diff --git a/config/default.toml b/config/default.toml
index 9c52a26..8b38170 100644
--- a/config/default.toml
+++ b/config/default.toml
@@ -1,35 +1,43 @@
 # Configuration of the database connection
 [database]
+
 # A connection uri string to the database
 connectionUri = "sqlite://greenvironment.db"
 
 
 # Configuration for the redis connection
 [redis]
+
 # A connection uri string to the redis server
 connectionUri = "redis://localhost:6379"
 
 
 # Configuration of the http server
 [server]
+
 # The port the server is running on
 port = 8080
+
 # Allow cross origin requests
 cors = false
+
 # The timeout for a server response
 timeout = 30000
 
 
 # Configuration for the sessions
 [session]
+
 # A secret that is used for the sessions. Must be secure
 secret = "REPLACE WITH SAFE RANDOM GENERATED SECRET"
+
 # The maximum age of a cookie. The age is reset with every request of the client
 cookieMaxAge = 6048e+5  # 7 days
 
 
 # Configuration for markdown rendering
 [markdown]
+
 # The plugins used in the markdown parser
 plugins = ["markdown-it-emoji"]
 
@@ -53,6 +61,7 @@ publicPath = "./public"
 
 # Configuration for the api
 [api]
+
 # if graphiql should be enabled
 graphiql = true
 
@@ -61,16 +70,22 @@ maxQueryComplexity = 5000
 
     # Configuration for the api rate limit
     [api.rateLimit]
+
         # rate limit of /upload
         [api.rateLimit.upload]
+
         # The time in milliseconds before the rate limit is reset
         expire = 60000
+
         # The total number of calls allowed before rate limiting
         total = 10
 
+
         # rate limit of /graphql
         [api.rateLimit.graphql]
+
         # The time in milliseconds before the rate limit is reset
         expire = 60000
+
         # The total number of calls allowed before rate limiting
-        total = 30
+        total = 60
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 6d9aa2f..391f6d7 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import * as compression from "compression";
 import * as config from "config";
 import * as cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
 import * as cors from "cors";
-import {Request, Response} from "express";
 import * as express from "express";
+import {Request, Response} from "express";
 import * as graphqlHTTP from "express-graphql";
 import * as session from "express-session";
 import sharedsession = require("express-socket.io-session");
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import * as fsx from "fs-extra";
 import {buildSchema} from "graphql";
 import {importSchema} from "graphql-import";
 import queryComplexity, {directiveEstimator, simpleEstimator} from "graphql-query-complexity";
-import {IncomingMessage, ServerResponse} from "http";
 import * as http from "http";
+import {IncomingMessage} from "http";
 import * as httpStatus from "http-status";
 import * as path from "path";
-import {RedisClient} from "redis";
 import * as redis from "redis";
+import {RedisClient} from "redis";
 import {Sequelize} from "sequelize-typescript";
 import * as socketIo from "socket.io";
 import * as socketIoRedis from "socket.io-redis";
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class App {
             store: new SequelizeStore({db: this.sequelize}),
         });
 
-        await this.sequelize.sync({ logging: (msg) => logger.silly(msg)});
+        await this.sequelize.sync({logging: (msg) => logger.silly(msg)});
         this.sequelize.options.logging = (msg) => logger.silly(msg);
         logger.info("Setting up socket.io");
         try {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class App {
         });
 
         // @ts-ignore
-        this.app.use("/graphql",  graphqlHTTP(async (request, response, {variables}) => {
+        this.app.use("/graphql", graphqlHTTP(async (request, response, {variables}) => {
             response.setHeader("X-Max-Query-Complexity", config.get("api.maxQueryComplexity"));
             return {
                 // @ts-ignore all
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class App {
         });
         // redirect all request to the angular file
         this.app.use((req: any, res: Response) => {
-            if (config.get("frontend.angularIndex")) {
+            if (config.has("frontend.angularIndex")) {
                 const angularIndex = path.join(this.publicPath, config.get("frontend.angularIndex"));
                 if (fsx.existsSync(path.join(angularIndex))) {
                     res.sendFile(angularIndex);
diff --git a/src/graphql/resolvers.ts b/src/graphql/resolvers.ts
index 34a760c..e5ef772 100644
--- a/src/graphql/resolvers.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/resolvers.ts
@@ -254,10 +254,12 @@ export function resolver(req: any, res: any): any {
         },
         async deletePost({postId}: { postId: number }) {
             if (postId) {
-                const post = await models.Post.findByPk(postId, {include: [{
+                const post = await models.Post.findByPk(postId, {
+                    include: [{
                         as: "rAuthor",
                         model: models.User,
-                }]});
+                    }],
+                });
                 const isAdmin = (await models.User.findOne({where: {id: req.session.userId}})).isAdmin;
                 if (post.rAuthor.id === req.session.userId || isAdmin) {
                     try {
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@ export function resolver(req: any, res: any): any {
             return models.Activity.findAll();
         },
         async createActivity({name, description, points}:
-                                 {name: string, description: string, points: number}) {
+                                 { name: string, description: string, points: number }) {
             if (req.session.userId) {
                 const user = await models.User.findByPk(req.session.userId);
                 if (user.isAdmin) {
diff --git a/src/graphql/schema.graphql b/src/graphql/schema.graphql
index 48075fa..adec8b8 100644
--- a/src/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/src/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type Mutation {
     "Report the post"
     report(postId: ID!): Boolean!
 
