diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 986f45f..5211c97 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ fn handle_frame(frame: &AgwFrame, cli: &Cli, buffers: &mut BufferManager) {
             "summary": &summary,
             "text": &text,
             "timestamp": SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap().as_secs(),
+            "type": "data"
         });
         let _ = socket.expect("REASON").send_to(packet.to_string().as_bytes(), uaddr);
     }
@@ -437,8 +438,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         let socket = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0")?;
         println!("UDP client started at {}:{}", cli.uip, cli.uport);
         // Send a message to the server
-        let message = "UDP client connected";
-        socket.send_to(message.as_bytes(), uaddr)?;
+        let packet = json!({
+            "text": "UDP client connected",
+            "timestamp": SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap().as_secs(),
+            "type": "status"
+        });
+        //let message = "UDP client connected";
+        socket.send_to(packet.to_string().as_bytes(), uaddr)?;
     }
 
     loop {