diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 0a5af08..4f00a5d 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -44,16 +44,7 @@ let root = {
 
 let app = express();
 
-/* leaving this here for reference
-app.options('/graphql', function (req, res) {
-  res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
-  res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET,POST,OPTIONS');
-  res.send(200);
-});
-*/
-
 app.use(cors());
-
 app.use('/graphql', graphqlHTTP({
   schema: schema,
   rootValue: root,
@@ -75,20 +66,31 @@ async function loop() {
   console.log(new Date(), "Checking for spaces...");
   let changecount = 0;
   for (const space of spaces) {
-    //console.log(`Checking ${space.id}...`);
     let response = await checkSpace(space);
-    //console.log(`Space ${space.id} is ${o ? "open" : "closed"}`);
     if (typeof response.open === "undefined") {
       console.error(`The space ${space.id} might not be reachable. Please check the endpoint.`);
       continue;
     }
     if (JSON.stringify(response) != JSON.stringify(cache.get(space.id))) {
       cache.set(space.id, response);
+
+      // update or create the space in the database
       let update = await prisma.space.upsert({
         where: { id: space.id },
-        update: { open: response.open, lastChange: response.lastchange },
-        create: { id: space.id, open: response.open, lastChange: response.lastchange, name: space.name }
+
+        update: {
+          open: response.open,
+          lastChange: response.lastchange
+        },
+
+        create: {
+          id: space.id,
+          open: response.open,
+          lastChange: response.lastchange,
+          name: space.name,
+        }
       });
+
       changecount++;
     }
   }
@@ -99,20 +101,34 @@ async function loop() {
 async function checkSpace(space) {
   let response, data, open;
   let lastchange = null;
+
   try {
     response = await fetch(space.endpoint);
     data = await response.json();
-  } catch (e) { console.error(`The space ${space.id} might not be reachable. Please check the endpoint. Error: ${e}`); }
+  }
+  catch (e) {
+    console.error(`The space ${space.id} might not be reachable. Please check the endpoint. Error: ${e}`);
+  }
 
+  // Check if the space is using the SpaceAPI standard
   if (!space.path) {
     try {
       open = data.state.open;
       lastchange = new Date(data.state.lastchange*1000);
     }
-    catch { console.error(`The space ${space.id} is not using the SpaceAPI standard. Please specify a path.`); }
-  } else {
-    try { open = (jp.query(data, space.path) == (space.expected ? space.expected : true)); }
-    catch { console.error(`The space ${space.id} has an invalid JSONPath to the target value. Please use https://jsonpath.com/ to evaluate the path.`); }
+    catch {
+      console.error(`The space ${space.id} is not using the SpaceAPI standard. Please specify a path.`);
+    }
   }
+  else {
+    try {
+      // Query the JSONPath. If the expected value is not set, assume true or a similar value like 1.
+      open = (jp.query(data, space.path) == (space.expected ? space.expected : true));
+    }
+    catch {
+      console.error(`The space ${space.id} has an invalid JSONPath to the target value. Please use https://jsonpath.com/ to evaluate the path.`);
+    }
+  }
+
   return { open, lastchange };
 }
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