diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dc5c672..a9195ec 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ gtk = { version = "0.8.1", package = "gtk4", features = ["v4_12"] }
 log = "0.4.21"
 serde = { version = "1.0.197", features = ["derive"] }
 simplelog = "0.12.2"
-tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.37.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "time"] }
 tokio-tungstenite = "0.21.0"
 toml = "0.8.12"
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 04910e0..a06a1a7 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use config::{Config, FileFormat};
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Write;
+use log::{error, info};
 
 use crate::ui_code::AppState;
 
@@ -21,16 +22,26 @@ pub fn load_config() -> AppState {
 }
 
 pub fn save_config(config: &AppState) {
-    println!("{}", {
-        if let Ok(toml_str) = toml::to_string(&config) {
-            if let Ok(mut file) = File::create("./settings.toml") {
-                file.write_all(toml_str.as_bytes()).unwrap();
-                ""
-            } else {
-                "File could not be opened"
+    match toml::to_string(&config) {
+        Ok(toml_str) => {
+            match File::create("./settings.toml") {
+                Ok(mut file) => {
+                    match file.write_all(toml_str.as_bytes()) {
+                        Ok(_) => {
+                            info!("Config file saved succesfully");
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            error!("Couldn't write config file contents to open file: {e}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("Couldn't open settings file: {e}");
+                }
             }
-        } else {
-            "Settings could not be deserialized"
         }
-    });
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Could not serialize app state: {e}");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/coordinator.rs b/src/coordinator.rs
index 0fee40a..cc5d8e0 100644
--- a/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::sync::{atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering}, Arc};
-use std::pin::pin;
+use std::pin::{pin, Pin};
 
 use async_channel::{Receiver, Sender};
 use futures_util::stream::StreamExt;
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ use log::{error, info};
 use tokio::runtime::Handle;
 use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Message;
 
-use crate::socket_loop;
+use crate::{joystick_loop::joystick_loop, socket_loop, ui_code::GuiUpdate};
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MoveEvent {
     pub x: i32,
     pub y: i32,
@@ -16,73 +17,151 @@ pub struct MoveEvent {
 
 pub enum ApplicationEvent {
     StartSocket(String),
-    SocketState(bool),
     SocketMessage(Message),
     MoveEvent(MoveEvent),
 }
 
-async fn start_socket(connection_string: String, to_mec: Sender<ApplicationEvent>, sck_snd_alive: Arc<AtomicBool>, sck_rcv_alive: Arc<AtomicBool>, rt: Handle) -> Sender<Message> {
-    info!("Starting socket");
-    let (to_socket, socket_sender_rx) = async_channel::bounded::<Message>(10);
-    let rt2 = rt.clone();
+struct CoordState<'a> {
+    pub to_socket: Option<Sender<Message>>,
 
-    socket_loop::socket_loop(
-        connection_string,
-        to_mec.clone(),
-        socket_sender_rx,
-        sck_snd_alive,
-        sck_rcv_alive,
-        rt2
-    ).await;
+    pub sck_send_alive: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    pub sck_recv_alive: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    pub joystick_loop_alive: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 
-    to_socket
+    pub mec: Pin<&'a mut Receiver<ApplicationEvent>>,
+    pub to_mec: Sender<ApplicationEvent>,
+    pub to_gui: Sender<GuiUpdate>,
+    pub rt: Handle,
+}
+
+impl <'a> CoordState<'a> {
+    pub fn new(mec: Pin<&'a mut Receiver<ApplicationEvent>>, to_mec: Sender<ApplicationEvent>, to_gui: Sender<GuiUpdate>, rt: Handle) -> Self {
+        CoordState {
+            to_socket: None,
+
+            sck_send_alive: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+            sck_recv_alive: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+            joystick_loop_alive: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+
+            mec, to_mec, to_gui, rt
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn socket_send(&mut self, message: Message) {
+        if self.sck_send_alive.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            if let Some(tx) = self.to_socket.take() {
+                if let Err(e) = tx.send(message).await {
+                    error!("There was an error sending to the socket send channel: {e}");
+                    self.socket_close().await;
+                }
+                self.to_socket = Some(tx);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn socket_start(&mut self, conn: String) {
+        if !(self.sck_recv_alive.load(Ordering::SeqCst) && !self.sck_send_alive.load(Ordering::SeqCst)) {
+
+            info!("Starting socket");
+            let (to_socket, socket_sender_rx) = async_channel::bounded::<Message>(10);
+
+            self.to_socket = Some(to_socket);
+
+            socket_loop::socket_loop(
+                conn,
+                self.to_mec.clone(),
+                socket_sender_rx,
+                self.sck_send_alive.clone(),
+                self.sck_recv_alive.clone(),
+                self.rt.clone()
+            ).await;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn check_states(&mut self) {
+        if !self.joystick_loop_alive.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            self.rt.spawn(joystick_loop(self.to_mec.clone(), self.joystick_loop_alive.clone()));
+        }
+
+        if !self.sck_recv_alive.load(Ordering::SeqCst) || !self.sck_send_alive.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            self.socket_close().await;
+
+            if let Err(e) = self.to_gui.send(GuiUpdate::SocketState(false)).await {
+                error!("Cannot send message to gui thread: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn close(&mut self) {
+        info!("closing coord state");
+        self.socket_close().await;
+
+        self.joystick_loop_alive.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        self.to_gui.close();
+        self.mec.close();
+    }
+
+    pub async fn socket_close(&mut self) {
+            self.sck_send_alive.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            self.sck_recv_alive.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            if let Some(tx) = self.to_socket.take() {
+                tx.close();
+            }
+    }
 }
 
