diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0a3f622..e1fd84f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{time::Duration};
+use std::{time::Duration, thread};
 use crossbeam_channel::unbounded;
 
 use modules::{socket_handler::Socket, stream_states::stream_states_class::StreamState, message_handler::{MessageHandler}};
@@ -20,15 +20,21 @@ const SERVER_ADDRESS: &str = "10.0.0.168:5000";
 fn main() {
     let mut state = StreamState::new();
 
-    let socket_listener = Socket::make_listener(SERVER_ADDRESS);
+    let (control_c_flag_tx, control_c_called_flag_rx) = sync_flag::new_syncflag(false);
     let (from_socket_tx, from_socket_rx) = unbounded::<String>();
+    let hotkey_channel_tx = from_socket_tx.clone();
+    
+    let socket_listener = Socket::make_listener(SERVER_ADDRESS);
     let mut socket = Socket::handle_connections(socket_listener, from_socket_tx);
     
-    let (control_c_flag_tx, control_c_called_flag_rx) = sync_flag::new_syncflag(false);
     
     setup_control_c(control_c_flag_tx);
     let _outgoing = std::net::TcpStream::connect(SERVER_ADDRESS).unwrap();
     socket.send("this is a message".to_string());
+
+    let hotkey_handle = thread::spawn(move || {
+        modules::hotkey_handler::create_keyboard_hooks(hotkey_channel_tx);
+    });
     
     //until control_c is caught, check the queue of incoming
     //requests from the socket handler.
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
     
     socket.close();
+    hotkey_handle.join();
 }
 
 fn setup_control_c(mut control_c_flag_tx: sync_flag::SyncFlagTx) {