diff --git a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.cpp b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.cpp
index b36653c..1a91994 100644
--- a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.cpp
@@ -616,6 +616,10 @@ BlumenLumen_CustomUpdate(gs_data UserData, app_state* State, context* Context)
     if (MessageQueue_CanWrite(BLState->OutgoingMsgQueue) &&
         !BLState->IgnoreTimeOfDay_MotorState)
     {
+        u64 NanosSinceLastSend = Context->SystemTime_Current.NanosSinceEpoch - BLState->LastSendTime.NanosSinceEpoch;
+        r32 SecondsSinceLastSend = (r64)NanosSinceLastSend * NanosToSeconds;
+        bool ShouldSendCurrentState = SecondsSinceLastSend >= MotorResendStatePeriod;
+        
         for (u32 i = 0; i < MotorOpenTimesCount; i++)
         {
             time_range Range = MotorOpenTimes[i];
@@ -626,9 +630,13 @@ BlumenLumen_CustomUpdate(gs_data UserData, app_state* State, context* Context)
             
             bool LastTimeInRange = SystemTimeIsInTimeRange(Context->SystemTime_Last, Range);
             
+#if 0
             bool SendOpen = CurrTimeInRange && !LastSendTimeInRange;
             bool SendClose = !CurrTimeInRange && LastSendTimeInRange;
-            
+#else
+            bool SendOpen = CurrTimeInRange && ShouldSendCurrentState;
+            bool SendClose = !CurrTimeInRange && ShouldSendCurrentState;
+#endif
             //SendOpen = SecondsSinceLastSend > 2;
             if (SendOpen)
             {
@@ -643,6 +651,7 @@ BlumenLumen_CustomUpdate(gs_data UserData, app_state* State, context* Context)
                 Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[1] = 2;
                 Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[2] = 2;
                 MotorCommand = Packet;
+                break;
             }
             else if (SendClose)
             {
@@ -656,6 +665,7 @@ BlumenLumen_CustomUpdate(gs_data UserData, app_state* State, context* Context)
                 Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[1] = 1;
                 Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[2] = 1;
                 MotorCommand = Packet;
+                break;
             }
         }
         
diff --git a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen_settings.h b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen_settings.h
index b33a224..a55ce1b 100644
--- a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen_settings.h
+++ b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen_settings.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ global time_range MotorOpenTimes[] = {
 };
 global u32 MotorOpenTimesCount = CArrayLength(MotorOpenTimes); // do not edit
 
+// Lumenarium repeatedly resends the current motor state to the python
+// server. This variable determines how much time elapses between each
+// message.
+global r32 MotorResendStatePeriod = 90.0f; // seconds
+
 // The times of day when the leds should be on
 // Search for @TimeFormat to find documentation
 global time_range LedOnTimes[] = {