diff --git a/backfiller/backfiller/main.py b/backfiller/backfiller/main.py
index 32b2466..bc7df4d 100644
--- a/backfiller/backfiller/main.py
+++ b/backfiller/backfiller/main.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def backfill_node(base_dir, node, stream, variants, hours=None, start=None,
 def main(base_dir, stream, variants, fill_wait=5, full_fill_wait=180, sleep_time=1):
 	"""Prototype backfiller service.
 
-	Do a full backfill of stream/variants from all nodes initially. Then every sleep_time minutes check to see if more than fill_wait minutes have passed since the last backfill. If so do a backfill of the last 3 hours. Also check whether it has been more than full_fill_wait minutes since the last full backfill; if so, do a full backfill."""
+	Do a backfill of the last 3 hours from stream/variants from all nodes initially before doing a full backfill from all nodes. Then every sleep_time minutes check to see if more than fill_wait minutes have passed since the last backfill. If so do a backfill of the last 3 hours. Also check whether it has been more than full_fill_wait minutes since the last full backfill; if so, do a full backfill."""
 	# TODO replace this with a more robust event based service and backfill from multiple nodes in parallel
 	# stretch goal: provide an interface to trigger backfills manually
 	# stretch goal: use the backfiller to monitor the restreamer
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ def main(base_dir, stream, variants, fill_wait=5, full_fill_wait=180, sleep_time
 	fill_start = datetime.datetime.now()
 	full_fill_start = fill_start
 
+	backfill(base_dir, stream, variants)
 	backfill(base_dir, stream, variants, order='random')
 	
 	# I'm sure there is a module that does this in a more robust way