diff --git a/src/database.py b/src/database.py
index 5d41e2c..d7501ca 100644
--- a/src/database.py
+++ b/src/database.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Provides SQLAlchemy session management and database initialization.
 
 import os
 import stat
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ class DatabaseManager:
     def get_unenriched_ips(self, limit: int = 100) -> List[str]:
         """
         Get IPs that don't have reputation data yet.
+        Excludes RFC1918 private addresses and other non-routable IPs.
 
         Args:
             limit: Maximum number of IPs to return
@@ -400,7 +401,18 @@ class DatabaseManager:
         session = self.session
         try:
             ips = session.query(IpStats.ip).filter(
-                IpStats.country_code.is_(None)
+                IpStats.country_code.is_(None),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('10.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('172.16.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('172.17.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('172.18.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('172.19.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('172.2_.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('172.30.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('172.31.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('192.168.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('127.%'),
+                ~IpStats.ip.like('169.254.%')
             ).limit(limit).all()
             return [ip[0] for ip in ips]
         finally:
@@ -411,7 +423,8 @@ class DatabaseManager:
         limit: int = 100,
         offset: int = 0,
         ip_filter: Optional[str] = None,
-        suspicious_only: bool = False
+        suspicious_only: bool = False,
+        since_minutes: Optional[int] = None
     ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Retrieve access logs with optional filtering.
@@ -421,6 +434,7 @@ class DatabaseManager:
             offset: Number of records to skip
             ip_filter: Filter by IP address
             suspicious_only: Only return suspicious requests
+            since_minutes: Only return logs from the last N minutes
 
         Returns:
             List of access log dictionaries
@@ -433,6 +447,9 @@ class DatabaseManager:
                 query = query.filter(AccessLog.ip == sanitize_ip(ip_filter))
             if suspicious_only:
                 query = query.filter(AccessLog.is_suspicious == True)
+            if since_minutes is not None:
+                cutoff_time = datetime.now(tz=ZoneInfo('UTC')) - timedelta(minutes=since_minutes)
+                query = query.filter(AccessLog.timestamp >= cutoff_time)
 
             logs = query.offset(offset).limit(limit).all()
 
diff --git a/src/tasks/analyze_ips.py b/src/tasks/analyze_ips.py
index e4fda84..7ca0d62 100644
--- a/src/tasks/analyze_ips.py
+++ b/src/tasks/analyze_ips.py
@@ -73,12 +73,18 @@ def main():
             "attack_url": 0
         }
     }
-    accesses = db_manager.get_access_logs(limit=999999999)
-    ips = {item['ip'] for item in accesses}
+    # Get IPs with recent activity (last minute to match cron schedule)
+    recent_accesses = db_manager.get_access_logs(limit=999999999, since_minutes=1)
+    ips_to_analyze = {item['ip'] for item in recent_accesses}
 
-    for ip in ips:
-        ip_accesses = [item for item in accesses if item["ip"] == ip]
-        total_accesses_count = len(accesses)
+    if not ips_to_analyze:
+        app_logger.debug("[Background Task] analyze-ips: No recent activity, skipping")
+        return
+
+    for ip in ips_to_analyze:
+        # Get full history for this IP to perform accurate analysis
+        ip_accesses = db_manager.get_access_logs(limit=999999999, ip_filter=ip)
+        total_accesses_count = len(ip_accesses)
         if total_accesses_count <= 0:
             return
         
diff --git a/src/tasks/fetch_ip_rep.py b/src/tasks/fetch_ip_rep.py
index 9a78ee6..efddaea 100644
--- a/src/tasks/fetch_ip_rep.py
+++ b/src/tasks/fetch_ip_rep.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Only get IPs that haven't been enriched yet
     unenriched_ips = db_manager.get_unenriched_ips(limit=50)
-
+    app_logger.info(f"{len(unenriched_ips)} IP's need to be have reputation enrichment.")
     for ip in unenriched_ips:
         try:
             api_url = "https://iprep.lcrawl.com/api/iprep/"
diff --git a/src/tasks/top_attacking_ips.py b/src/tasks/top_attacking_ips.py
index d9e18d3..af81e54 100644
--- a/src/tasks/top_attacking_ips.py
+++ b/src/tasks/top_attacking_ips.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # tasks/export_malicious_ips.py
 
 import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 from logger import get_app_logger
 from database import get_database
 from models import AccessLog
@@ -24,6 +26,15 @@ OUTPUT_FILE = os.path.join(EXPORTS_DIR, "malicious_ips.txt")
 # ----------------------
 # TASK LOGIC
 # ----------------------
+def has_recent_honeypot_access(session, minutes: int = 5) -> bool:
+    """Check if honeypot was accessed in the last N minutes."""
+    cutoff_time = datetime.now(tz=ZoneInfo('UTC')) - timedelta(minutes=minutes)
+    count = session.query(AccessLog).filter(
+        AccessLog.is_honeypot_trigger == True,
+        AccessLog.timestamp >= cutoff_time
+    ).count()
+    return count > 0
+
 def main():
     """
     Export all IPs flagged as suspicious to a text file.
@@ -36,6 +47,11 @@ def main():
         db = get_database()
         session = db.session
 
+        # Check for recent honeypot activity
+        if not has_recent_honeypot_access(session):
+            app_logger.info(f"[Background Task] {task_name} skipped - no honeypot access in last 5 minutes")
+            return
+
         # Query distinct suspicious IPs
         results = session.query(distinct(AccessLog.ip)).filter(
             AccessLog.is_suspicious == True