commit - cca7ceb6a6a1bf427001f909851f8eca6324c03d
commit + cfe1798c7f38b9f7bd84fbbce443f8eb417c4883
blob - 3b396e3a4b149ae0d0be0d7aa64fb6c1005ccc54
blob + 991e79d1f6b67dda8680af86953bf5caa36e9acc
--- main.go
+++ main.go
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ var discord *discordgo.Session
 func main() {
 	parseArgs(os.Args)
 
+	// initialize all tracked districts
+	for _, v := range ParsedArgs.Districts {
+		_, err := AddTrackedDistrict(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("%s is not a valid district. exiting", v)
+		}
+	}
+
 	discord, err := discordgo.New("Bot " + ParsedArgs.Token)
 	// Cleanly close down the Discord session on program end
 	defer discord.Close()