diff --git a/src/controller.py b/src/controller.py
index f22bbec..e173493 100644
--- a/src/controller.py
+++ b/src/controller.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import subprocess
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
 
 import time
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ from adafruit_ht16k33 import segments
 
 __TOPIC_BRIGHTNESS__ = "brightness"
 __TOPIC_SCROLL_INTERVAL__ = "scroll_interval"
-__TOPIC_TEXT__ = ""
+__TOPIC_TEXT__ = "text"
 
 class Controller:
     connected = False
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ class Controller:
       self.scroll_interval = 0.25
       self.text = ""
       self.poscount = 0
-		
+
       # Create the I2C interface.
       self.i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)
 
@@ -39,7 +38,9 @@ class Controller:
       self.mqtt.on_disconnect = self.on_disconnect
       self.mqtt.connect(mqtt_host, mqtt_port)
       self.topic = base_topic
-     
+
+      self.display.print("ABCD")
+
 
     def on_disconnect(self, client, userdata, rc):
         print("MQTT disconnected")
@@ -66,14 +67,13 @@ class Controller:
             self.mqtt.publish(self.topic + "/" + __TOPIC_SCROLL_INTERVAL__, self.scroll_interval, 1 )
           else:
         	print("error not >0.0: ", val)
-		  
-		  
+
+
         if message.topic.endswith(__TOPIC_TEXT__ + "/set"):
           self.text = msg
           print("changed text to ", self.text)
           self.mqtt.publish(self.topic + "/" + __TOPIC_TEXT__, self.text, 1 )
 
-          
 
     def on_connect(self, client, userdata, flags, rc):
         print("Connected to MQTT Broker")
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ class Controller:
           self.mqtt.loop()
 
           if self.display is not None:
-            self.display.print(self.text[self.poscount])
+            ##display.print(self.text[self.poscount])
+            display.print(42)
             self.poscount += 1
             self.poscount %= len(self.text)
             time.sleep(self.scroll_interval)
-			
-		  
\ No newline at end of file
+