diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 6d168cb6..f511b8fa 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
 			gps_status = ON;
 			fprintf(stderr, "Pi GPS on\n");
 		}
-		fclose(gps_read);
+//		fclose(gps_read);
 	} else
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error checking gps");
 	
@@ -766,9 +766,10 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
 	 if (gps_status == TRUE) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Checking Pi gps\n");
 		cmdbuffer[0] = '\0';
-		gps_read = sopen("python3 /home/pi/CubeSatSim/gps_client.py");  // python sensor polling function	  
+//		gps_read = sopen("python3 /home/pi/CubeSatSim/gps_client.py");  // python sensor polling function	  
 	
 		if (gps_read != NULL) {
+			fputc('\n', gps_read);
 	    	fgets(cmdbuffer, 1000, gps_read);
 
 //			const char gpsTestStr[] = "2 32.3 -54 333\n";