diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73931f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Contributing
+
+## How to test the basic functions of gtt
+
+Create a new project on GitLab if you haven't done so already and write down the project path. e.g. `kriskbx/example-project`. To test groups and subgroups, create a new group with at least one subgroup. Add a new project to both the parent group (e.g. `example-group`) and the subgroup (e.g. `example-group/example-subgroup`) and write down the paths of all the projects and groups. Create at least two issues (write down their id e.g. `42`, `43`) and one merge request (e.g. `13`) in all projects. Or just use our public group over here: https://gitlab.com/gtt
+
+Then run the following basic commands and check that they work as expected:
+
+```
+# Test config command
+gtt config
+
+# Test basic time tracking
+gtt start "kriskbx/example-project" 42
+gtt stop
+gtt log
+
+# Test cancelling
+gtt start "kriskbx/example-project" 42
+gtt cancel
+gtt log
+
+# Test merge request
+gtt start --type=merge_request "kriskbx/example-project" 13
+gtt stop
+gtt log
+
+# Test issue creation
+gtt create "krisbxkbx/example-project" "New Issue"
+gtt stop
+gtt log
+
+# Test editing
+gtt edit
+
+# Test deletion
+gtt start "kriskbx/example-project" 42
+gtt stop
+gtt delete
+
+# Test sync, check out issues on GitLab if changes are synced correctly
+gtt sync
+
+# Test basic report
+gtt report "kriskbx/example-project"
+
+# Test report for a single issue and multiple issues
+gtt report "kriskbx/example-project" 42
+gtt report "kriskbx/example-project" 42 43
+
+# Test report for a group
+gtt report --type=group "example-group"
+gtt report --type=group --subgroups "example-group"
+
+# Test combined reports
+gtt report "kriskbx/example-project" "example-group/example-project"
+
+# Test outputs
+gtt report --output=table "kriskbx/example-project"
+gtt report --output=markdown "kriskbx/example-project"
+gtt report --output=csv "kriskbx/example-project"
+gtt report --output=pdf --file=test.pdf "kriskbx/example-project"
+gtt report --output=xlsx --file=test.xlsx "kriskbx/example-project"
+
+# Test timeframes (adjust the values so it includes/excludes your issues)
+gtt report --from="2020-06-02" --to="2020-06-03" "kriskbx/example-project"
+
+# Test filtering (you might need to add milestones, labels and additional stuff to properly test this)
+gtt report --closed "kriskbx/example-project"
+gtt report --user=username "kriskbx/example-project"
+gtt report --milestone=milestone_name "kriskbx/example-project"
+gtt report --include_by_labels=critical "kriskbx/example-project"
+gtt report --exclude_by_labels=ignore "kriskbx/example-project"
+gtt report --query=issues "kriskbx/example-project"
+```
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8259bb0..2d9509f 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 FROM node:8.2.1-alpine
 
 ENV GTT_VERSION 1.7.39
+ENV EDITOR vi
+
+WORKDIR /pwd
 
 RUN yarn global add --prefix /usr/local "gitlab-time-tracker@$GTT_VERSION"
 
-VOLUME ["/root"]
+VOLUME ["/root", "/pwd"]
 ENTRYPOINT ["gtt"]
 CMD ["--help"]
diff --git a/documentation.md b/documentation.md
index 01a2e94..41fe224 100644
--- a/documentation.md
+++ b/documentation.md
@@ -70,12 +70,13 @@ you can use the official [Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/kriskbx/gitlab-
 docker run \
        --rm -it \
        -v ~:/root \
+       -v $(pwd):/pwd \
        kriskbx/gitlab-time-tracker \
        --help
 ```
 
 `--rm` removes the container after running, `-it` makes it interactive, `-v ~:/root` mounts your home directory to the
-home directory inside the container. If you want to store the config in another place, mount another directory: 
+home directory inside the container, `-v $(pwd):/pwd` mounts current directory inside the container to gtt be able to read local config. If you want to store the config in another place, mount another directory: 
  
  
  ```shell
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ docker run \
 I highly recommend creating an alias and adding it to your `bashrc`:
  
 ```shell
-echo "alias gtt='docker run --rm -it -v ~:/root kriskbx/gitlab-time-tracker'" >>~/.bashrc
+echo "alias gtt='docker run --rm -it -v ~:/root -v $(pwd):/pwd kriskbx/gitlab-time-tracker'" >>~/.bashrc
 ```
 
 Now you can simply write `gtt` instead of the bulky Docker command before. Try it out: `gtt --help`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8dc55e8..9496a9c 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "request-promise-native": "^1.0.4",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.3",
     "tempfile": "^2.0.0",
+    "throttled-queue": "^1.0.7",
     "underscore": "^1.9.1",
     "xdg-basedir": "^3.0.0",
     "xlsx": "^0.13.5"
diff --git a/src/models/base.js b/src/models/base.js
index a7ca006..754aac5 100755
--- a/src/models/base.js
+++ b/src/models/base.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const request = require('request-promise-native');
 const url = require('url');
 const async = require('async');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
+const throttle = require('throttled-queue')(10, 1000);
 
 /**
  * base model
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class base {
         this._perPage = this.config ? this.config.get('_perPage') : 100;
         this._parallel = this.config ? this.config.get('_parallel') : 4;
         this._proxy = this.config && this.config.get('proxy') ? this.config.get('proxy') : undefined;
-        this._insecure = this.config && this.config.get('unsecure') ? this.config.get('unsecure') : false;
+        this._insecure = this.config && this.config.get('insecure') ? this.config.get('insecure') : false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ class base {
 
         data.private_token = this.token;
 
-        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => throttle(() => {
             request.post(`${this.url}${path}`, {
                 json: true,
                 body: data,
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class base {
                 if (this.config.get('_createDump')) this.setDump(response, key);
                 resolve(response);
             }).catch(e => reject(e));
-        });
+        }));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class base {
         path += (path.includes('?') ? '&' : '?') + `private_token=${this.token}`;
         path += `&page=${page}&per_page=${perPage}`;
 
-        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => throttle(() => {
             request(`${this.url}${path}`, {
                 json: true,
                 insecure: this._insecure,
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ class base {
                 if (this.config.get('_createDump')) this.setDump(response, key);
                 resolve(response);
             }).catch(e => reject(e));
-        });
+        }));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -190,4 +191,4 @@ class base {
     }
 }
 
-module.exports = base;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = base;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2da1b0d..8dfdeda 100755
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2429,6 +2429,11 @@ text-encoding@0.6.4, text-encoding@^0.6.4:
   version "0.6.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/text-encoding/-/text-encoding-0.6.4.tgz#e399a982257a276dae428bb92845cb71bdc26d19"
 
+throttled-queue@^1.0.7:
+  version "1.0.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/throttled-queue/-/throttled-queue-1.0.7.tgz#da7ed6702941993044a1c5fd2ac3a58582dd2977"
+  integrity sha512-/HT49S7m+NvdyJMoMRzIYlawKjeHn8jEc8TZaGmFi5IBu09hIiU/QoP1zcrB9X2qsVC11PgfRfqd8zEQs7PlEA==
+
 throttleit@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/throttleit/-/throttleit-1.0.0.tgz#9e785836daf46743145a5984b6268d828528ac6c"