diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt
index 3084bbc..8b70ea5 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/observer/nelle/nelleObserverBackend/plugins/Routing.kt
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ import java.util.*
 import kotlin.concurrent.timerTask
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.minutes
 
-var meowTimedOut = false
-var beepTimedOut = false
-var kaomojiTimedOut = false
+var meowTimedOut = true
+var beepTimedOut = true
+var kaomojiTimedOut = true
 
 // function to facilitate the timeout for meows
 fun meowTimer() {