diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0aae6c9..a2e5880 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ SELECT group_name, group_size from pods_provisional;
 ### TODO
 
 - [ ] Figure out how In-tree registry plugins (that are related to resources) should be run to inform fluxion
+   - we likely want to move assume pod outside of that schedule function, or ensure pod passed matches.
 - [ ] Optimize queries.
 - [ ] Restarting with postgres shouldn't have crashloopbackoff when the database isn't ready yet
-- [ ] Add back in the created at filter / sort to the queues (removed when was testing / debugging harder stuff)
 - [ ] The queue should inherit (and return) the start time (when the pod was first seen) "start" in scheduler.go
 - Testing:
   - [ ] need to test duration / completion time works (run job with short duration, should be cancelled/cleaned up)
diff --git a/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/queries/queries.go b/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/queries/queries.go
index d8ab7f2..592f781 100644
--- a/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/queries/queries.go
+++ b/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/queries/queries.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 	// 1. Select groups for which the size >= the number of pods we've seen
 	// 2. Then get a representative pod to model the resources for the group
 	// TODO add back created by and then sort by it desc
-	SelectGroupsAtSizeQuery = "select group_name, group_size, duration, podspec, namespace from groups_provisional where current_size >= group_size;"
+	SelectGroupsAtSizeQuery = "select group_name, group_size, duration, podspec, namespace from groups_provisional where current_size >= group_size order by created_at desc;"
 
 	// This currently will use one podspec (and all names) and we eventually want it to use all podspecs
 	SelectPodsQuery = `select name, podspec from pods_provisional where group_name = $1 and namespace = $2;`
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ const (
 	DeleteProvisionalPodsQuery   = "delete from pods_provisional where group_name = $1 and namespace = $2;"
 
 	// TODO add created_at back
-	InsertIntoProvisionalQuery = "insert into pods_provisional (podspec, namespace, name, duration, group_name) select '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, '%s' where not exists (select (group_name, name, namespace) from pods_provisional where group_name = '%s' and namespace = '%s' and name = '%s');"
+	InsertIntoProvisionalQuery = "insert into pods_provisional (podspec, namespace, name, duration, group_name, created_at) select '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, '%s', $1 where not exists (select (group_name, name, namespace) from pods_provisional where group_name = '%s' and namespace = '%s' and name = '%s');"
 
 	// Enqueue queries
+	// TODO these need escaping (sql injection)
 	// 1. Single pods are added to the pods_provisional - this is how we track uniqueness (and eventually will grab all podspecs from here)
 	// 2. Groups are added to the groups_provisional, and this is where we can easily store a current count
 	// Note that we add a current_size of 1 here assuming the first creation is done paired with an existing pod (and then don't need to increment again)
-	InsertIntoGroupProvisional = "insert into groups_provisional (group_name, namespace, group_size, duration, podspec, current_size) select '%s', '%s', '%d', '%d', '%s', '1' WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT (group_name, namespace) FROM groups_provisional WHERE group_name = '%s' and namespace = '%s');"
+	InsertIntoGroupProvisional = "insert into groups_provisional (group_name, namespace, group_size, duration, podspec, current_size, created_at) select '%s', '%s', '%d', '%d', '%s', '1', $1 WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT (group_name, namespace) FROM groups_provisional WHERE group_name = '%s' and namespace = '%s');"
 	IncrementGroupProvisional  = "update groups_provisional set current_size = current_size + 1 where group_name = '%s' and namespace = '%s';"
 
 	// After allocate success, we update pending with the ID. We retrieve it to issue fluxion to cancel when it finishes
diff --git a/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/strategy/provisional/provisional.go b/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/strategy/provisional/provisional.go
index 603fea5..e6a06ca 100644
--- a/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/strategy/provisional/provisional.go
+++ b/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/strategy/provisional/provisional.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -106,9 +107,9 @@ func (q *ProvisionalQueue) Enqueue(
 
