diff --git a/basicpastev2.py b/basicpastev2.py
index e336207..a55385e 100644
--- a/basicpastev2.py
+++ b/basicpastev2.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 """
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+#logging.basicConfig(filename='/tmp/nopaste.log', level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=CONF.default.upload_folder, static_url_path="")
 api = Api(app)
@@ -98,10 +99,12 @@ def home():
 def show_me_thefile(url):
     identifier = Shorturl.toBase10(url)
     LOG.info("Resolved identifier: %s\n" % str(identifier))
-
+    
     Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
-    if sqlite_middleware._find_object(identifier, Session()) is None or not \
-            os.path.exists(CONF.default.upload_folder + "/" + url):
+    if sqlite_middleware._get_object(identifier, Session()) is None or not \
+            os.path.exists(CONF.default.upload_folder + "/" + url) or \
+            helper.is_expired(sqlite_middleware._get_object(\
+                identifier, Session()).timestamp, CONF.default.expire_time):
         abort(404)
 
     LOG.info("[Rendering] %s\n" % str(CONF.default.upload_folder + "/" + url))
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 6467229..b7dc175 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
+
 # Register the stanza
 opt_default_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='default', \
                                 title='Default Options')
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
 
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
+CONF(default_config_files=['config/nopaste.conf'])
 CONF.register_group(opt_default_group)
 CONF.register_opts(default_opts, opt_default_group)
 
@@ -72,11 +74,10 @@
 CONF.default.port = CONF.default.uri.split(":")[2]
 
 
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    print(CONF.default.upload_folder)
-    #print(CONF.default.upload_folder)
-    #print(CONF.default.uri)
-    #print(CONF.default.debug)
-    #print(CONF.database.dbname)
-    #print(CONF.database.sql_engine_prefix)
+#if __name__ == '__main__':
+#print(CONF.default.upload_folder)
+#print(CONF.default.upload_folder)
+#print(CONF.default.uri)
+#print(CONF.default.debug)
+#print(CONF.database.dbname)
+#print(CONF.database.sql_engine_prefix)
diff --git a/config/nopaste.conf b/config/nopaste.conf
index 5787955..43d478f 100644
--- a/config/nopaste.conf
+++ b/config/nopaste.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 upload_folder="uploads"
 templates_folder="templates"
 uri="http://localhost:5000/"
-debug=False
+debug=True
 expire_time=86400
 
 
diff --git a/lib/resources/userapi.py b/lib/resources/userapi.py
index 52846dc..8e7d4d7 100644
--- a/lib/resources/userapi.py
+++ b/lib/resources/userapi.py
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ def get(self, uuid):
     def post(self):
         username = request.json.get('username')
         password = request.json.get('password')
-        
-        
+
+
         if username is None or password is None:
             abort(400)  # missing arguments
-       
+
         engine = create_engine(CONF.database.sql_engine_prefix + CONF.database.dbname)
         Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
-        
+
         print(password)
         if sqlite_middleware._get_user(username, Session()) is not None:
             print(username)
diff --git a/sqlite_middleware.py b/sqlite_middleware.py
index 92d9bd0..3eb7001 100644
--- a/sqlite_middleware.py
+++ b/sqlite_middleware.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def _insert_user(user, session):
     session.commit()
 
 
-def _find_object(uid, session):
+def _find_objects(uid, session):
     result = session.query(Link).filter_by(uuid=uid).all()
     return result
 
diff --git a/utils/helper.py b/utils/helper.py
index 40f47ac..d7c21bf 100644
--- a/utils/helper.py
+++ b/utils/helper.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 from flask import render_template, make_response, Response
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
-from config import CONF
+from datetime import datetime as dt, timedelta
 import logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -42,9 +42,24 @@ def render(resource, ua):
     return content
 
 
-def isexpired(t1):
+def is_expired(t1, expire_time):
     """
-    TBD: Define the mode of setting link expired
+    Define the mode of setting link expired
     """
-    print("The expire time is set to: %d\n" % int(CONF.default.expire_time))
-    pass
+    LOG.info("Timedelta seconds: %d\n" % int(expire_time))
+    now = dt.now()
+    link_dt = dt.strptime(t1, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+
+    if abs(now - link_dt) > timedelta(seconds=expire_time):
+        LOG.info("[EXPIRED] - TRUE")
+        return True
+
+    LOG.info("[EXPIRED] - FALSE")
+    return False
+
+
+# JUST FOR TEST PURPOSES ...
+#print(is_expired("2017-12-01 20:32:00", 86400))
+#print(is_expired("2017-12-06 15:32:00", 86400))
+#print(is_expired("2017-12-07 20:32:00", 86400))
+#print(is_expired("2017-12-05 20:32:00", 86400))