diff --git a/bot_instance.py b/bot_instance.py
index 270152a..94d53c9 100644
--- a/bot_instance.py
+++ b/bot_instance.py
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 from discord.ext import commands
 import discord
+import threading
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+_started = False
 
 intents = discord.Intents.default()
 bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!", intents=intents)
 
 bot.tracked_games = []
+bot.tracked_games_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+
+async def start_bot():
+    global _started
+    if _started:
+        return
+    _started = True
+    load_dotenv()
+    TOKEN = os.getenv("TOKEN")
+    if not TOKEN:
+        raise ValueError("No token found")
+    await bot.start(TOKEN)
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 78cdf88..bb18865 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 import discord
 import os
 from discord.ext import tasks
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from dom5game import Dom5game
-from servermanager import create_server
-from nicegui import ui
 from webui import create_ui
-from bot_instance import bot
+from bot_instance import bot, start_bot
+from nicegui import ui
 import asyncio
-import threading
-
-bot_start_lock = threading.Lock()
-bot_started = False
-load_dotenv()
-TOKEN = os.getenv("TOKEN")
-if not TOKEN:
-    raise ValueError("No token found")
 
 
 def reload_games():
@@ -29,29 +19,21 @@ def reload_games():
                     )
 
 
-async def start_discord_bot():
-    await bot.load_extension("cogs.slash_commands")
-    await bot.start(TOKEN)
-
-
 def main():
-    global bot_started
     create_ui()
-    with bot_start_lock:
-        if not bot_started and __name__ == "__mp_main__":
-            print("Starting bot")
-            bot_started = True
-            ui.timer(0, lambda: asyncio.create_task(start_discord_bot()), once=True)
-    ui.run()
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    loop.create_task(start_bot())
+    ui.run(reload=False)
 
 
-if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
 
 
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
     print(f"Logged in as {bot.user}")
+    await bot.load_extension("cogs.slash_commands")
     # await bot.tree.sync()
     reload_games()
     if not task_loop.is_running():
@@ -60,15 +42,13 @@ async def on_ready():
 
 @tasks.loop(seconds=5)
 async def task_loop():
-    with bot.tracked_games_lock:
-        games = list(bot.tracked_games)
     await bot.change_presence(
         activity=discord.Activity(
             type=discord.ActivityType.watching,
-            name=str(len(games)) + " Servers.",
+            name=str(len(bot.tracked_games)) + " Servers.",
         )
     )
-    for game in bot.games:
+    for game in bot.tracked_games:
         channel = bot.get_channel(game.channelId)
         if channel is None:
             continue