diff --git a/watcher/app.py b/watcher/app.py
index 8466250..cf275b3 100644
--- a/watcher/app.py
+++ b/watcher/app.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ def index():
 
 @app.route("/start_run/<run_index>")
 def start_run(run_index):
+    request_data = live_request(f'/start_run/{run_index}') #make request show up on the live requests
+    
     if not run_index.isdigit():
         return f'{run_index} is not a number'
 
@@ -53,12 +55,13 @@ def start_run(run_index):
 
 @app.route("/link/start/<run>/<link_index>")
 def link_start(run, link_index):
+    request_data = live_request(f'/link/start/{run}/{link_index}') #make request show up on the live requests
+
     if not run.isdigit() or not link_index.isdigit():
         return f'{run} and/or {link_index} is not a number'
 
     start = time()
-    request_data = live_request(run, link_index)
-    sio.emit('live_request', request_data)
+    
 
     if db["current_run"] != run:
         response = "Wrong run number, check that you update your run", 404
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@ def link_start(run, link_index):
 
 @app.route("/link/handoff/<run>/<index>")
 def link_handoff(run, index):
+    request_data = live_request(f'/link/handoff/{run}/{link_index}') #make request show up on the live requests
+
     if not run.isdigit() or not index.isdigit():
         return f'{run} and/or {index} is not a number'
 
@@ -100,12 +105,14 @@ def connect(sid, data):
         sio.emit('sync_current_run', current_run, room=sid)
 
 
-def live_request(run, index):
+def live_request(route_data):
     ip = request.remote_addr
     request_data = {}
     request_data["hostname"] = lookup_hostname(ip)
     request_data["time"] = time()
-    return request_data
+    request_data["route"] = route_data
+
+    sio.emit('live_request', request_data)
 
 
 @lru_cache()