diff --git a/app/lib/pages/marker_handler/get_markers.dart b/app/lib/pages/marker_handler/get_markers.dart
index 14d3da4963697ea96e9ee00bb8be68ba35b4ca0e..9e0e1e3bdd339bea9191e8417bcafdf9e57607a6 100644
--- a/app/lib/pages/marker_handler/get_markers.dart
+++ b/app/lib/pages/marker_handler/get_markers.dart
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ Future<List<Measurement>> fetchMarkerData() async {
 
     } else {
       print('Request failed with status: ${response.statusCode}');
-      // Throw an exception or return null if the request fails
-      throw Exception('Failed to fetch marker template');
+      throw Exception('Failed to parse marker data');
     }
   } catch (e) {
     print('Error: $e');
-    // Throw an exception or return null if there's an error
     throw Exception('Failed to connect to the server. Please check your network connection');
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/main.py b/server/main.py
index 9e51bc4208faccf2b93200e9e049d83d9494121c..1f465496112ff93331057b348e38ccb215d42ac3 100644
--- a/server/main.py
+++ b/server/main.py
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ class IceHTTP(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
             self.wfile.write(b"Root path hit!")
 
-        # Update_map endpoint
         elif self.path == '/update_map':  # NB: should be POST?
-            get_all_markers(self, self.cursor)  # Accessing cursor from self
+            get_all_markers(self, self.cursor, False)   # Get all markers
+
+        elif self.path == '/get_valid_markers':  # NB: should be POST?
+            get_all_markers(self, self.cursor, True)  # Get only valid markers
 
 # Listen for pressing of q key to terminate server
 def on_key_press(server, event, cursor, conn):
diff --git a/server/map/get_markers.py b/server/map/get_markers.py
index 3b3ba48eea80d593fca2578ecd27deca25e38847..608b4009a7ee31326237d612e95b1344ff52ac1c 100644
--- a/server/map/get_markers.py
+++ b/server/map/get_markers.py
@@ -2,18 +2,31 @@ import json
 
 
 # get_markers requests all marker data from mongoDB
-def get_all_markers(self, cursor):
+def get_all_markers(self, cursor, valid : bool):
     try:
-        # Fetch all data
-        cursor.execute('''
-            SELECT m.MeasurementID, m.SensorID, m.TimeMeasured, d.Latitude, d.Longitude,
-                   d.IceTop, d.IceBottom, d.CalculatedThickness, d.Accuracy, s.SensorType, s.Active,
-                   c.CornerID, c.CornerLatitude, c.CornerLongitude
-            FROM Measurement m
-            INNER JOIN Sensor s ON m.SensorID = s.SensorID
-            INNER JOIN Data d ON m.MeasurementID = d.MeasurementID
-            INNER JOIN Corner c ON m.MeasurementID = c.MeasurementID
-        ''')
+
+        # NB: interval temporarily hard coded to 5 days
+        if valid == True: # Fetch only valid markers (taken within last 5 days)
+            cursor.execute('''
+                SELECT m.MeasurementID, m.SensorID, m.TimeMeasured, d.Latitude, d.Longitude,
+                       d.IceTop, d.IceBottom, d.CalculatedThickness, d.Accuracy, s.SensorType, s.Active,
+                       c.CornerID, c.CornerLatitude, c.CornerLongitude
+                FROM Measurement m
+                INNER JOIN Sensor s ON m.SensorID = s.SensorID
+                INNER JOIN Data d ON m.MeasurementID = d.MeasurementID
+                INNER JOIN Corner c ON m.MeasurementID = c.MeasurementID
+                WHERE m.TimeMeasured > DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 5 DAY);
+            ''')
+        else: # Fetch all markers
+            cursor.execute('''
+                        SELECT m.MeasurementID, m.SensorID, m.TimeMeasured, d.Latitude, d.Longitude,
+                               d.IceTop, d.IceBottom, d.CalculatedThickness, d.Accuracy, s.SensorType, s.Active,
+                               c.CornerID, c.CornerLatitude, c.CornerLongitude
+                        FROM Measurement m
+                        INNER JOIN Sensor s ON m.SensorID = s.SensorID
+                        INNER JOIN Data d ON m.MeasurementID = d.MeasurementID
+                        INNER JOIN Corner c ON m.MeasurementID = c.MeasurementID
+                    ''')
 
         rows = cursor.fetchall()