 //                      Main_Event_Channel
-pub async fn start_coordinator(mec: Receiver<ApplicationEvent>, to_mec: Sender<ApplicationEvent>, to_gui: Sender<ApplicationEvent>, runtime: Handle) {
-    info!("Starting coordinator!");
+pub async fn start_coordinator(mec: Receiver<ApplicationEvent>, to_mec: Sender<ApplicationEvent>, to_gui: Sender<GuiUpdate>, runtime: Handle) {
+    info!("Starting coordinator!"); 
 
-    let mut to_socket: Option<Sender<Message>> = None;
-    let sck_snd_alive = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
-    let sck_rcv_alive = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    let mec = pin!(mec);
 
-    let mut mec = pin!(mec);
+    let mut state = CoordState::new(
+        mec,
+        to_mec,
+        to_gui,
+        runtime
+    );
 
+    while let Some(msg) = state.mec.next().await {
+
+        state.check_states().await;
 
-    while let Some(msg) = mec.next().await {
         match msg {
             ApplicationEvent::StartSocket(conn) => {
-                if !(sck_rcv_alive.load(Ordering::SeqCst) && sck_snd_alive.load(Ordering::SeqCst)) {
-                    to_socket = Some(start_socket(conn, to_mec.clone(), sck_snd_alive.clone(), sck_rcv_alive.clone(), runtime.clone()).await);
-                }
-            }
-            ApplicationEvent::SocketState(v) => {
-                if !v {
-                    sck_snd_alive.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
-                    sck_rcv_alive.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
-                }
+                state.socket_start(conn).await;
             }
             ApplicationEvent::SocketMessage(socket_message) => {
-                if let Err(e) = to_gui.send(ApplicationEvent::SocketState(true)).await {
+                if let Err(e) = state.to_gui.send(GuiUpdate::SocketState(true)).await {
                     error!("Could not send to gui thread! Closing coordinator: {e}");
-                    sck_snd_alive.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
-                    sck_rcv_alive.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    state.close().await;
                     break;
                 }
 
-                if let Some(tx) = to_socket.take() {
-                    if let Err(e) = tx.send(socket_message).await {
-                        error!("Failed to send to socket: {e}");
-                    }
-                    to_socket = Some(tx);
-                }
+                state.socket_send(socket_message).await;
             }
             ApplicationEvent::MoveEvent(coord) => {
-                if let Err(e) = to_gui.send(ApplicationEvent::MoveEvent(coord)).await {
+                if let Err(e) = state.to_gui.send(GuiUpdate::MoveEvent(coord.clone())).await {
                     panic!("Could not set message to gui channel; Unrecoverable: {e}");
                 }
-            }
 
+                if let Some(tx) = state.to_socket.take() {
+                    let message = format!(
+                        "{}{}:{}{}",
+                        if coord.y > 0 { "D" } else { "U" },
+                        coord.y.abs(),
+                        if coord.x > 0 { "R" } else { "L" },
+                        coord.x.abs()
+                    );
+
+                    if let Err(e) = tx.send(Message::Text(message)).await {
+                        error!("Couldn't send message to socket, closing: {e}");
+                        tx.close();
+                    } else {
+                        state.to_socket = Some(tx);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/joystick_loop.rs b/src/joystick_loop.rs
index bd8509e..842ffb8 100644
--- a/src/joystick_loop.rs
+++ b/src/joystick_loop.rs
@@ -1,85 +1,12 @@
-use crate::config::save_config;
-use crate::ui_code::{AppState, SocketConnectionUpdate};
-use crate::JoystickThreadUpdate;
+use crate::coordinator::{ApplicationEvent, MoveEvent};
 
