diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index c2122385..0ccb422d 100644
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -18,29 +18,33 @@ var ws;
 var api_connected = false;
 
 function send_events_to_clients(data) {
-    sse_clients.forEach(client => client.response.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}\n\n`));
+  sse_clients.forEach((client) =>
+    client.response.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}\n\n`)
+  );
 }
 
 function handle_sse_client(request, response, next) {
+  console.log("handling sse client");
   const headers = {
     "Content-Type": "text/event-stream",
-    'Connection': "keep-alive",
+    Connection: "keep-alive",
     "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
   };
-    // response.writeHead(200, headers);
-    // response.write("yeet\n\n");
-    const clientID = Date.now();
-    const newClient = {
-        id: clientID,
-        response
-    };
 
-    sse_clients.push(newClient);
+  response.writeHead(200, headers);
+  response.write(JSON.stringify("yeet") + "\n\n");
+  const clientID = Date.now();
+  const newClient = {
+    id: clientID,
+    response,
+  };
 
-    request.on("close", () => {
-        console.log(`${clientID} Connection closed`);
-        sse_clients = sse_clients.filter(client => client.id !== clientID);
-    });
+  sse_clients.push(newClient);
+
+  request.on("close", () => {
+    console.log(`${clientID} Connection closed`);
+    sse_clients = sse_clients.filter((client) => client.id !== clientID);
+  });
 }
 
 var connect_to_api = function () {
@@ -56,8 +60,8 @@ var connect_to_api = function () {
     try {
       var msg = JSON.parse(message);
       if (msg.type == "STATUS") {
-          last_status = msg.data;
-          send_events_to_clients(message);
+        last_status = msg.data;
+        send_events_to_clients(message);
       } else if (msg.type == "IMAGE") {
         console.log("got picture");
         // console.log(msg.image);
diff --git a/api/views/index.ejs b/api/views/index.ejs
index 18e7a1af..e3791699 100644
--- a/api/views/index.ejs
+++ b/api/views/index.ejs
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@
 <script>
     var update_status = setInterval(update_status, 1000);
     assign_button_callbacks();
-    const events = new EventSource("/events");
-    events.onmessage = (event) => {
-        const parsedData = JSON.parse(event.data);
-        console.log("RECEIVED EVENT");
-        console.log(parsedData);
-    }
+    window.onload = function () {
+        const events = new EventSource("/events");
+        events.onmessage = (event) => {
+            const parsedData = JSON.parse(event.data);
+            console.log("RECEIVED EVENT");
+            console.log(parsedData);
+        }
+    };
 
     function assign_button_callbacks() {
         var buttons = document.getElementsByClassName("movebutton");