diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eacac3a..e4c1c93 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-.lgfbot/
\ No newline at end of file
+.lgfbot
diff --git a/lgfbot.py b/lgfbot.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 00033c0..8630085
--- a/lgfbot.py
+++ b/lgfbot.py
@@ -1,59 +1,33 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import random
-import requests
-import json
 from getpass import getpass
+from mastodon import Mastodon
 import os
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-#Ensure Credentials
-parent = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-try:
-	os.mkdir(os.path.join(parent, '.creds'))
-except FileExistsError:
-	pass
+if not os.path.exists('./.lgfbot/'):
+	os.mkdir('./.lgfbot')
+
+if not os.path.exists('./.lgfbot/lgf_client.secret'):
+	instance = input('Please enter your instance: ')
+	if instance[:4] != 'http':
+		instance = 'https://' + instance
+	Mastodon.create_app('Hourly lgf', api_base_url = instance, to_file = './.lgfbot/lgf_client.secret')
+
+mastodon = Mastodon(
+    client_id = './.lgfbot/lgf_client.secret',
+)
+
+if not os.path.exists('./.lgfbot/lgf_user.secret'):
+	print('To post, lgfbot needs to generate an access token')
+	username = input('Enter your username: ')
+	password = getpass('Enter your password: ')
+	mastodon.log_in(username=username, password=password, scopes=['write:statuses'], to_file='./.lgfbot/lgf_user.secret')
 
 
-#Create app
-try:
-	with open(os.path.join(parent, '.creds', 'client.secret'), "x") as clientcreds:
-		instance = input('Please enter your instance: ')
-		if not instance[:4] == 'http':
-			instance = 'https://' + instance
-		response = requests.post(instance + '/api/v1/apps', data={'client_name':'Hourly lgf','scopes':'write:statuses', 'redirect_uris':'urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob'})
-		response = response.json()
-		print(response)
-		clientcreds.write(response['client_id'] + "\n")
-		clientcreds.write(response['client_secret'] + "\n")
-		clientcreds.write(instance + "\n")
-except FileExistsError:
-	pass
-
-#Fetch information from app credential file
-with open(os.path.join(parent, '.creds', 'client.secret'), "r") as clientcreds:
-	lines = clientcreds.read().split('\n')
-	client_id = lines[0]
-	client_secret = lines[1]
-	instance = lines[2]
-
-#Log in to bot account
-try:
-	with open(os.path.join(parent, '.creds', 'user.secret'), "x") as usercreds:
-		print(instance + '/oauth/authorize?', urlencode({'response_type':'code', 'client_id':client_id, 'redirect_uri':'urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob', 'scope':'write:statuses'}))
-		code = input("To generate a token to access your account, lgfbot needs an authorization code. Please authorize using the link above and enter the code it provides you \nCode: ")
-		response = requests.post(instance + '/oauth/token', data={'grant_type':'authorization_code', 'code':code, 'client_id':client_id, 'client_secret':client_secret, 'redirect_uri':'urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob', 'scope':'write:statuses'})
-		usercreds.write(response.json()['access_token'])
-except FileExistsError:
-	pass
-
-#Fetch information from user credential file
-with open(os.path.join(parent, '.creds', 'user.secret'), "r") as usercreds:
-	lines = usercreds.read().split('\n')
-	token = lines[0]
-
-session = requests.Session()
-session.headers.update({"Authorization" : "Bearer " + token})
+mastodon = Mastodon(
+ 	access_token = './.lgfbot/lgf_user.secret'
+)
 
 with open('adjectives.txt') as f:
 	adjectives = list(map(str.rstrip, f))
@@ -81,4 +55,4 @@ else:
 adjective = random.choice(adjectives)
 content = postform.format(adjective=adjective, gender=gender, verb=verb)
 print(content)
-session.post(instance + '/api/v1/statuses', data={'status':content, 'visibility':'direct'})
+mastodon.status_post(content, visibility='unlisted')