diff --git a/hugvey/client.py b/hugvey/client.py
index c963ed3..566b5ca 100644
--- a/hugvey/client.py
+++ b/hugvey/client.py
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class CommandHandler(object):
             return
 
         # prevent a lock of the story, no repeat or anything for now
-        logger.critical("Interrupting playback after timeout")
+        logger.critical("Interrupting playback after timeout: {}".format(self.playingMsgId))
         self.playPopen.terminate()
 
     def cmdStop(self, msgId):
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class Hugvey(object):
             hugvey=self,
             config=self.config
         )
-        
+
         remote_ip = self.config['events']['remote_ip'] if 'remote_ip' in self.config['events'] else '8.8.8.8'
         logger.debug("Using remote_ip for getIp: {}".format(remote_ip))
         self.cmd_server = CommandHandler(
diff --git a/hugvey/panopticon.py b/hugvey/panopticon.py
index a9c8e0b..99cdc06 100644
--- a/hugvey/panopticon.py
+++ b/hugvey/panopticon.py
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ def getWebSocketHandler(central_command):
                 msg = json.loads(message)
                 if msg['action'] == 'init':
                     self.msgInit()
-                elif msg['action'] == 'get_status':
-                    self.msgStatus(msg['selected_id'])
+                # elif msg['action'] == 'get_status':
+                #     self.msgStatus(msg['selected_id'])
                 elif msg['action'] == 'block':
                     self.msgBlock(msg['hugvey'])
                 elif msg['action'] == 'unblock':
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ def getWebSocketHandler(central_command):
                 elif msg['action'] == 'play_msg':
                     self.msgPlayMsg(msg['hugvey'], msg['msg_id'], msg['reloadStory'])
                 else:
-                    self.send({'alert': 'Unknown request: {}'.format(message)})
+                    # self.send({'alert': 'Unknown request: {}'.format(message)})
                     logger.warn('Unknown request: {}'.format(message))
 
             except Exception as e:
-                self.send({'alert': 'Invalid request: {}'.format(e)})
+                # self.send({'alert': 'Invalid request: {}'.format(e)})
                 logger.exception(e)
 
         def send(self, message):
@@ -88,14 +88,16 @@ def getWebSocketHandler(central_command):
             WebSocketHandler.connections.remove(self)
             logger.info("Client disconnected")
 
-        def getStatusMsg(self, selected_id = False):
+        @classmethod
+        def getStatusMsg(cls, selected_id = False):
             msg = central_command.getStatusSummary(selected_id)
             msg['action'] = 'status'
 
             return msg
 
-        def msgStatus(self, selected_id = None):
-            self.write_to_clients(self.getStatusMsg(selected_id))
+        @classmethod
+        def broadcastStatus(cls, selected_id = None):
+            cls.write_to_clients(cls.getStatusMsg(selected_id))
 #             self.send()
 
         def msgInit(self):
@@ -272,12 +274,24 @@ class Panopticon(object):
                     target=self.broadcastLoggingQueueToWs, kwargs={'wsHandler': self.wsHandler, 'q': self.command.logQueue}, name=f"panopticon/logws")
         thread.start()
 
+
+        task = evt_loop.create_task(
+            self.statusSender(self.wsHandler))
+
         logger.info(f"Start Panopticon on http://localhost:{self.config['web']['port']}")
         self.loop.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         self.loop.stop()
 
+    async def statusSender(self, wsHandler):
+        while True:
+            try:
+                self.wsHandler.broadcastStatus(self.wsHandler)
+                await asyncio.sleep(3)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.exception(e)
+
     def broadcastLoggingQueueToWs(self, wsHandler, q: Queue):
         while True:
             record = q.get()
diff --git a/www/js/hugvey_console.js b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
index 66d78dc..87214b6 100644
--- a/www/js/hugvey_console.js
+++ b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ class Panopticon {
         }
     }
 
-    getStatus() {
-        //        console.log('get status', this, panopticon);
-        panopticon.send( { action: 'get_status', selected_id: panopticon.hugveys.selectedId } );
-    }
+    // getStatus() {
+    //     //        console.log('get status', this, panopticon);
+    //     panopticon.send( { action: 'get_status', selected_id: panopticon.hugveys.selectedId } );
+    // }
 
     init() {
-        setInterval( this.getStatus, 3000 );
+        // setInterval( this.getStatus, 3000 );
     }
 
     stringToHHMMSS( string ) {