diff --git a/events.py b/events.py
index 5548f21..6a56b0f 100755
--- a/events.py
+++ b/events.py
@@ -59,41 +59,45 @@ def formatMessage(event):
         att['newTime'],
         " IN" if att['readerAddress'] == '0' else " OUT")
 
-# get parameters for messages to get?
-# honestly not really sure why this is required, their API is confusing
-parXMLIn = ET.Element("VertXMessage")
-ET.SubElement(parXMLIn, "hid:EventMessages", attrib={"action": "LR"})
-parXMLOut = doXMLRequest(TARGET_IP, ET.tostring(parXMLIn))
+def main():
+    # get parameters for messages to get?
+    # honestly not really sure why this is required, their API is confusing
+    parXMLIn = ET.Element("VertXMessage")
+    ET.SubElement(parXMLIn, "hid:EventMessages", attrib={"action": "LR"})
+    parXMLOut = doXMLRequest(TARGET_IP, ET.tostring(parXMLIn))
 
-root = None
-if os.path.exists("log.xml"):
-    # read last log
-    tree = ET.ElementTree(None, "log.xml")
-    root = tree.getroot()
-    recordCount = int(parXMLOut[0].attrib["historyRecordMarker"]) - \
-                  int(root[0][0].attrib["recordMarker"])
-else:
-    # first run for this door
-    recordCount = 1000
+    root = None
+    if os.path.exists("log.xml"):
+        # read last log
+        tree = ET.ElementTree(None, "log.xml")
+        root = tree.getroot()
+        recordCount = int(parXMLOut[0].attrib["historyRecordMarker"]) - \
+                      int(root[0][0].attrib["recordMarker"])
+    else:
+        # first run for this door
+        recordCount = 1000
 
-print("Getting", recordCount, "records")
-# get the actual messages
-eventsXMLIn = ET.Element("VertXMessage")
-ET.SubElement(eventsXMLIn, "hid:EventMessages",
-              attrib={"action": "LR",
-                      "recordCount": str(recordCount),
-                      "historyRecordMarker": parXMLOut[0].attrib["historyRecordMarker"],
-                      "historyTimestamp": parXMLOut[0].attrib["historyTimestamp"]})
-eventsXMLOut = doXMLRequest(TARGET_IP, ET.tostring(eventsXMLIn))
-#TODO: handle modeRecords=true
+    print("Getting", recordCount, "records")
+    # get the actual messages
+    eventsXMLIn = ET.Element("VertXMessage")
+    ET.SubElement(eventsXMLIn, "hid:EventMessages",
+                  attrib={"action": "LR",
+                          "recordCount": str(recordCount),
+                          "historyRecordMarker": parXMLOut[0].attrib["historyRecordMarker"],
+                          "historyTimestamp": parXMLOut[0].attrib["historyTimestamp"]})
+    eventsXMLOut = doXMLRequest(TARGET_IP, ET.tostring(eventsXMLIn))
+    #TODO: handle modeRecords=true
 
-for index, event in enumerate(eventsXMLOut[0]):
-    event.attrib["recordMarker"] = str(int(parXMLOut[0].attrib["historyRecordMarker"]) - index)
-#    print(formatMessage(event))
+    for index, event in enumerate(eventsXMLOut[0]):
+        event.attrib["recordMarker"] = str(int(parXMLOut[0].attrib["historyRecordMarker"]) - index)
+    #    print(formatMessage(event))
 
-if root is None:
-    tree = ET.ElementTree(eventsXMLOut)
-else:
-    for event in reversed(eventsXMLOut[0]):
-        root[0].insert(0, event)
-tree.write("log.xml")
+    if root is None:
+        tree = ET.ElementTree(eventsXMLOut)
+    else:
+        for event in reversed(eventsXMLOut[0]):
+            root[0].insert(0, event)
+    tree.write("log.xml")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()