-   "send a request"
+    "send a request"
     sendRequest(receiver: ID!, type: RequestType): Request
 
     "lets you accept a request for a given request id"
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 9b9724f..928d26a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ process.env.NODE_CONFIG_DIR = __dirname + "/../config";
 // tslint:disable:no-console
 import * as cluster from "cluster";
 import App from "./app";
+
 const numCPUs = require("os").cpus().length;
 
 if (cluster.isMaster) {
diff --git a/src/lib/dataAccess.ts b/src/lib/dataAccess.ts
index 6dcf7e9..544bf5a 100644
--- a/src/lib/dataAccess.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dataAccess.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import {NoActionSpecifiedError} from "./errors/NoActionSpecifiedError";
 import {UserNotFoundError} from "./errors/UserNotFoundError";
 import globals from "./globals";
 import {InternalEvents} from "./InternalEvents";
-import {Activity} from "./models";
 import * as models from "./models";
+import {Activity} from "./models";
 
 // tslint:disable:completed-docs
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace dataaccess {
         } else {
             // more performant way to get the votes with plain sql
             return await sequelize.query(
-                    `SELECT * FROM (
+                `SELECT * FROM (
                  SELECT *,
                  (SELECT count(*) FROM post_votes WHERE vote_type = 'UPVOTE' AND post_id = posts.id) AS upvotes ,
                  (SELECT count(*) FROM post_votes WHERE vote_type = 'DOWNVOTE' AND post_id = posts.id) AS downvotes
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace dataaccess {
      * Deletes a post
      * @param postId
      */
-    export async function deletePost(postId: number): Promise<boolean|GraphQLError> {
+    export async function deletePost(postId: number): Promise<boolean | GraphQLError> {
         try {
             const post = await models.Post.findByPk(postId, {include: [{model: Activity}, {association: "rAuthor"}]});
             const activity = await post.activity();
@@ -263,8 +263,10 @@ namespace dataaccess {
     export async function createRequest(sender: number, receiver: number, requestType?: RequestType) {
         requestType = requestType || RequestType.FRIENDREQUEST;
 
-        const requestExists = !!await models.Request.findOne({where:
-                {senderId: sender, receiverId: receiver, requestType}});
+        const requestExists = !!await models.Request.findOne({
+            where:
+                {senderId: sender, receiverId: receiver, requestType},
+        });
 
         if (!requestExists) {
             const request = await models.Request.create({senderId: sender, receiverId: receiver, requestType});
diff --git a/src/lib/errors/UserNotFoundError.ts b/src/lib/errors/UserNotFoundError.ts
index 69724c0..642dc74 100644
--- a/src/lib/errors/UserNotFoundError.ts
+++ b/src/lib/errors/UserNotFoundError.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {BaseError} from "./BaseError";
  * An error that is thrown when a specified user was not found
  */
 export class UserNotFoundError extends BaseError {
-    constructor(username: (string|number)) {
+    constructor(username: (string | number)) {
         super(`User ${username} not found!`);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/models/ChatRoom.ts b/src/lib/models/ChatRoom.ts
index f521387..9d557d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/models/ChatRoom.ts
+++ b/src/lib/models/ChatRoom.ts
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ export class ChatRoom extends Model<ChatRoom> {
     /**
      * Returns the messages that have been sent in the chatroom
      */
-    public async messages({first, offset}: {first: number, offset: number}): Promise<ChatMessage[]> {
+    public async messages({first, offset}: { first: number, offset: number }): Promise<ChatMessage[]> {
         const limit = first ?? 10;
         offset = offset ?? 0;
-        return await this.$get("rMessages", {limit, offset}) as ChatMessage[];
+        return await this.$get("rMessages", {limit, offset, order: [["id", "DESC"]]}) as ChatMessage[];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/lib/models/Event.ts b/src/lib/models/Event.ts
index d6564d6..6d3fcd9 100644
--- a/src/lib/models/Event.ts
+++ b/src/lib/models/Event.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class Event extends Model<Event> {
      * @param first
      * @param offset
      */
-    public async participants({first, offset}: {first: number, offset: number}): Promise<User[]> {
+    public async participants({first, offset}: { first: number, offset: number }): Promise<User[]> {
         const limit = first ?? 10;
         offset = offset ?? 0;
         return await this.$get("rParticipants", {limit, offset}) as User[];
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class Event extends Model<Event> {
      * @param userId
      * @param request
      */
-    public async joined({userId}: {userId: number}, request: any): Promise<boolean> {
+    public async joined({userId}: { userId: number }, request: any): Promise<boolean> {
         userId = userId ?? request.session.userId;
         if (userId) {
             const participants = await this.$get("rParticipants", {where: {id: userId}}) as User[];
diff --git a/src/lib/models/Group.ts b/src/lib/models/Group.ts
index f4f83a8..eb445e1 100644
--- a/src/lib/models/Group.ts
+++ b/src/lib/models/Group.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class Group extends Model<Group> {
      * @param userId
      * @param request
      */
-    public async joined({userId}: {userId: number}, request: any): Promise<boolean> {
+    public async joined({userId}: { userId: number }, request: any): Promise<boolean> {
         userId = userId ?? request.session.userId;
         if (userId) {
             const members = await this.$get("rMembers", {where: {id: userId}}) as User[];
diff --git a/src/lib/models/Post.ts b/src/lib/models/Post.ts
index 7aac135..fad5013 100644
--- a/src/lib/models/Post.ts
+++ b/src/lib/models/Post.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class Post extends Model<Post> {
      */
     @BelongsToMany(() => User, () => PostVote)
     // tslint:disable-next-line:completed-docs
-    public rVotes: Array<User & {PostVote: PostVote}>;
+    public rVotes: Array<User & { PostVote: PostVote }>;
 
