diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0fbe9dc..07e95b2 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import random
 import filecmp
 import shutil
 from check import *
+from retweet import *
+
 import authorization
 
 import PIL
@@ -39,18 +41,21 @@ def main():
 		
 		if (filecmp.cmp(dir+'img.jpg', dir+'imgold.jpg') == False) and (filecmp.cmp(dir+'img.jpg', dir+'nla1.jpg') == False) and (filecmp.cmp(dir+'img.jpg', dir+'nla2.jpg') == False):
 			break
-	string = ''
+
+	tweet_text = ''
 	data = authorization.app.tag_urls(['https://imgur.com/'+id+'.jpg'])
 	i=0
 	for i in range(5):
-		string = string+'#'+data['outputs'][0]['data']['concepts'][i]['name'].replace(" ", "")+" "	 		
+		tweet_text = tweet_text+'#'+data['outputs'][0]['data']['concepts'][i]['name'].replace(" ", "")+" "	 		
 	tweetimg = open(dir+'img.jpg')
-	authorization.twitter.update_status_with_media(status = string, media = tweetimg)
+	authorization.twitter.update_status_with_media(status = tweet_text, media = tweetimg)
 	
-	log_str = "https://imgur.com/"+id+".jpg "+string+"\n"
+	log_str = "https://imgur.com/"+id+".jpg "+tweet_text+"\n"
 	log_file=open('log_file.txt', 'a')
 	log_file.write(log_str)
 	log_file.close()
 	print log_str,
 	
+	retweet()
+  
 	time.sleep (60*30)
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diff --git a/retweet.py b/retweet.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..204e22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retweet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from twython import Twython, TwythonError
+import authorization
+
+def retweet():	#retweet tweets with a set hashtag
+	search_results = authorization.twitter.search(q="#TwitterShitter", count=5)
+	try:
+		for tweet in search_results["statuses"]:
+			authorization.twitter.retweet(id = tweet["id_str"])
+			log_str = "retweeted "+tweet["id_str"]
+			log_file=open('log_file.txt', 'a')
+			log_file.write(log_str)
+			log_file.close()
+			print log_str,
+	except TwythonError as e:
+		print e
+		
+	return
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