diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 2c2021b..b3df2b8 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -785,7 +785,8 @@ void handleTeleportRequest(internalTypes::markEntry details) {
 	sleep(1);
 
 	std::cout << "info: requesting to join room \"" + details.room + "\"\n";
-	roomIDReq(&roomsock, details.room);
+	//roomIDReq(&roomsock, details.room); //fatal error
+	room = details.room;
 
 	std::cout << "info: updating goto destination\n";
 	realLocation = details.url;
@@ -795,11 +796,12 @@ void handleTeleportRequest(internalTypes::markEntry details) {
 		std::to_string(details.position.y) + ", " +
 		std::to_string(details.position.z) + ", " +
 		std::to_string(details.position.yaw) + "\n";
-	teleport(&roomsock, 
-		details.position.x, 
-		details.position.y, 
-		details.position.z, 
-		details.position.yaw);
+	xPos = details.position.x;
+	yPos = details.position.y;
+	zPos = details.position.z;
+	direction = details.position.yaw;
+
+	std::cout << "info: done! initiating watchdog\n";
 }
 
 // unimplemented