diff --git a/packages/core/cyclistworker.js b/packages/core/cyclistworker.js
index 56af5531..45f6a729 100644
--- a/packages/core/cyclistworker.js
+++ b/packages/core/cyclistworker.js
@@ -65,15 +65,21 @@ self.onconnect = function (e) {
   var port = e.ports[0];
   allPorts.push(port);
 
-  allPorts.forEach((port) => {
-    port.postMessage('yoooo');
+  sendMessage('yooooo');
+
+  port.addEventListener('message', function (e) {
+    // get the message sent to the worker
+
+    processMessage(e.data);
   });
 
   port.start(); // Required when using addEventListener. Otherwise called implicitly by onmessage setter.
 };
 
-self.onmessage = (message) => {
+const processMessage = (message) => {
+  console.log(message);
   const { type, payload } = message;
+
   switch (type) {
     case 'cpschange': {
       if (payload.cps !== cps) {
diff --git a/packages/core/neocyclist.mjs b/packages/core/neocyclist.mjs
index da2b7794..302616e7 100644
--- a/packages/core/neocyclist.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/neocyclist.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { logger } from './logger.mjs';
 
-const sharedworker = new SharedWorker(new URL('./cyclistworker.js', import.meta.url));
-sharedworker.port.start();
+// const sharedworker = new SharedWorker(new URL('./cyclistworker.js', import.meta.url));
+// sharedworker.port.start();
 
 export class NeoCyclist {
   constructor({ onTrigger, onToggle, latency = 0.1, onError }) {
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ export class NeoCyclist {
     this.onToggle = onToggle;
     this.latency = latency;
     this.worker = new SharedWorker(new URL('./cyclistworker.js', import.meta.url));
+    this.worker.port.start();
     this.worker.port.addEventListener('message', (message) => {
+      console.log(message);
       const { payload, type } = message;
       switch (type) {
         case 'tick': {
@@ -42,7 +44,8 @@ export class NeoCyclist {
   }
 
   now() {
-    this.sendMessage('requestcycles', {});
+    return performance.now();
+    // this.sendMessage('requestcycles', {});
   }
   setCps(cps = 1) {
     this.sendMessage('cpschange', { cps });
diff --git a/packages/core/repl.mjs b/packages/core/repl.mjs
index b3b810c0..96b62e77 100644
--- a/packages/core/repl.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/repl.mjs
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ export function repl({
     console.log(answer);
   };
 
-  const sharedworker = new SharedWorker(new URL('./cyclistworker.js', import.meta.url));
+  // const sharedworker = new SharedWorker(new URL('./cyclistworker.js', import.meta.url));
 
-  sharedworker.port.start();
-  sharedworker.port.addEventListener('message', (message) => {
-    console.log(message);
-  });
+  // sharedworker.port.start();
+  // sharedworker.port.addEventListener('message', (message) => {
+  //   console.log(message);
+  // });
 
   const updateState = (update) => {
     Object.assign(state, update);