diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b4fbb93..aee2128 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -20,15 +20,7 @@ async def dm():
         )
 
     client = NostrClient(privatekey_hex=pk)
-
-    filters = {
-        "since": int(
-            time.mktime(
-                (datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(hours=1)).timetuple()
-            )
-        )
-    }
-
+    # await asyncio.sleep(1)
     t = threading.Thread(
         target=client.get_dm,
         args=(
@@ -59,6 +51,7 @@ async def post():
         print(f"From {event.public_key[:3]}..{event.public_key[-3:]}: {event.content}")
 
     sender_client = NostrClient(privatekey_hex=pk)
+    # await asyncio.sleep(1)
 
     to_pubk_hex = (
         input(
diff --git a/nostr/client/client.py b/nostr/client/client.py
index b7454d8..86501b9 100644
--- a/nostr/client/client.py
+++ b/nostr/client/client.py
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@ from . import cbc
 
 class NostrClient:
     relays = [
-        # "wss://relay.snort.social",
+        "wss://lnbits.link/nostrrelay/client",
         "wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net",
         "wss://nostr.zebedee.cloud",
-        "wss://nostr.mom",
-        # "wss://wss://lnbits.link/nostrrelay/client"
-        # "wss://no.str.cr",
+        "wss://no.str.cr",
     ]  # ["wss://nostr.oxtr.dev"]  # ["wss://relay.nostr.info"] "wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net"  "ws://91.237.88.218:2700", "wss://nostrrr.bublina.eu.org", ""wss://nostr-relay.freeberty.net"", , "wss://nostr.oxtr.dev", "wss://relay.nostr.info", "wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net" , "wss://relayer.fiatjaf.com", "wss://nodestr.fmt.wiz.biz/", "wss://no.str.cr"
     relay_manager = RelayManager()
     private_key: PrivateKey
@@ -46,6 +44,7 @@ class NostrClient:
         self.relay_manager.open_connections(
             {"cert_reqs": ssl.CERT_NONE}
         )  # NOTE: This disables ssl certificate verification
+        self.relay_manager.start_message_workers()
 
     def close(self):
         self.relay_manager.close_connections()
diff --git a/nostr/relay.py b/nostr/relay.py
index dff2a99..bccbcad 100644
--- a/nostr/relay.py
+++ b/nostr/relay.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import time
+from queue import Queue
 from threading import Lock
 from websocket import WebSocketApp
 from .event import Event
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class Relay:
         self.ssl_options: dict = {}
         self.proxy: dict = {}
         self.lock = Lock()
+        self.queue = Queue()
         self.ws = WebSocketApp(
             url,
             on_open=self._on_open,
@@ -52,17 +54,16 @@ class Relay:
 
     def connect(self, ssl_options: dict = None, proxy: dict = None):
         self.ssl_options = ssl_options
-        print(self.url, "🟢")
         self.proxy = proxy
         self.ws.run_forever(
             sslopt=ssl_options,
             http_proxy_host=None if proxy is None else proxy.get("host"),
             http_proxy_port=None if proxy is None else proxy.get("port"),
             proxy_type=None if proxy is None else proxy.get("type"),
+            ping_interval=5,
         )
 
     def close(self):
-        print(self.url, "🔴")
         self.ws.close()
 
     def check_reconnect(self):
@@ -78,14 +79,21 @@ class Relay:
     @property
     def ping(self):
         if self.connected:
-            return int(self.ws.last_ping_tm - self.ws.last_pong_tm)
+            return int((self.ws.last_pong_tm - self.ws.last_ping_tm) * 1000)
         else:
             return 0
 
     def publish(self, message: str):
-        if self.connected:
-            self.num_sent_events += 1
-            self.ws.send(message)
+        self.queue.put(message)
+
+    def queue_worker(self):
+        while True:
+            if self.connected:
+                message = self.queue.get()
+                self.num_sent_events += 1
+                self.ws.send(message)
+            else:
+                time.sleep(0.1)
 
     def add_subscription(self, id, filters: Filters):
         with self.lock:
@@ -122,11 +130,8 @@ class Relay:
         if self._is_valid_message(message):
             self.num_received_events += 1
             self.message_pool.add_message(message, self.url)
-        else:
-            print(self.url, "invalid message", message)
 
     def _on_error(self, class_obj, error):
-        print(self.url, "🚫", error)
         self.connected = False
         self.error_counter += 1
         if self.error_threshold and self.error_counter > self.error_threshold:
@@ -135,11 +140,9 @@ class Relay:
             self.check_reconnect()
 
     def _on_ping(self, class_obj, message):
-        print(self.url, "ping", message)
         return
 
     def _on_pong(self, class_obj, message):
-        print(self.url, "pong", message)
         return
 
     def _is_valid_message(self, message: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/nostr/relay_manager.py b/nostr/relay_manager.py
index c2ac29b..44d9e7b 100644
--- a/nostr/relay_manager.py
+++ b/nostr/relay_manager.py
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class RelayManager:
                 name=f"{relay.url}-thread",
             ).start()
 
+    def start_message_workers(self):
+        for relay in self.relays.values():
+            threading.Thread(
+                target=relay.queue_worker,
+                name=f"{relay.url}-queue",
+            ).start()
+
     def close_connections(self):
         for relay in self.relays.values():
             relay.close()