diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
index 51613544..316777d8 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ from fenrirscreenreader.core import debug
 from fenrirscreenreader.core.eventData import fenrirEventType
 import time
 import select
+import socket
+import os, os.path
 
 class remoteManager():
     def __init__(self):
         pass
     def initialize(self, environment):
         self.env = environment
-        self.env['runtime']['processManager'].addCustomEventThread(self.tcpWatchDog, multiprocess=True)
-        return
+
         if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('remote', 'enabled'):
             if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('remote', 'method') == 'unix':
                 self.env['runtime']['processManager'].addCustomEventThread(self.unixSocketWatchDog, multiprocess=True)
@@ -26,15 +27,36 @@ class remoteManager():
             self.sock.close()
             self.sock = None
     def unixSocketWatchDog(self, active, eventQueue):
+        # echo "#<=>#command##exec#say##this is a test" | socat - UNIX-CLIENT:/tmp/fenrir-deamon.sock
+        if os.path.exists("/tmp/fenrir-deamon.sock"):
+            os.remove("/tmp/fenrir-deamon.sock")
+        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)            
+        self.sock.bind("/tmp/fenrir-deamon.sock")
+        self.sock.listen(1)
         while active.value == 1:
-            eventQueue.put({"Type":fenrirEventType.RemoteIncomming,
-                "Data":'#!#command##say##this is a test'
-            })
-            eventQueue.put({"Type":fenrirEventType.RemoteIncomming,
-                "Data":'#!#command##interrupt'
-            })
+            client_sock, client_addr = self.sock.accept()
+            if client_sock:
+                # Check if the client is still connected and if data is available:
+                try:
+                    r, w, e = select.select([client_sock,], [], [])
+                except select.error:
+                    return
+                if len(r) > 0:
+                    rawdata = client_sock.recv(8129)
+                    try:
+                        data = rawdata.decode("utf-8").rstrip()
+                        if data.startswith('#<=>#'):
+                            eventQueue.put({"Type":fenrirEventType.RemoteIncomming,
+                                "Data": data
+                            })
+                    except:
+                        pass
+                client_sock.close()
+        if self.sock:
+            self.sock.close()
+            self.sock = None
     def tcpWatchDog(self, active, eventQueue):
-        import socket
+        # echo "#<=>#command##exec#say##this is a test" | nc localhost 22447
         self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
         self.host = '0.0.0.0'
@@ -53,7 +75,7 @@ class remoteManager():
                     rawdata = client_sock.recv(8129)
                     try:
                         data = rawdata.decode("utf-8").rstrip()
-                        if data.startswith('#!#'):
+                        if data.startswith('#<=>#'):
                             eventQueue.put({"Type":fenrirEventType.RemoteIncomming,
                                 "Data": data
                             })
@@ -91,17 +113,17 @@ class remoteManager():
         if not eventData:
             return
         # settings:
-        # #!#settings##set##section#setting=value[,section#setting=value]
-        # #!#settings##set##speech#voice=de
-        # #!#settings##reset
+        # #<=>#settings##set##section#setting=value[,section#setting=value]
+        # #<=>#settings##set##speech#voice=de
+        # #<=>#settings##reset
         # execute command:
-        # #!#command##exec#say##this is a test
-        # #!#command##cancel##say
-        if not eventData.startswith('#!#'):
+        # #<=>#command##exec#say##this is a test
+        # #<=>#command##cancel##say
+        if not eventData.startswith('#<=>#'):
             return
-        if eventData.startswith('#!#settings##'):
-            settingsText = eventData[len('#!#settings##'):]
+        if eventData.startswith('#<=>#settings##'):
+            settingsText = eventData[len('#<=>#settings##'):]
             self.handleSettingsChange(settingsText)
-        elif eventData.startswith('#!#command##'):
-            commandText = eventData[len('#!#command##'):]
+        elif eventData.startswith('#<=>#command##'):
+            commandText = eventData[len('#<=>#command##'):]
             self.handleCommandExecution(commandText)