 	// Insert or fall back if does not exists to doing nothing
 	// TODO add back timestamp, and optimize this function to minimize database exec calls
-	// ts := &pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: group.Timestamp.Time, Valid: true}
+	ts := &pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: group.Timestamp.Time, Valid: true}
 	query := fmt.Sprintf(queries.InsertIntoProvisionalQuery, string(podspec), pod.Namespace, pod.Name, group.Duration, group.Name, group.Name, pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
-	_, err = pool.Exec(context.Background(), query)
+	_, err = pool.Exec(context.Background(), query, ts)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Infof("Error inserting pod %s/%s into provisional queue", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 		return types.Unknown, err
@@ -120,11 +121,10 @@ func (q *ProvisionalQueue) Enqueue(
 		return types.Unknown, err
 	}
 
-	// Next add to group provisional - will only add if does not exist, and if so, we make count 1 to
-	// avoid doing the increment call.
-	// TODO eventually need to insert timestamp here
+	// Next add to group provisional - will only add if does not exist
+	// and if so, we make count 1 to avoid incremental call
 	query = fmt.Sprintf(queries.InsertIntoGroupProvisional, group.Name, pod.Namespace, group.Size, group.Duration, string(podspec), group.Name, pod.Namespace)
-	_, err = pool.Exec(ctx, query)
+	_, err = pool.Exec(ctx, query, ts)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Infof("Error inserting group into provisional %s", err)
 		return types.Unknown, err
diff --git a/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/strategy/workers/cleanup.go b/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/strategy/workers/cleanup.go
index 3c69d3e..80a1109 100644
--- a/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/strategy/workers/cleanup.go
+++ b/kubernetes/pkg/fluxnetes/strategy/workers/cleanup.go
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ func deleteObjects(ctx context.Context, podspec string) error {
 func deleteJob(ctx context.Context, namespace string, client kubernetes.Interface, owner metav1.OwnerReference) error {
 	job, err := client.BatchV1().Jobs(namespace).Get(ctx, owner.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.Infof("Error deleting job: %s", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	klog.Infof("Found job %s/%s", job.Namespace, job.Name)
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ func Cleanup(
 	groupName string,
 ) error {
 
-	klog.Infof("[CLEANUP-START] Cleanup (cancel) running for jobid %s", fluxID)
+	klog.Infof("[CLEANUP-START] Cleanup (cancel) running for jobid %d", fluxID)
 
 	// First attempt cleanup in the cluster, only if in Kubernetes
 	if inKubernetes {
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ func Cleanup(
 	if fluxID > -1 {
 		err = deleteFluxion(fluxID)
 		if err != nil {
-			klog.Infof("Error issuing cancel to fluxion for group %s", groupName)
+			klog.Infof("Error issuing cancel to fluxion for group '%s' and fluxID %d", groupName, fluxID)
 		}
 		return err
 	}
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ func Cleanup(
 	// TODO should we allow this to continue?
 	pool, err := pgxpool.New(context.Background(), os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL"))
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("Issue creating new pool %s", err)
+		klog.Errorf("Issue creating new pool during cancel: %s", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	defer pool.Close()
diff --git a/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/schedule_one.go b/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/schedule_one.go
index 4d56550..35dae64 100644
--- a/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/schedule_one.go
+++ b/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/schedule_one.go
@@ -118,14 +118,10 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) ScheduleOne(ctx context.Context) {
 	// it is an explicit update to an object (TBA).
 	if enqueueStatus == types.GroupAlreadyInPending {
 		klog.Infof("Pod %s/%s has group already in pending queue, rejecting.", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
-		//		status := framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, "pod group is actively in pending and cannot be changed")
-		//		sched.FailureHandler(ctx, fwk, assumedPodInfo, status, clearNominatedNode, start)
 		deletePod = true
 
 	} else if enqueueStatus == types.PodInvalid {
 		klog.Infof("Pod %s/%s is invalid or erroneous, rejecting.", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
-		//		status := framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, "pod is invalid or unable to be scheduled")
-		//		sched.FailureHandler(ctx, fwk, assumedPodInfo, status, clearNominatedNode, start)
 		deletePod = true
 
 	} else if enqueueStatus == types.PodEnqueueSuccess {
diff --git a/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index 34092d0..912b5ce 100644
--- a/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 						// and saving that output to use later (down here)
 						schedulingCycleCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 						defer cancel()
+
 						_, queuedInfo, _ = sched.schedulingCycle(schedulingCycleCtx, state, fwk, queuedInfo, start, podsToActivate)
 
 						// bind the pod to its host asynchronously (we can do this b/c of the assumption step above).