diff --git a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.cpp b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.cpp
index d711f23..bbc7fe1 100644
--- a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.cpp
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ BlumenLumen_CustomUpdate(gs_data UserData, app_state* State, context* Context)
         r32 SecondsSinceLastSend = (r64)NanosSinceLastSend * NanosToSeconds;
         bool ShouldSendCurrentState = SecondsSinceLastSend >= MotorResendStatePeriod;
         
+        bool SendOpen = false;
         for (u32 i = 0; i < MotorOpenTimesCount; i++)
         {
             time_range Range = MotorOpenTimes[i];
@@ -641,10 +642,6 @@ BlumenLumen_CustomUpdate(gs_data UserData, app_state* State, context* Context)
 #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)
             {
@@ -675,10 +672,50 @@ BlumenLumen_CustomUpdate(gs_data UserData, app_state* State, context* Context)
                 MotorCommand = Packet;
                 break;
             }
+#else
+            if (CurrTimeInRange) {
+                SendOpen = true;
+                // if the current state isn't what we want, we want to 
+                // send immediately, rather than wait for the periodic time out
+                if (BLState->LastSendState != MotorState_Open)
+                {
+                    ShouldSendCurrentState = true;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+#endif
         }
         
-        if (SendMotorCommand)
+        if (ShouldSendCurrentState)
         {
+            
+            if (SendOpen)
+            {
+                BLState->LastSendTime = Context->SystemTime_Current;
+                BLState->LastSendState = MotorState_Open;
+                OutputDebugString("Motors: Open\n");
+                
+                blumen_packet Packet = {};
+                Packet.Type = PacketType_MotorState;
+                Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[0] = 2;
+                Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[1] = 2;
+                Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[2] = 2;
+                MotorCommand = Packet;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                BLState->LastSendTime = Context->SystemTime_Current;
+                BLState->LastSendState = MotorState_Closed;
+                OutputDebugString("Motors: Close\n");
+                
+                blumen_packet Packet = {};
+                Packet.Type = PacketType_MotorState;
+                Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[0] = 1;
+                Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[1] = 1;
+                Packet.MotorPacket.FlowerPositions[2] = 1;
+                MotorCommand = Packet;
+            }
+            
             gs_data Msg = StructToData(&MotorCommand, blumen_packet);
             MessageQueue_Write(&BLState->OutgoingMsgQueue, Msg);
             DEBUG_SentMotorCommand(MotorCommand.MotorPacket, Context->ThreadContext);
diff --git a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.h b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.h
index db52256..e05d83a 100644
--- a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.h
+++ b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct blumen_lumen_state
     system_time LastStatusUpdateTime;
     
     system_time LastSendTime;
+    bl_motor_state_value LastSendState;
     
     phrase_hue StandardPatternHues;
     r32 AssemblyColorsTransitionTimeLeft[BL_FLOWER_COUNT];
diff --git a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen_settings.h b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen_settings.h
index 184df19..2c4858c 100644
--- a/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen_settings.h
+++ b/src/app/ss_blumen_lumen/blumen_lumen_settings.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ gs_const_string VoicePatternFolder = ConstString("data/blumen_animations/audio_r
 global time_range MotorOpenTimes[] = {
     { 8, 00, 12, 00 },
     { 12, 30, 13, 00 },
-    { 18, 00, 22, 00 }, // 7:00pm to 11:00pm
+    { 18, 00, 22, 00 }, // 6:00pm to 10:00pm
+    { 23, 05, 23, 53 },
 };
 global u32 MotorOpenTimesCount = CArrayLength(MotorOpenTimes); // do not edit