-use async_channel::{Receiver, Sender};
+use async_channel::Sender;
 use gilrs::{ev::filter::FilterFn, Axis, Button, Event, EventType, Filter, Gilrs, GilrsBuilder};
-use log::{error, info};
+use log::{warn, info};
 use std::{
-    net::TcpStream,
-    panic::{self, AssertUnwindSafe},
-    sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc},
-    time::{Duration, Instant},
+    panic::{self, AssertUnwindSafe}, sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc}, time::Duration
 };
 
-static MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS: u32 = 10;
-
-struct SocketState {
-    pub ip: String,
-    pub port: i32,
-    pub socket: Option<Client<TcpStream>>,
-}
-
-impl SocketState {
-    fn is_connected(&self) -> bool {
-        self.socket.is_some()
-    }
-
-    fn close_websocket(&mut self) {
-        if let Some(ref mut x) = self.socket {
-            info!("closing websocket");
-            let _ = x.send_message(&Message::close());
-            let _ = x.shutdown();
-            self.socket = None;
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn reconnect_websocket(&mut self) -> bool {
-        if self.ip.is_empty() {
-            self.socket = None;
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        if let Ok(mut val) = ClientBuilder::new(format!("ws://{}:{}", &self.ip, self.port).as_str())
-        {
-            if let Ok(val2) = val.connect_insecure() {
-                if let Err(e) = val2
-                    .stream_ref()
-                    .set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_millis(10)))
-                {
-                    error!("Error setting read timeout: {}", e);
-                }
-                if let Err(e) = val2
-                    .stream_ref()
-                    .set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_millis(10)))
-                {
-                    error!("Error setting write timeout: {}", e);
-                }
-                self.socket = Some(val2);
-                true
-            } else {
-                error!("couldn't connect websocket! : Step 1");
-                self.socket = None;
-                false
-            }
-        } else {
-            error!("couldn't connect websocket! : Step 2");
-            self.socket = None;
-            false
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct JTState {
-    pub socket: SocketState,
-    pub try_reconnect: bool,
-    pub retry_attempts: u32,
-
-    pub curr_x: i32,
-    pub curr_y: i32,
-
-    pub last_update_time: Instant,
-}
 
 struct UnknownSlayer;
 impl FilterFn for UnknownSlayer {
@@ -105,91 +32,20 @@ impl FilterFn for UnknownSlayer {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn joystick_websocket_loop(
-    tx: Sender<JoystickThreadUpdate>,
-    do_run: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-    rx: Receiver<SocketConnectionUpdate>,
+pub async fn joystick_loop(
+    tx: Sender<ApplicationEvent>,
+    is_alive: Arc<AtomicBool>
 ) {
     let mut gilrs = GilrsBuilder::new().set_update_state(false).build().unwrap();
 
-    let mut state = JTState {
-        socket: SocketState {
-            ip: String::new(),
-            port: 0,
-            socket: None,
-        },
-        try_reconnect: false,
-        retry_attempts: 0,
+    is_alive.store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
 
-        curr_x: 0,
-        curr_y: 0,
-
-        last_update_time: Instant::now(),
-    };
+    let mut curr_x: i32 = 0;
+    let mut curr_y: i32 = 0;
+    let mut past_x: i32 = 0;
+    let mut past_y: i32 = 0;
 
