diff --git a/emailtrade/getsignal.py b/emailtrade/getsignal.py
index a28a3d9..47935ad 100644
--- a/emailtrade/getsignal.py
+++ b/emailtrade/getsignal.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import history as hist
 
 import time
 
+import sys
 
 MARKET = input("Pease enter what market you want to use: Kraken or bittrex ").lower()
 if MARKET ==  "kraken":
@@ -71,10 +72,15 @@ def main():
     mail.idle()
     start_time = time.time()
     while True:
-
-        responses = mail.idle_check(30)
-        print("Server sent:", responses if responses else "nothing")
-
+        try:
+              responses = mail.idle_check(30)
+              print("Server sent:", responses if responses else "nothing")
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                  print("quitting")
+                  sys.exit(0) 
+        except otherError as e:
+                  print(e)
+                  continue
         list_uid = [i[0] for i in responses]
         if list_uid != []:
             global uid
diff --git a/emailtrade/kraken.py b/emailtrade/kraken.py
index 5aa7cd6..74d3371 100644
--- a/emailtrade/kraken.py
+++ b/emailtrade/kraken.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ with open(os.getcwd() + "/keys.json") as k:
 
 API_KEY = keys["public"]
 PRIV_KEY = keys["priv"]
-TICKER = "CRVETH"
+TICKER = "ETHXBT"
 API = krakenex.API(API_KEY,  PRIV_KEY)
 TIME = ""
 EXCHANGE = "kraken"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def open_trade():
     buyprice = marketcheck(TICKER)
     balancedf = kraken.get_account_balance() 
    # balance = "200"
-    balance = balancedf.vol["XETH"]
+    balance = balancedf.vol["XXBT"]
     balance = float(balance)
     global buy_amount
     buy_amount = (balance / buyprice) - (balance / buyprice) * 0.0025
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ def open_trade():
 def close_trade():
 
     sell_price = marketcheck(TICKER)
-    if TICKER == 'ETHUSD':
-        symbol = 'XETH'
-    if TICKER == 'XBTUSD':
-        symbol ='XXBT'
+    #if TICKER == 'ETHUSD':
+     #   symbol = 'XETH'
+    #if TICKER == 'XBTUSD':
+     #   symbol ='XXBT'
 
 
     balance = kraken.get_account_balance()
-    sell_amount = buy_amount
-    #sell_amount = balance.vol[symbol]
+    #sell_amount = buy_amount
+    sell_amount = balance.vol['XETH']
    
     print(kraken.add_standard_order(pair=TICKER, type="sell", ordertype="market", volume=buy_amount, validate=False))
     print("selling", sell_amount, "of", TICKER)