diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 026d512..194b8d2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ impl<T: Adaptor, U: Driver> Server<T, U> {
         let rx = self.adaptor.run();
         let tx = self.driver.run();
         let webaddr = ([127, 0, 0, 1], 3000).into();
+        //let (websocket_tx, websocket_rx) =
         log::info!("Webserver starting on: {}", webaddr);
         let web = WebServer::run(webaddr);
         loop {
diff --git a/src/web.rs b/src/web.rs
index 433a6d7..61b04d6 100644
--- a/src/web.rs
+++ b/src/web.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use crate::TallyState;
 use futures::stream;
-use futures::sync::oneshot::{channel, Sender};
+use futures::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
+use futures::sync::oneshot;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread;
 use typed_html::dom::DOMTree;
@@ -22,12 +24,12 @@ fn build_template() -> DOMTree<String> {
 }
 
 pub struct WebServer {
-    shutdown_chan: Sender<()>,
+    shutdown_chan: oneshot::Sender<()>,
     shutdown_mutex: Arc<Mutex<()>>,
 }
 
 impl WebServer {
-    pub fn run(addr: std::net::SocketAddr) -> WebServer {
+    pub fn run(addr: std::net::SocketAddr, tally_rx: Receiver<TallyState>) -> WebServer {
         // todo: not have the damn js inline in the func
         const JS: &'static str = r#"
 var sock = new WebSocket("ws://" + window.location.host + "/ws");
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ sock.onmessage = function (e) {
 sock.onopen = function (e) {
     sock.send("Hello!");
 }"#;
-        let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = channel::<()>();
+        let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = oneshot::channel::<()>();
 
         let shutdown_mutex = Arc::new(Mutex::new(()));
         let thread_shutdown_mutex = Arc::clone(&shutdown_mutex);
@@ -48,11 +50,15 @@ sock.onopen = function (e) {
 
             let websocket = warp::path("ws").and(warp::ws2()).map(|ws: warp::ws::Ws2| {
                 ws.on_upgrade(|websocket| {
-                    let (tx, rx) = websocket.split();
+                    let (tx, _) = websocket.split();
                     //stream::once::<Message, _>(Ok(Message::text("Hello")))
-                    rx.forward(tx).map(|_| ()).map_err(|e| {
-                        log::error!("Websocket error: {}", e);
-                    })
+                    tally_rx
+                        .map(|state| Message::text(format!("{}", state)))
+                        .forward(tx)
+                        .map(|_| ())
+                        .map_err(|e| {
+                            log::error!("Websocket error: {}", e);
+                        })
                 })
             });
             let script = warp::path("script.js").map(|| JS);