diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 169c290..bbe6f19 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ cd recalbox-savesync
 cp *.ash /recalbox/share/userscripts/
 mkdir -p /recalbox/share/system/config/savesync
 cp *.conf /recalbox/share/system/config/savesync/
+
+mount -o remount,rw /
+curl -L -o /usr/bin/nc https://github.com/therealsaumil/static-arm-bins/raw/refs/heads/master/nc-arm-static
+chmod 755 /usr/bin/nc
+mount -o remount,ro
diff --git a/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash b/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
index 041cb00..93118d7 100644
--- a/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
+++ b/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 # shellcheck shell=ash
-#
-ERROR_LOG="/recalbox/share/system/logs/savesync-error.log"
+
+# -- Load Configs ---
+. /recalbox/share/system/config/savesync/savesync.conf
 
 # --- Logger Function ---
 log() {
 	local timestamp
 	local level="$1"
 	local msg="$2"
-	mkdir -p "$(dirname \"$ERROR_LOG\")"
+	mkdir -p "$(dirname "$ERROR_LOG")"
 	timestamp=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
 	local log_line="[$timestamp] [$level] $msg"
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ log() {
 		printf "%s\n" "$log_line" >> "$ERROR_LOG"
 	fi
 
-	mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t /Recalbox/EmulationStation/Event "SaveLog=${log_line}"
+	mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" "SaveLog=${log_line}"
 
 	# printf "%s\n" "$log_line" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null
 	[ "$DEBUG_MODE" -eq 1 ] && printf "%s\n" "$log_line"
@@ -33,20 +34,31 @@ fi
 # 2. Read the payload safely
 PAYLOAD=$(cat "$eventfile")
 
-# 3. Publish (using double quotes to handle spaces/newlines in the file)
-mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t /Recalbox/EmulationStation/Event "$PAYLOAD"
+connect_success=0
+for i in $(seq 10); do
+	if [ nc -z "$RCLONE_ENDPOINT" "$RCLONE_PORT" -eq 0 ] {
+		connect_success=1
+		break
+	fi
 
-# 4. Optional: check if the publish succeeded
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+# 3. Publish and log success/failure 
+if [ mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" "$PAYLOAD" -eq 0 ]; then
     log "INFO" "Successfully published event."
 else
     log "ERROR" "Failed to connect to mosquitto broker."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t /Recalbox/EmulationStation/Event | while IFS="=" read -r key value
+# 4. Wait for response from daemon
+mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" | while IFS="=" read -r key value
 do
 	case "$key" in
-		"SaveSync") exit "$value" ;;
+		"SaveSync") break;;
 	esac
 done
+
+if [ "$value" -eq 0 ]; then
+	log "WARN" "pub_event exited normally"
+else
+	log "INFO" "pub_event exited with warnings"
+fi
diff --git a/savesync-logger[start](permanent).ash b/savesync-logger[start](permanent).ash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..463355b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/savesync-logger[start](permanent).ash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/ash
+#shellcheck shell=dash
+#
+. /recalbox/share/system/configs/savesync/savesync.conf
+
+mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" | while IFS="=" read -r key value
+do
+	case "$key" in
+		"SaveLog") printf "%s\n" "$value" >> "$LOG_FILE"  ;;
+	esac
+done
diff --git a/savesync.conf b/savesync.conf
index 091b38a..bdc053d 100644
--- a/savesync.conf
+++ b/savesync.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-LOG_FILE="/recalbox/share/system/logs/savesync_monitor.log"
-DEBUG_MODE=1
-REMOTE_BASE="saves:gamepi-tv"
+export LOG_FILE="/recalbox/share/system/logs/savesync_monitor.log"
+export ERROR_FILE="/recalbox/share/system/logs/savesync_error.log"
+export DEBUG_MODE=1
+export REMOTE_BASE="saves:gamepi-tv"
+export TOPIC="/Recalbox/SaveSync/Event"
diff --git a/savesync[start](permanent).ash b/savesync[start](permanent).ash
index 1bb93b0..78c349a 100644
--- a/savesync[start](permanent).ash
+++ b/savesync[start](permanent).ash
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@
 . /recalbox/share/system/config/savesync/savesync.conf
 
 
-# --- MQTT Publish Function ---
-mqtt_publish() {
-
-	local msg="$1"
-
-}
-
-
 # --- Logger Function ---
 log() {
 	local timestamp
@@ -22,20 +14,24 @@ log() {
 	timestamp=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
 	local log_line="[$timestamp] [$level] $msg"
 
-	mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t /Recalbox/EmulationStation/Event "SaveLog=${log_line}"
+	mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" "SaveLog=${log_line}"
 
 	# printf "%s\n" "$log_line" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null
 	[ "$DEBUG_MODE" -eq 1 ] && printf "%s\n" "$log_line"
 }
 
+# --- Continue message function ---
 send_continue() {
-	mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t /Recalbox/EmulationStation/Event "SaveContinue=1"
 }
 
+# --- Sleep to ensure that the logger daemon has started ---
+#
+
+
 log "INFO" "--- ES Event Daemon Started ---"
 
 # --- Main Listener Loop ---
-mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t /Recalbox/EmulationStation/Event | while IFS="=" read -r key value
+mosquitto_sub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" | while IFS="=" read -r key value
 do
     # 1. Clean Carriage Returns from Windows-style line endings
     value=$(echo "$value" | tr -d '\r')
@@ -74,6 +70,7 @@ do
                     rclone update "$remote_full" "$this_save_path"
                 fi
 
+		mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" "SaveContinue=0"
             elif [ "$this_state" = "endgame" ]; then
                 log "INFO" "Game Ended. Backing up save..."
                 filename=$(basename "$this_save_path")
@@ -82,6 +79,8 @@ do
                 # Push the local save to the cloud if it's newer
                 rclone update "$this_save_path" "$REMOTE_BASE/$this_system_id/"
                 log "INFO" "Sync Complete."
+
+		mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" "SaveContinue=0"
             fi
 
             # Reset variables for the next event block