     loop {
-        match rx.try_recv() {
-            Ok(msg) => {
-                state.socket.ip = msg.ip;
-                state.socket.port = msg.port as i32;
-
-                save_config(&AppState {
-                    ip: state.socket.ip.clone(),
-                    port: state.socket.port as u32,
-                });
-
-                info!(
-                    "Connecting to: ws://{}:{}",
-                    state.socket.ip, state.socket.port
-                );
-
-                if msg.start_websocket {
-                    if !state.socket.is_connected() {
-                        state.socket.reconnect_websocket();
-                    }
-                } else if state.socket.is_connected() {
-                    state.socket.close_websocket();
-                }
-            }
-            Err(async_channel::TryRecvError::Closed) => break,
-            Err(async_channel::TryRecvError::Empty) => {}
-        }
-
-        if state.socket.is_connected() {
-            if let Some(ref mut websocket_tx) = state.socket.socket {
-                match websocket_tx.recv_message() {
-                    Ok(data) => match data {
-                        OwnedMessage::Ping(d) => {
-                            info!("Recieved a Ping message");
-
-                            if let Err(e) = websocket_tx.send_message(&Message::pong(d)) {
-                                error!("Couldn't response the ping packet: {}", e);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        _ => {
-                            info!("successfully read a packet: {:#?}", data);
-                        }
-                    },
-                    Err(_) => {}
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if state.try_reconnect {
-            if state.retry_attempts > MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS {
-                state.try_reconnect = false;
-            }
-
-            if state.socket.is_connected() {
-                state.try_reconnect = false;
-            } else if state.socket.reconnect_websocket() {
-                state.try_reconnect = false;
-                state.retry_attempts = 0;
-            } else {
-                state.retry_attempts += 1;
-            }
-        }
-
         // catch unwind because some buttons on the joystick will panic the gilrs object
         match panic::catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
             // get the next event, and if it is an axis we are interested in, update the
@@ -197,15 +53,15 @@ pub fn joystick_websocket_loop(
             while let Some(evt) = gilrs.next_event().filter_ev(&UnknownSlayer {}, &mut gilrs) {
                 match evt.event {
                     gilrs::EventType::AxisChanged(gilrs::Axis::LeftStickY, val, _) => {
-                        state.curr_y = (val * 100.0) as i32;
-                        if state.curr_y > -10 && state.curr_y < 10 {
-                            state.curr_y = 0;
+                        curr_y = (val * 100.0) as i32;
+                        if curr_y > -10 && curr_y < 10 {
+                            curr_y = 0;
                         }
                     }
                     gilrs::EventType::AxisChanged(gilrs::Axis::LeftStickX, val, _) => {
-                        state.curr_x = (val * 100.0) as i32;
-                        if state.curr_x > -10 && state.curr_x < 10 {
-                            state.curr_x = 0;
+                        curr_x = (val * 100.0) as i32;
+                        if curr_x > -10 && curr_x < 10 {
+                            curr_x = 0;
                         }
                     }
                     _ => {}
@@ -218,57 +74,24 @@ pub fn joystick_websocket_loop(
             }
         }
 
-        if state.socket.is_connected()
-            && Instant::now().duration_since(state.last_update_time) >= Duration::from_millis(150)
-        {
-            let mut message: String;
-            if state.curr_y > 0 {
-                message = format!("D{}:", state.curr_y);
-            } else {
-                message = format!("U{}:", state.curr_y.abs());
-            }
+        if curr_x != past_x || curr_y != past_y {
+            past_x = curr_x;
+            past_y = curr_y;
 
-            if state.curr_x > 0 {
-                message.push_str(&format!("R{}", state.curr_x));
-            } else {
-                message.push_str(&format!("L{}", state.curr_x.abs()));
-            }
-
-            if let Some(ref mut websocket_tx) = state.socket.socket {
-                match websocket_tx.send_message(&Message::text(message)) {
-                    Ok(_) => {}
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        match e {
-                            websocket::WebSocketError::IoError(e) => {
-                                error!("There was an IO error in websocket send: {}", e);
-                            }
-                            _ => {
-                                error!("There was an error in websocket send: {}", e.to_string());
-                            }
-                        }
-                        state.socket.close_websocket();
-                        state.try_reconnect = true;
-                    }
+            match tx.try_send(ApplicationEvent::MoveEvent(MoveEvent { 
+                x: curr_x,
+                y: curr_y,
+            })) {
+                Ok(_) => {}
+                Err(async_channel::TrySendError::Closed(_)) => {
+                    info!("MEC is closed, stopping Joystick loop");
+                    break 
                 }
+                Err(async_channel::TrySendError::Full(_)) => {warn!("[joystick loop] The MEC is full!")}
             }
-            state.last_update_time = Instant::now();
-            continue;
         }
 
-        match tx.try_send(JoystickThreadUpdate {
-            connected: state.socket.is_connected(),
-            x_axis: Some(state.curr_x.to_string()),
-            y_axis: Some(state.curr_y.to_string()),
-        }) {
-            Ok(_) => {}
-            Err(async_channel::TrySendError::Closed(_)) => break,
-            Err(async_channel::TrySendError::Full(_)) => {}
-        }
-
-        if !do_run.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst) {
-            info!("Exiting joystick thread");
-            break;
-        }
-        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(25));
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
     }
+    is_alive.store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index dfdd72b..164db4b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,16 +8,11 @@ use tokio::runtime;
 
 mod config;
 mod coordinator;
-// mod joystick_loop;
+mod joystick_loop;
 mod socket_loop;
 mod ui_code;
 const APP_ID: &str = "net.nickiel.joystick-controller-client";
 
