diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 2b6b4ed7..36c1998f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "application.hpp"
+#include "singletons/nativemessagingmanager.hpp"
 #include "singletons/pathmanager.hpp"
+#include "util/networkmanager.hpp"
 
 #include <QAbstractNativeEventFilter>
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -7,20 +9,17 @@
 #include <QLibrary>
 #include <QStringList>
 
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include "util/networkmanager.hpp"
-
 #ifdef USEWINSDK
 #include "util/nativeeventhelper.hpp"
 #endif
 
-#include "fstream"
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-#include "fcntl.h"
-#include "io.h"
-#include "stdio.h"
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <io.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #endif
 
 void runNativeMessagingHost();
@@ -90,15 +89,6 @@ int runGui(int argc, char *argv[])
     _exit(0);
 }
 
-void writeByteArray(QByteArray a)
-{
-    char *data = a.data();
-    uint32_t size;
-    size = a.size();
-    std::cout.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&size), 4);
-    std::cout.write(data, a.size());
-}
-
 void runNativeMessagingHost()
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
@@ -106,7 +96,9 @@ void runNativeMessagingHost()
     _setmode(_fileno(stdout), _O_BINARY);
 #endif
 
-    //    std::ofstream xd("C:\\users\\daniel\\desktop\\xd.lmao");
+    std::ofstream xD("C:\Users\daniel\Desktop\1");
+
+    auto &nmm = chatterino::singletons::NativeMessagingManager::getInstance();
 
     while (true) {
         char size_c[4];
@@ -122,11 +114,12 @@ void runNativeMessagingHost()
         std::cin.read(b, size);
         *(b + size) = '\0';
 
-        //        xd << b;
-        //        xd.flush();
+        nmm.writeByteArray("{\"a\":1}");
+
+        nmm.sendToGuiProcess(QByteArray(b, size));
+
+        nmm.writeByteArray("{\"a\":2}");
 
         free(b);
-
-        //        writeByteArray(QString("{\"xd\":1}").toUtf8());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/singletons/nativemessagingmanager.cpp b/src/singletons/nativemessagingmanager.cpp
index 4cad0e9d..c0c22a4d 100644
--- a/src/singletons/nativemessagingmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/singletons/nativemessagingmanager.cpp
@@ -8,17 +8,14 @@
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonValue>
 
-//#ifdef USEWINSDK
-//#include <windows.h>
-//#pragma comment(lib, "Advapi32.lib")
-//#endif
-
 #include <boost/interprocess/ipc/message_queue.hpp>
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #include <QProcess>
 #endif
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 #define EXTENSION_ID "aeicjepmjkgmbeohnchmpfjbpchogmjn"
 #define MESSAGE_SIZE 1024
 
@@ -37,6 +34,16 @@ NativeMessagingManager &NativeMessagingManager::getInstance()
     return manager;
 }
 
+void NativeMessagingManager::writeByteArray(QByteArray a)
+{
+    char *data = a.data();
+    uint32_t size;
+    size = a.size();
+    std::cout.write(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&size), 4);
+    std::cout.write(data, a.size());
+    std::cout.flush();
+}
+
 void NativeMessagingManager::registerHost()
 {
     // create manifest
@@ -61,11 +68,13 @@ void NativeMessagingManager::registerHost()
     file.write(document.toJson());
     file.flush();
 
+#ifdef XD
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     // clang-format off
     QProcess::execute("REG ADD \"HKCU\\Software\\Google\\Chrome\\NativeMessagingHosts\\com.chatterino.chatterino\" /ve /t REG_SZ /d \"" + manifestPath + "\" /f");
 // clang-format on
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 void NativeMessagingManager::openGuiMessageQueue()
@@ -86,7 +95,7 @@ void NativeMessagingManager::sendToGuiProcess(const QByteArray &array)
     try {
         messageQueue.try_send(array.data(), array.size(), 1);
     } catch (ipc::interprocess_exception &ex) {
-        // rip
+        qDebug() << "send to gui process:" << ex.what();
     }
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +116,7 @@ void NativeMessagingManager::ReceiverThread::run()
             QString text = QString::fromUtf8(buf, retSize);
             qDebug() << text;
         } catch (ipc::interprocess_exception &ex) {
-            // rip
+            qDebug() << "received from gui process:" << ex.what();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/singletons/nativemessagingmanager.hpp b/src/singletons/nativemessagingmanager.hpp
index be010b9c..96908f52 100644
--- a/src/singletons/nativemessagingmanager.hpp
+++ b/src/singletons/nativemessagingmanager.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
         void run() override;
     };
 
+    void writeByteArray(QByteArray a);
     void registerHost();
     void openGuiMessageQueue();
     void sendToGuiProcess(const QByteArray &array);