diff --git a/packages/desktopbridge/cyclistbridge.mjs b/packages/desktopbridge/cyclistbridge.mjs
index 8fd6558f2..288fab435 100644
--- a/packages/desktopbridge/cyclistbridge.mjs
+++ b/packages/desktopbridge/cyclistbridge.mjs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export class CyclistBridge extends Cyclist {
 
       if (this.started !== started && started != null) {
         if (started) {
+          // the time delay in ms that seems to occur when starting the clock. Unsure if this is standard across all clients
+          const evaluationTime = 140;
+
           // when start message comes from abelink, delay starting cyclist clock until the start of the next abelink phase
           this.start_timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
             // TODO: evaluate the code so if another source triggers the play there will not be an error
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ export class CyclistBridge extends Cyclist {
             logger('[cyclist] start');
             this.clock.start();
             this.setStarted(true);
-          }, timestamp - Date.now());
+          }, timestamp - Date.now() - evaluationTime);
         } else {
           this.stop();
         }
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ export class CyclistBridge extends Cyclist {
     if (!this.pattern) {
       throw new Error('Scheduler: no pattern set! call .setPattern first.');
     }
+    let x = Date.now();
     const linkmsg = {
       // TODO: change this to value of "main" clock cps
       cps: 0.5,
@@ -53,7 +57,9 @@ export class CyclistBridge extends Cyclist {
       timestamp: Date.now(),
       phase: this.clock.getPhase(),
     };
-    Invoke('sendabelinkmsg', { linkmsg });
+    Invoke('sendabelinkmsg', { linkmsg }).then(() => {
+      logger(`${Date.now() - x}`);
+    });
   }
 
   stop() {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/ablelinkbridge.rs b/src-tauri/src/ablelinkbridge.rs
index 8e31ba937..18809b176 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/ablelinkbridge.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/ablelinkbridge.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl AbeLinkState {
     let internal_time_at_next_phase = self.session_state.time_at_beat(beat + (quantum - phase), quantum);
     let time_offset = Duration::from_micros((internal_time_at_next_phase - link_time_stamp) as u64);
     let current_unix_time = current_unix_time();
-    let unix_time_at_next_phase = (current_unix_time + time_offset).as_millis() - 140;
+    let unix_time_at_next_phase = (current_unix_time + time_offset).as_millis();
     return unix_time_at_next_phase as u64;
   }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl AbeLinkState {
 pub fn init(_logger: Logger, abelink: Arc<Mutex<AbeLinkState>>) {
   tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
     let mut prev_is_started = false;
-    let mut prev_cps = 0.5;
+    let mut prev_cps = 0.0;
 
     let mut time_since_last_phase_send = 0;
     let sleep_time = 10;
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ pub fn init(_logger: Logger, abelink: Arc<Mutex<AbeLinkState>>) {
     ........................................................................*/
     loop {
       let mut state = abelink.lock().await;
+      state.capture_app_state();
       if state.link.is_enabled() == false {
         state.link.enable(true);
         state.link.enable_start_stop_sync(true);
@@ -133,8 +134,6 @@ pub fn init(_logger: Logger, abelink: Arc<Mutex<AbeLinkState>>) {
 
       let started = state.session_state.is_playing();
 
-      state.capture_app_state();
-
       if started != prev_is_started {
         state.send_started();
         prev_is_started = started;
@@ -158,6 +157,7 @@ pub fn init(_logger: Logger, abelink: Arc<Mutex<AbeLinkState>>) {
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn sendabelinkmsg(linkmsg: LinkMsg, state: tauri::State<'_, AbeLinkStateContainer>) -> Result<(), String> {
   let mut abelink = state.abelink.lock().await;
+  abelink.capture_app_state();
   let started = abelink.session_state.is_playing();
   let time_stamp = abelink.link.clock_micros();
   let quantum = abelink.quantum;