diff --git a/AutismBotIngame/python/ingamefollowct.py b/AutismBotIngame/python/ingamefollowct.py
index 98374763..ce6b4bbf 100644
--- a/AutismBotIngame/python/ingamefollowct.py
+++ b/AutismBotIngame/python/ingamefollowct.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def kill_css_process():
                 time.sleep(15)
     print('preparing to launch game....')
     os.chdir(f"""/home/{who_am_i}/.steam/debian-installation/""")
-    subprocess.check_call("./steam.sh %s" % ("-applaunch 240 -textmode -textmessagedebug -novid -nosound -noipx -nojoy -noshaderapi -port 29072"), shell=True)
+    subprocess.check_call("./steam.sh %s" % ("-applaunch 240 -textmode -textmessagedebug -novid -nosound -noipx -nojoy -noshaderapi -port 29073"), shell=True)
     print('finished starting game')
 
 def bot_connect_ze():
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ def pairwise(it):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     atexit.register(exit_handler)
-    local_ip = "127.0.0.1"
-    local_port = 48477
+    hetzner_ip = "144.76.218.19"
+    local_ip = "127.0.0.1" 
+    local_port = 48479
     udp_external_ip = "164.132.201.173"
     buffer_size = 4096 #potentially not large enough?
     connection_issue_counter = 0;
@@ -149,9 +150,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             #print(data)
             if not data:
                 continue
-            if ip not in [local_ip, udp_external_ip]:
-                continue
-            if ip == udp_external_ip:
+            if ip == udp_external_ip or ip == local_ip:
                 if messager_name in data:
                     messager_name = ""
                 response_msg = f"""say {messager_name} {data}"""
@@ -160,6 +159,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 #needs mini delay to have time to write input to console
                 time.sleep(0.1)
                 writeCfgInput("")
+            if ip != hetzner_ip:
+                continue
             if data == "autismo connected":
                 print('Bot connected!')
                 connection_issue_counter = 0
diff --git a/AutismBotIngame/scripting/autism_bot_info.sp b/AutismBotIngame/scripting/autism_bot_info.sp
index 23c86741..1154d6a0 100644
--- a/AutismBotIngame/scripting/autism_bot_info.sp
+++ b/AutismBotIngame/scripting/autism_bot_info.sp
@@ -215,14 +215,18 @@ public void OnMapStart()
 
 public void send_socket_msg(char[] query_msg, int len)
 {
+	char server_ip[generic_length];
+	Format(server_ip, sizeof(server_ip), "164.132.201.173");
 	if (global_socket != INVALID_HANDLE && SocketIsConnected(global_socket))
-		SocketSendTo(global_socket, query_msg, len, "127.0.0.1", 48477); //udp
+		SocketSendTo(global_socket, query_msg, len, server_ip, 48479); //udp
 }
 
 public void send_socket_msg1(char[] query_msg, int len)
 {
+	char server_ip[generic_length];
+        Format(server_ip, sizeof(server_ip), "164.132.201.173");
         if (global_socket != INVALID_HANDLE && SocketIsConnected(global_socket))
-                SocketSendTo(global_socket, query_msg, len, "127.0.0.1", 48478); //udp
+                SocketSendTo(global_socket, query_msg, len, server_ip, 48480); //udp
 }