diff --git a/gcn_test.py b/gcn_test.py
index 793ce967455064dbe0fe1bf522fd46a83c3968eb..895425876bd84e265632e8426e50c40ecfd615a6 100644
--- a/gcn_test.py
+++ b/gcn_test.py
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ def process_gcn(payload, root):
               for elem in root.iterfind('.//Param')}
     descs = [elem.text for elem in root.iterfind('.//Description')]
 
-    if params['Group'] != 'CBC':
-        return
 
     #prepare path for localization skymap, then download and produce the map in png format
     #filepath = params['skymap_fits']
@@ -156,6 +154,10 @@ def process_gcn(payload, root):
             pass
         h5file.close()
         return
+    
+    if params['Group'] != 'CBC':
+        return
+    
     if sim == False:
         try:
             table = h5file.create_table(h5file.root.events,params['GraceID'],Event,'CBC event')
@@ -238,7 +240,6 @@ def process_gcn(payload, root):
     '''PLOTTING'''
     #save the pie of possibilities
     specindex = np.argmax(vals)
-
     fig1, ax1 = plt.subplots(figsize=(5,5))
     ax1.pie(vals,labels=None,wedgeprops=dict(width=0.5))
     ax1.axis('equal')
diff --git a/sync_database.py b/sync_database.py
index cc583656877a82403fc9eaca1545bd72b34a3ab4..bc7d7c9b4fff57b65eb2610570fb8203c3546035 100644
--- a/sync_database.py
+++ b/sync_database.py
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ def sync_database():
     for col in soup.tbody.find_all("tr"):
         #print(row)
         #for col in row("tr"):
-        if 'RETRACTED' in str(col):
-            continue
         #link = col.find(hasstylenotclass).a.extract()
         name = col.find(hasstylenotclass).a.string
         eventnames.append(name)
@@ -55,14 +53,16 @@ def sync_database():
         
         bestfiles = []
         imglinks = []
-    
-        if any('Update' in s for s in all_files):
+        retracted = 0
+        if any('Retract' in s for s in all_files):
+            bestfiles= [s for s in all_files if 'Retract' in s]
+            retracted = 1
+        elif any('Update' in s for s in all_files):
             bestfiles = [s for s in all_files if 'Update' in s]
         elif any('Initial' in s for s in all_files):
             bestfiles= [s for s in all_files if 'Initial' in s]
         else:
-            bestfiles = [s for s in all_files if 'Preliminary' in s]
-            
+            bestfiles = [s for s in all_files if 'Preliminary' in s]            
         if any('LALInferenceOffline.png' in s for s in all_files):
             imglinks = [s for s in all_files if 'LALInferenceOffline.png' in s]
         else:
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def sync_database():
         
         imgpath = evname+'.png'
         datapath = 'ToRead'+evname+'.xml'
-        
-        os.system("curl --silent -0 "+imgfilepath + '> ' + './'+imgpath)
+        if retracted != 1:
+            os.system("curl --silent -0 "+imgfilepath + '> ' + './'+imgpath)
         os.system("curl --silent -0 "+datafilepath + '> ' + './'+datapath)
 
         payload = open(datapath,'rb').read()