diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2dfd7c2..165010f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -136,5 +136,4 @@ dmypy.json
 .ruff_cache/
 
 # Local data
-processed_message_ids.txt
-last_run.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+state/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9444fe4..61fdd60 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
 # Default paths
 PROJECT_DIR="$(pwd)"
-STATE_DIR="$HOME/.config/email_forwarder"
+STATE_DIR="./state"
 ENV_FILE="./.env"
 
 # Functions
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ check_dependencies() {
         echo -e "${RED}Error: python3 not found. Please install Python 3.${NC}"
         exit 1
     fi
-    if ! command -v pip3 &> /dev/null; then
-        echo -e "${RED}Error: pip3 not found. Please install pip.${NC}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
     if ! command -v systemctl &> /dev/null; then
         echo -e "${RED}Error: systemctl not found. Systemd required.${NC}"
         exit 1
@@ -64,7 +60,6 @@ setup_systemd() {
 
     # Replace placeholders
     sed -i "s|/path/to/your/email_forwarder|$PROJECT_DIR|g" "$HOME/.config/systemd/user/email_forwarder.service.d/override.conf"
-    sed -i "s|./.env|$ENV_FILE|g" "$HOME/.config/systemd/user/email_forwarder.service.d/override.conf"
 
     # Reload systemd
     systemctl --user daemon-reload
diff --git a/last_run.txt b/last_run.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76aba3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/last_run.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2026-01-04T06:37:54.268895+00:00
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/processed_message_ids.txt b/processed_message_ids.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcbd90b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processed_message_ids.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<0101019b872dd6bd-d9c7e91c-78e7-499f-9469-35a68b3b3e29-000000@us-west-2.amazonses.com>