diff --git a/aiserver.py b/aiserver.py
index 9f272e1f..10ba0869 100644
--- a/aiserver.py
+++ b/aiserver.py
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ def general_startup(override_args=None):
     parser.add_argument("--savemodel", action='store_true', help="Saves the model to the models folder even if --colab is used (Allows you to save models to Google Drive)")
     parser.add_argument("--customsettings", help="Preloads arguements from json file. You only need to provide the location of the json file. Use customsettings.json template file. It can be renamed if you wish so that you can store multiple configurations. Leave any settings you want as default as null. Any values you wish to set need to be in double quotation marks")
     parser.add_argument("--no_ui", action='store_true', default=False, help="Disables the GUI and Socket.IO server while leaving the API server running.")
-    parser.add_argument("--use_relay", action='store_true', default=False, help="Use messaging relay when the thread is busy (can loose data to UI if not used)")
+    parser.add_argument("--use_relay", action='store_false', default=True, help="Use messaging relay when the thread is busy (can loose data to UI if not used)")
     #args: argparse.Namespace = None
     if "pytest" in sys.modules and override_args is None:
         args = parser.parse_args([])
@@ -1256,7 +1256,9 @@ def general_startup(override_args=None):
     #setup socketio relay queue
     if args.use_relay:
         koboldai_settings.no_relay = False
-        koboldai_settings.queue = multiprocessing.Queue()
+        #koboldai_settings.queue = multiprocessing.Queue()
+        import gevent.queue
+        koboldai_settings.queue = gevent.queue.Queue()
         socketio.start_background_task(socket_io_relay, koboldai_settings.queue, socketio)
     else:
         koboldai_settings.no_relay = True
diff --git a/koboldai_settings.py b/koboldai_settings.py
index f8822c00..3e3bcd77 100644
--- a/koboldai_settings.py
+++ b/koboldai_settings.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os, re, time, threading, json, pickle, base64, copy, tqdm, datetime
 from io import BytesIO
 from flask import has_request_context
 import socketio as socketio_client
+from flask_socketio import SocketIO
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import requests
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ def process_variable_changes(socketio, classname, name, value, old_value, debug_
                         print("putting data in queue")
                         queue.put(data)
                         print("put data in queue")
+                        
                 else:
                     socketio.emit("var_changed", {"classname": classname, "name": name, "old_value": clean_var_for_emit(old_value), "value": clean_var_for_emit(value)}, include_self=True, broadcast=True, room="UI_2")
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f087a16b..0349bdbe 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ python-socketio[client]
 flask_session
 marshmallow>=3.13
 apispec-webframeworks
+gevent
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diff --git a/requirements_mtj.txt b/requirements_mtj.txt
index e681e2e3..a3683e47 100644
--- a/requirements_mtj.txt
+++ b/requirements_mtj.txt
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ python-socketio[client]
 flask-session
 marshmallow>=3.13
 apispec-webframeworks
+gevent
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