        time.sleep(300)
+    api.FOLDERS.clear()
+    api.FOLDERS.extend(folders_)
diff --git a/server/app/lib/trackslib.py b/server/app/lib/trackslib.py
index 0579579b..5f7a0ec7 100644
--- a/server/app/lib/trackslib.py
+++ b/server/app/lib/trackslib.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from typing import List
 from app import models, instances
 from app.lib import albumslib
 from app.helpers import remove_duplicates
-from app import api, helpers
+from app import api
 from progress.bar import Bar
 
 
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ def create_all_tracks() -> List[models.Track]:
     """
     tracks: list[models.Track] = []
 
-    timer = helpers.Timer()
-
-    _bar = Bar("Creating tracks", max=len(api.DB_TRACKS))
-    for track in api.DB_TRACKS:
+    _bar = Bar("Creating tracks", max=len(api.PRE_TRACKS))
+    
+    for track in api.PRE_TRACKS:
         try:
             os.chmod(track["filepath"], 0o755)
         except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -33,10 +32,10 @@ def create_all_tracks() -> List[models.Track]:
         tracks.append(models.Track(track))
         _bar.next()
 
+    _bar.finish()
+
     api.TRACKS.clear()
     api.TRACKS.extend(tracks)
-    _bar.finish()
-    print(f"Created all songs in {timer.stop()}")
 
 
 def get_album_tracks(albumname, artist):
@@ -53,5 +52,5 @@ def get_album_tracks(albumname, artist):
 def get_track_by_id(trackid: str) -> models.Track:
     """Returns api track matching an id"""
     for track in api.TRACKS:
-        if track.id == trackid:
+        if track.trackid == trackid:
             return track