diff --git a/config.gcfg b/config.gcfg
index b554e4c..9a9d61f 100644
--- a/config.gcfg
+++ b/config.gcfg
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   userdir             = "savedata/dgldir/userdata"
   hackdir             = "savedata/hack"
   nhdatlocation       = "/usr/lib/games/nethack/nhdat"
-  recordfilelocation  = "record"
   reclistlocation     = "reclist"
   bootstrapdelay      = 1
 
diff --git a/deps/server_config.gcfg b/deps/server_config.gcfg
index 45e50f7..1583c4b 100644
--- a/deps/server_config.gcfg
+++ b/deps/server_config.gcfg
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   userdir             = "savedata/dgldir/userdata"
   hackdir             = "/hack"
   nhdatlocation       = "/usr/lib/games/nethack/nhdat"
-  recordfilelocation  = "/hack/record"
   reclistlocation     = "/bin/reclist"
   bootstrapdelay      = 1
 
diff --git a/nethack-launcher.go b/nethack-launcher.go
index 2c5bfeb..ba210d9 100644
--- a/nethack-launcher.go
+++ b/nethack-launcher.go
@@ -20,16 +20,15 @@ import (
 
 type Config struct {
 	NethackLauncher struct {
-		Loglevel           string
-		ServerDisplay      string
-		NethackVersion     string
-		InProgressDir      string // TODO: depricate this
-		UserDir            string // TODO: depricate this
-		HackDir            string
-		NhdatLocation      string
-		RecordFileLocation string
-		ReclistLocation    string
-		BootstrapDelay     time.Duration
+		Loglevel        string
+		ServerDisplay   string
+		NethackVersion  string
+		InProgressDir   string // TODO: depricate this
+		UserDir         string // TODO: depricate this
+		HackDir         string
+		NhdatLocation   string
+		ReclistLocation string
+		BootstrapDelay  time.Duration
 	}
 
 	Redis struct {
@@ -104,8 +103,8 @@ func initRedisConnection() (*redis.Client, error) {
 
 func checkFiles() {
 	// make sure record file exists
-	if _, err := os.Stat(config.NethackLauncher.RecordFileLocation); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		glogger.Info.Printf("record file not found in %s\n", config.NethackLauncher.RecordFileLocation)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(fmt.Sprintf("%s/record", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir)); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		glogger.Info.Printf("record file not found in %s/record\n", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir)
 		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -200,6 +199,13 @@ func printUserScreen(redisClient *redis.Client, username string) string {
 			printProgressScreen(redisClient)
 		case "p":
 			// TODO save to inprogress
+			// SADD user to an inprogress redis set
+			// SET inprogress:user and expire it to 10 seconds
+			//   start goroutine that keeps upping expire time every 8 or so seconds
+			//   when goroutine exists, the key will be allowed to expire
+			// have a janitor that watches inprogress set
+			//   janitor looks at every user in 'inprogress' and checks if the key remains
+			//   if the key is gone, janitor kills the user from redis set
 			// restart display
 			nhCommand := fmt.Sprintf("nethack -d %s -u %s\n", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir, username)
 			ttyrecPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/user/%s/ttyrec/yeet.ttyrec", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir, username)
@@ -482,7 +488,7 @@ func gethighscore(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// run script
 	output, err := exec.Command(config.NethackLauncher.ReclistLocation,
 		"-f",
-		config.NethackLauncher.RecordFileLocation).CombinedOutput()
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s/record", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir)).CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
 	}