diff --git a/backend/.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml b/backend/.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ca92b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="CheckStyle-IDEA" serialisationVersion="2">
+    <checkstyleVersion>10.20.1</checkstyleVersion>
+    <scanScope>JavaOnly</scanScope>
+    <option name="thirdPartyClasspath" />
+    <option name="activeLocationIds" />
+    <option name="locations">
+      <list>
+        <ConfigurationLocation id="bundled-sun-checks" type="BUNDLED" scope="All" description="Sun Checks">(bundled)</ConfigurationLocation>
+        <ConfigurationLocation id="bundled-google-checks" type="BUNDLED" scope="All" description="Google Checks">(bundled)</ConfigurationLocation>
+      </list>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/backend/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml b/backend/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml
index 919ce1f..1bec35e 100644
--- a/backend/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml
+++ b/backend/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <component name="ProjectCodeStyleConfiguration">
   <code_scheme name="Project" version="173">
-    <ScalaCodeStyleSettings>
-      <option name="MULTILINE_STRING_CLOSING_QUOTES_ON_NEW_LINE" value="true" />
-    </ScalaCodeStyleSettings>
+    <JetCodeStyleSettings>
+      <option name="CODE_STYLE_DEFAULTS" value="KOTLIN_OFFICIAL" />
+    </JetCodeStyleSettings>
+    <codeStyleSettings language="kotlin">
+      <option name="CODE_STYLE_DEFAULTS" value="KOTLIN_OFFICIAL" />
+    </codeStyleSettings>
   </code_scheme>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/.idea/codeStyles/codeStyleConfig.xml b/backend/.idea/codeStyles/codeStyleConfig.xml
index a55e7a1..6e6eec1 100644
--- a/backend/.idea/codeStyles/codeStyleConfig.xml
+++ b/backend/.idea/codeStyles/codeStyleConfig.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <component name="ProjectCodeStyleConfiguration">
   <state>
+    <option name="USE_PER_PROJECT_SETTINGS" value="true" />
     <option name="PREFERRED_PROJECT_CODE_STYLE" value="Default" />
   </state>
 </component>
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diff --git a/backend/.idea/ktfmt.xml b/backend/.idea/ktfmt.xml
index bfb7166..228bfae 100644
--- a/backend/.idea/ktfmt.xml
+++ b/backend/.idea/ktfmt.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="KtfmtSettings">
-    <option name="enableKtfmt" value="Enabled" />
+    <option name="enableKtfmt" value="Disabled" />
   </component>
 </project>
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diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt
index fdfb984..aa71955 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package observer.nelle.nelleObserverBackend.plugins
 import io.ktor.client.*
 import io.ktor.http.*
 import io.ktor.server.application.*
-import io.ktor.server.plugins.ratelimit.*
 import io.ktor.server.request.*
 import io.ktor.server.response.*
 import io.ktor.server.routing.*
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ fun kaomojiTimer() {
 // this is where the fun REST comes in!
 fun Application.configureRouting(client: HttpClient) {
     routing {
-        rateLimit {
             // route all paths of */api
             route("/api") {
                 // meow
@@ -197,7 +195,6 @@ fun Application.configureRouting(client: HttpClient) {
                         storeMessage(title, message, attach, click)
                     }
                 }
-            }
         }
 
         // deprecate