diff --git a/app/controllers/main_controller.rb b/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
index 089ceca..2c5caf0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ class MainController < UIViewController
     rmq.append(UIButton, :present_button).on(:touch_up) do
       rmq.view_controller.presentModalViewController(PresentedController.new, animated:true)
     end
+
+    rmq.append(UIButton, :debounce_button).on(:tap, debounce: 1) do 
+      puts "I can only be pressed every second."
+    end
   end
 
   def init_popup_section
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/main_controller_stylesheet.rb b/app/stylesheets/main_controller_stylesheet.rb
index e3925b9..747cf32 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/main_controller_stylesheet.rb
+++ b/app/stylesheets/main_controller_stylesheet.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ class MainControllerStylesheet < ApplicationStylesheet
     button_set_button st
     st.background_color = color.purple
     st.font = font.small
-    st.text = 'Present controller'
+    st.text = 'Present Controller'
+  end
+
+  def debounce_button(st)
+    button_set_button st
+    st.background_color = color.battleship_gray
+    st.font = font.small
+    st.text = "Debounce Button"
   end
 
   def section(st)
diff --git a/motion/ruby_motion_query/event.rb b/motion/ruby_motion_query/event.rb
index 4a57a9a..91eca6a 100644
--- a/motion/ruby_motion_query/event.rb
+++ b/motion/ruby_motion_query/event.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ module RubyMotionQuery
     end
 
     def set_options(opts)
+      if opts[:debounce]
+        @debounce_length = opts[:debounce]
+        @debounce_stamp = Time.now
+      end    
+        
       if gesture?
         @recognizer.tap do |o|
           o.cancelsTouchesInView = opts[:cancels_touches_in_view] if opts.include?(:cancels_touches_in_view)
@@ -73,13 +78,8 @@ module RubyMotionQuery
             opts[:init].call(@recognizer)
           end
         end
-      else
-        if opts[:debounce]
-          @debounce_length = opts[:debounce]
-          @debounce_stamp = Time.now
-        end
       end
-    end
+    end #set_options
 
     def gesture?
       @gesture