diff --git a/src/main/java/com/notificationFramework/sedentary/frontEnd/DataAnalysis.java b/src/main/java/com/notificationFramework/sedentary/frontEnd/DataAnalysis.java
index 58e7a7493662200476a5c675f0210589784dae58..6184c14246ec710a43614eca4ef34b4a16705250 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/notificationFramework/sedentary/frontEnd/DataAnalysis.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/notificationFramework/sedentary/frontEnd/DataAnalysis.java
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@ public class DataAnalysis {
         editor.putInt(context.getString(R.string.ack_days), ackDays);
         editor.putFloat(context.getString(R.string.avg_ack), avgAck);
         editor.commit();
+
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/notificationFramework/sedentary/frontEnd/MainActivity.java b/src/main/java/com/notificationFramework/sedentary/frontEnd/MainActivity.java
index 7e81de440fe7224c1d3e2ab5d9fe292d36a0a330..0eb95c9f07545ac4a2b5c4c0166ea52f03aaf1c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/notificationFramework/sedentary/frontEnd/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/notificationFramework/sedentary/frontEnd/MainActivity.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.notificationFramework.stimulusStrategy.SigMotionDetect;
 
 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
+    private SharedPreferences shared;
 
     /**
      * Called when the MainActivity activity is started from somewhere else in the application, or
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        shared = this.getSharedPreferences(getString(R.string.preference_file_key), Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
         setUpButtons();
     }
@@ -72,8 +74,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                 startActivity(intent);
             }
         });
-        SharedPreferences shared =
-                this.getSharedPreferences(getString(R.string.preference_file_key), Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
         ProgressBar progress = findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
         progress.setMax((shared.getInt(getString(R.string.daily_goal_set), R.integer.daily_goal_minutes)));
         progress.setProgress(shared.getInt(getString(R.string.daily_progress), 0));
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
     private void setUpGraph(){
         GraphView graph = (GraphView) findViewById(R.id.graph);
+
         LineGraphSeries<DataPoint> series = new LineGraphSeries<>(new DataPoint[] {
                 new DataPoint(0, 1),
                 new DataPoint(1, 5),
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                 new DataPoint(4, 6)
         });
         graph.addSeries(series);
+
     }
     /**
      * Creates the stimulus object which initiates the background processes of the application. Uses