diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index 6308284b..79acf474 100644
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var ws;
 var api_connected = false;
 
 function send_events_to_clients(data) {
-  //   console.log("sending events to clients");
+    console.log("sending events to clients");
   sse_clients.forEach((client) => {
     client.response.write("event: message\n");
     client.response.write("data:" + JSON.stringify(data) + "\n\n");
diff --git a/src/api_communication/api_communication/api_listener.py b/src/api_communication/api_communication/api_listener.py
index c6d63d2b..42dd48dd 100644
--- a/src/api_communication/api_communication/api_listener.py
+++ b/src/api_communication/api_communication/api_listener.py
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ class ApiListener(Node):
         """Thread to handle responses to send to the client
         """
         while True:
-            if len(self.message_queue) > 0 and self.websocket is not None and self.event_loop is not None:
-                # self.get_logger().info("sending message")
+            if len(self.message_queue) > 0 and self.websocket is not None:
+                self.get_logger().info("sending message")
                 asyncio.run(self.publish_message(self.message_queue.pop(0)))
 
     def start_api_thread(self):