diff --git a/groundStation/src/backend/backend.c b/groundStation/src/backend/backend.c
index 285140d32d1baf530f4c6fc0cb616185944b2256..1513605863d6c757fc1720731ff3c9bc8803d997 100644
--- a/groundStation/src/backend/backend.c
+++ b/groundStation/src/backend/backend.c
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		.tv_usec = 0
 	};
 
-	sleep(3);
 	while(keepRunning)
 	{
 		fd_set rfds;
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ void sendVrpnPacket(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData *info) {
 
 	char checksum = 0;
 	int i;
-	for(i=0; i < pSize - 1; i++)
+	for(i=0; i < pSize - 1; i++) 
 		checksum ^= packet[i];
 
 	packet[pSize - 1] = checksum; //PACKET_END_BYTE;
@@ -345,6 +344,12 @@ void sendVrpnPacket(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData *info) {
 		keepRunning = 0;
 	}
 
+	printf("vrpn packet : '");
+	for(int i = 0; i < pSize; ++i) {
+		printf(" %0x ");
+	}
+	printf("'\n");
+
 	struct timeval tstart;
 	gettimeofday(&tstart, NULL);
 	timeArr[currMessageID%MAX_HASH_SIZE] = tstart;