     /**
      * The date the post was created at
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ export class Post extends Model<Post> {
     /**
      * Returns the activity of the post.
      */
-    public async activity(): Promise<Activity|undefined> {
+    public async activity(): Promise<Activity | undefined> {
         return await this.$get("rActivity") as Activity;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the votes on a post
      */
-    public async votes(): Promise<Array<User & {PostVote: PostVote}>> {
-        return await this.$get("rVotes") as Array<User & {PostVote: PostVote}>;
+    public async votes(): Promise<Array<User & { PostVote: PostVote }>> {
+        return await this.$get("rVotes") as Array<User & { PostVote: PostVote }>;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ export class Post extends Model<Post> {
      */
     public async vote(userId: number, type: VoteType): Promise<VoteType> {
         type = type ?? VoteType.UPVOTE;
-        let votes = await this.$get("rVotes", {where: {id: userId}}) as Array<User & {PostVote: PostVote}>;
+        let votes = await this.$get("rVotes", {where: {id: userId}}) as Array<User & { PostVote: PostVote }>;
         let vote = votes[0] ?? null;
         let created = false;
         if (!vote) {
             await this.$add("rVote", userId);
-            votes = await this.$get("rVotes", {where: {id: userId}}) as Array<User & {PostVote: PostVote}>;
+            votes = await this.$get("rVotes", {where: {id: userId}}) as Array<User & { PostVote: PostVote }>;
             vote = votes[0] ?? null;
             created = true;
         }
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ export class Post extends Model<Post> {
      * @param userId
      * @param request
      */
-    public async userVote({userId}: {userId: number}, request: any): Promise<VoteType> {
+    public async userVote({userId}: { userId: number }, request: any): Promise<VoteType> {
         userId = userId ?? request.session.userId;
         if (userId) {
-            const votes = await this.$get("rVotes", {where: {id: userId}}) as Array<User & {PostVote: PostVote}>;
+            const votes = await this.$get("rVotes", {where: {id: userId}}) as Array<User & { PostVote: PostVote }>;
             return votes[0]?.PostVote?.voteType;
         } else {
             return undefined;
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ export class Post extends Model<Post> {
      * @param userId
      * @param request
      */
-    public async deletable({userId}: {userId: number}, request: any): Promise<boolean> {
+    public async deletable({userId}: { userId: number }, request: any): Promise<boolean> {
         userId = userId ?? request.session.userId;
-        const isAuthor =  Number(userId) === Number(this.authorId);
+        const isAuthor = Number(userId) === Number(this.authorId);
         if (userId && !isAuthor) {
             return (await User.findOne({where: {id: userId}})).isAdmin;
         }
diff --git a/src/tests/lib/markdownTest.ts b/src/tests/lib/markdownTest.ts
index f38c14b..75d6a12 100644
--- a/src/tests/lib/markdownTest.ts
+++ b/src/tests/lib/markdownTest.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ describe("markdown", () => {
             expect(result).to.equal("<strong>Hello</strong>");
         });
         it("renders markdown emoji", () => {
-           const result = markdown.renderInline(":smile:");
-           expect(result).to.equal("😄");
+            const result = markdown.renderInline(":smile:");
+            expect(result).to.equal("😄");
         });
     });
     describe("render", () => {
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ describe("markdown", () => {
             expect(result).to.equal("<p>#header</p>\n<pre><code></code></pre>\n");
         });
         it("renders markdown emoji", () => {
-           const result = markdown.render(":smile:");
-           expect(result).to.equal("<p>😄</p>\n");
+            const result = markdown.render(":smile:");
+            expect(result).to.equal("<p>😄</p>\n");
         });
     });
 });