diff --git a/content/assets/scripts/message.js b/content/assets/scripts/message.js
index 280bc25d..39c543bf 100644
--- a/content/assets/scripts/message.js
+++ b/content/assets/scripts/message.js
@@ -5,28 +5,26 @@ const formButton = form.find('button[type="submit"]');
 const responseError = $("#cammieFormResponseError");
 const responseSuccess = $("#cammieFormResponseSuccess");
 
+const socket = io("https://kelder.zeus.ugent.be");
+
+socket.on('replymessage', function(obj) {
+    alert("Kelder says: " + obj['message']);
+})
+
 $("#cammieForm").submit((e) => {
   e.preventDefault();
   formButton.addClass("is-loading");
-  return $.ajax({
-    url: "https://kelder.zeus.ugent.be/messages/",
-    contentType: "text/plain",
-    type: "POST",
-    headers: formName.val() ? { "X-Username": formName.val()} : {},
-    data: formMessage.val(),
-    success() {
+  socket.timeout(3000).emit("message",{username: formName.val(), message: formMessage.val()},(err,_) => {
+    if (err) {
+      responseSuccess.addClass("is-hidden");
+      responseError.removeClass("is-hidden");
+      responseError.text("Something went wrong, please try again later.");
+    } else {
       responseError.addClass("is-hidden");
       responseSuccess.removeClass("is-hidden");
       responseSuccess.text("Message has been successfully sent.");
       formMessage.val("");
-    },
-    error() {
-      responseSuccess.addClass("is-hidden");
-      responseError.removeClass("is-hidden");
-      responseError.text("Something went wrong, please try again later.");
-    },
-    complete() {
-      formButton.removeClass("is-loading");
-    },
-  });
+    }
+    formButton.removeClass("is-loading");
+  })
 });
diff --git a/content/cammie.erb b/content/cammie.erb
index 20ce22f1..417b6544 100644
--- a/content/cammie.erb
+++ b/content/cammie.erb
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ title: Cammie
 <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.0.0.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/4.7.2/socket.io.js" integrity="sha256-ohm5bQuo4yRByZrO3JFkHnUxob0EsucKvzTA4ZUQ87g=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
-var socket = io("https://kelder.zeus.ugent.be");
-socket.on('replymessage', function(obj) {
-    alert("Kelder says: " + obj['message']);
-})
 </script>
 <%= asset :js, :cammie %>
 <%= asset :js, :message %>