diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 153875e..f778417 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 vars.js
-.idea   
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+.idea
+*.xlsx
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diff --git a/appendResultsToExcel.js b/appendResultsToExcel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7609cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appendResultsToExcel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+const xlsx = require("xlsx");
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+function appendToExcel(newResult, filename) {
+    let workbook;
+
+    // Load existing file if it exists
+    if (fs.existsSync(filename)) {
+        workbook = xlsx.readFile(filename);
+    } else {
+        workbook = xlsx.utils.book_new();
+    }
+
+    const sheetName = "Results";
+    let worksheet = workbook.Sheets[sheetName];
+
+    // If the worksheet doesn't exist, create it
+    if (!worksheet) {
+        worksheet = xlsx.utils.json_to_sheet([]);
+        xlsx.utils.book_append_sheet(workbook, worksheet, sheetName);
+    }
+
+    // Get existing data from the worksheet
+    const data = xlsx.utils.sheet_to_json(worksheet);
+    data.push(newResult); // Add new result
+
+    // Update worksheet with new data
+    const updatedWorksheet = xlsx.utils.json_to_sheet(data);
+    workbook.Sheets[sheetName] = updatedWorksheet;
+
+    // Write updated workbook to file
+    xlsx.writeFile(workbook, filename);
+}
+
+module.exports = appendToExcel;
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diff --git a/iterateOverDashboardTable.js b/iterateOverDashboardTable.js
index 7ab67b3..81097dd 100644
--- a/iterateOverDashboardTable.js
+++ b/iterateOverDashboardTable.js
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ start dan het script
  */
 const puppeteer = require("puppeteer");
 const isStartPakketAvailable = require("./evaluateStartPakket");
-const xlsx = require("xlsx");
 const fs = require("fs");
 const saveResultsToExcel = require("./saveResultsToExcel");
+const appendToExcel = require("./appendResultsToExcel");
+const wait  = require("./wait");
 
 async function iterateOverDashboardTable() {
   /*connection to local host */
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ async function iterateOverDashboardTable() {
 
   //array to store results for Excel export
   let results = []
+  const filename = "DashboardResults.xlsx"
 
   // Get all open pages (tabs)
   const pages = await browser.pages();
@@ -55,6 +57,12 @@ async function iterateOverDashboardTable() {
   );
   console.log(`Found ${links.length} AA-links to process.`);
 
+  // Initialize Excel file if it doesn't exist
+  if (!fs.existsSync(filename)) {
+    saveResultsToExcel([], filename); // Create empty file
+    console.log(`Initialized new Excel file: ${filename}`);
+  }
+
   // process links
   for (let i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
     console.log(`Processing link ${i + 1}`);
@@ -68,6 +76,8 @@ async function iterateOverDashboardTable() {
       `${tableBodySelector} tr span[title="AA-rapport"] a`
     );
 
+    if ((i + 1) % 10 === 0) {await wait(10000)}
+
     const [newPagePromise] = await Promise.all([
       new Promise((resolve) =>
         browser.once("targetcreated", async (target) => {
@@ -77,6 +87,7 @@ async function iterateOverDashboardTable() {
       ),
       links[i].click(), // Simulate the click
     ]);
+    let result;
 
     const newPage = await newPagePromise;
 
@@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ async function iterateOverDashboardTable() {
       const evaluationResult = await isStartPakketAvailable(newPage);
 
       //Save results for Excel
-      results.push({
+      result = ({
         LinkNumber: i +1,
         StudentName: evaluationResult.studName || 'N/A',
         StudentID: evaluationResult.studId || "N/A",
@@ -97,7 +108,7 @@ async function iterateOverDashboardTable() {
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(`Error processing link ${i + 1}:`, error.message);
       // Save error for Excel
-      results.push({
+      result = ({
         LinkNumber: i + 1,
         StudentName: "Error",
         StudentID: "Error",
@@ -109,6 +120,8 @@ async function iterateOverDashboardTable() {
     finally {
       await newPage.close();
     }
+    results.push(result);
+    appendToExcel(result, filename);
   }
 
   console.log("All links processed.");
diff --git a/saveResultsToExcel.js b/saveResultsToExcel.js
index 4ecd7db..3b30840 100644
--- a/saveResultsToExcel.js
+++ b/saveResultsToExcel.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const xlsx = require("xlsx");
 function saveResultsToExcel(data, filename) {
   const workbook = xlsx.utils.book_new(); // Create a new workbook
   const worksheet = xlsx.utils.json_to_sheet(data); // Convert data to worksheet
diff --git a/wait.js b/wait.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de37621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wait.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function wait(ms) {
+    return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+module.exports = wait;
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