-pub struct JoystickThreadUpdate {
-    pub connected: bool,
-    pub x_axis: Option<String>,
-    pub y_axis: Option<String>,
-}
 
 fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
     env::set_var("gtk_csd", "0");
diff --git a/src/ui_code.rs b/src/ui_code.rs
index 9c418fa..8a54313 100644
--- a/src/ui_code.rs
+++ b/src/ui_code.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 use gtk::{glib, prelude::*, Box, Entry, Label, ListBox};
 use gtk::{Application, ApplicationWindow, Button};
-use log::{error, info};
+use log::error;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tokio::runtime::Handle;
 use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Message;
-use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc};
 
-use crate::config::load_config;
+use crate::config::{load_config, save_config};
 // use crate::{joystick_loop, JoystickThreadUpdate};
-use crate::coordinator::{ApplicationEvent, start_coordinator};
+use crate::coordinator::{start_coordinator, ApplicationEvent, MoveEvent};
 
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
@@ -26,19 +25,18 @@ impl Default for AppState {
     }
 }
 
+pub enum GuiUpdate {
+    SocketState(bool),
+    MoveEvent(MoveEvent),
+}
+
 pub fn build_ui(app: &Application, runtime: Handle) {
     let initial_settings = load_config();
     let main_box = ListBox::new();
 
-    let do_run: Arc<AtomicBool> = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
-    // let do_run2 = do_run.clone();
-    // let (tx, rx) = async_channel::bounded::<JoystickThreadUpdate>(4);
-    // let (tx2, rx2) = async_channel::bounded::<SocketConnectionUpdate>(1);
-    // let _ = std::thread::spawn(move || joystick_loop::joystick_websocket_loop(tx, do_run2, rx2));
-
     // Main Event Channel
     let (to_mec, mec) = async_channel::unbounded::<ApplicationEvent>();
-    let (to_gui, gui_recv) = async_channel::bounded::<ApplicationEvent>(10);
+    let (to_gui, gui_recv) = async_channel::bounded::<GuiUpdate>(10);
 
     runtime.spawn(start_coordinator(mec, to_mec.clone(), to_gui, runtime.clone()));
 
@@ -88,14 +86,16 @@ pub fn build_ui(app: &Application, runtime: Handle) {
 
     // Connect to "clicked" signal of `button`
     button.connect_clicked(glib::clone!(@weak ip_entry, @weak port_entry, @strong to_mec => move |_button| {
-        // Set the label to "Hello World!" after the button has been clicked on
-
         let ip_text = ip_entry.text();
         let port_text = port_entry.text();
-        // &format!("ws://{}:{}", "localhost", "5000"),
 
         if ip_text.len() > 0 {
             if let Ok(val) = port_text.parse::<u32>() {
+                save_config(&AppState {
+                    ip: ip_text.to_string(),
+                    port: val
+                });
+
                 match to_mec.try_send(ApplicationEvent::StartSocket(
                     format!("ws://{}:{}", ip_text, val),
                 )) {
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ pub fn build_ui(app: &Application, runtime: Handle) {
         glib::clone!(@weak axis_label, @weak button, @weak conn_status_label, @weak ip_entry, @weak port_entry, @strong gui_recv => async move {
             while let Ok(d) =  gui_recv.recv().await {
                 match d {
-                    ApplicationEvent::MoveEvent(msg) => {
+                    GuiUpdate::MoveEvent(msg) => {
                         axis_label.set_text(
                             format!("X: {:>4}   Y: {:>4}", msg.x, msg.y).as_str()
                         );
                     }
-                    ApplicationEvent::SocketState(v) => {
+                    GuiUpdate::SocketState(v) => {
                         let label = {
                             if v {
                                 ip_entry.set_sensitive(false);
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ pub fn build_ui(app: &Application, runtime: Handle) {
                             button.set_css_classes(&["NoConnection"]);
                         }
                     }
-                    _ => {
-                        info!("Note, the gui_recv received an unhandled update");
-                    }
                 }
             }
         }),
@@ -161,7 +158,6 @@ pub fn build_ui(app: &Application, runtime: Handle) {
         .build();
 
     window.connect_close_request(move |_| {
-        do_run.store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
         glib::Propagation::Proceed
     });