diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 6d8a4c7..8de1410 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var io = require('socket.io')(server);
 
 //here we are listening to the data coming in from the modules, it's called node-data in the html
   io.on('connection', function(socket){
+    console.log("A client connected!");
 
     parser.on('data', function(data) {    
         const msg = data.split(' ');
@@ -31,12 +32,13 @@ var io = require('socket.io')(server);
         io.emit('node-data', data);      
     }); 
     
-    console.log('Node.js is listening!!');
-    socket.on("blink", (arg, callback) => {
-      console.log('sending blink message');
-      const message = "blink";
-      io.send(message);
-    }); 
+    
+      socket.on("message", (message) => {
+        console.log("Received message:", message);
+        if (message === "blink") {
+          io.emit("blink"); // Trigger the blink event to all connected clients
+        }
+      });
 
     socket.on('chat message', (msg) => {
         console.log('[user]['+ socket.id + '][' + msg + ']');