diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 56885bb..050d973 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ async def dm():
         )
 
     client = NostrClient(privatekey_hex=pk)
-    await asyncio.sleep(1)
 
     filters = {
         "since": int(
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ 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(
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ async def post():
 
 
 # write a DM and receive DMs
-# asyncio.run(dm())
+asyncio.run(dm())
 
 # make a post and subscribe to posts
-asyncio.run(post())
+# asyncio.run(post())
diff --git a/nostr/client/client.py b/nostr/client/client.py
index 874c97c..a8836f7 100644
--- a/nostr/client/client.py
+++ b/nostr/client/client.py
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ from . import cbc
 
 class NostrClient:
     relays = [
+        "wss://relay.snort.social",
         "wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net",
         "wss://nostr.zebedee.cloud",
-        "nostr.mom",
+        "wss://nostr.mom",
+        # "wss://wss://lnbits.link/nostrrelay/client"
         # "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()
@@ -72,8 +74,6 @@ class NostrClient:
         request = [ClientMessageType.REQUEST, subscription_id]
         request.extend(filters.to_json_array())
         message = json.dumps(request)
-        # print("Subscribing to events:")
-        # print(message)
         self.relay_manager.publish_message(message)
 
         while True:
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ class NostrClient:
         )
         event.sign(self.private_key.hex())
         event_message = json.dumps([ClientMessageType.EVENT, event.to_json_object()])
-
-        time.sleep(1)
         self.relay_manager.publish_message(event_message)
 
     def get_dm(self, sender_publickey: PublicKey, callback_func=None, filter_kwargs={}):
diff --git a/nostr/relay.py b/nostr/relay.py
index 0e28d49..98012b3 100644
--- a/nostr/relay.py
+++ b/nostr/relay.py
@@ -45,13 +45,17 @@ class Relay:
             on_message=self._on_message,
             on_error=self._on_error,
             on_close=self._on_close,
+            on_ping=self._on_ping,
+            on_pong=self._on_pong,
         )
 
     def connect(self, ssl_options: dict = {}):
         self.ssl_options = ssl_options
-        self.ws.run_forever(sslopt=self.ssl_options, ping_interval=2)
+        print(self.url, "🟢")
+        self.ws.run_forever(sslopt=self.ssl_options)
 
     def close(self):
+        print(self.url, "🔴")
         self.ws.close()
 
     def check_reconnect(self):
@@ -111,8 +115,11 @@ 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:
@@ -120,6 +127,14 @@ class Relay:
         else:
             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:
         message = message.strip("\n")
         if not message or message[0] != "[" or message[-1] != "]":