diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index b63373c..464be37 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+	"github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal"
 	"github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/http"
 	pq "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/priorityqueue"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 type app struct {
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ type app struct {
 	service *Service
 	state   *State
 
-	schedules       pq.PriorityQueue
-	entityListeners []entityListener
+	schedules         pq.PriorityQueue
+	entityListeners   map[string][]entityListener
+	entityListenerIds map[int64]entityListenerCallback
 }
 
 /*
@@ -30,8 +32,8 @@ NewApp establishes the websocket connection and returns an object
 you can use to register schedules and listeners.
 */
 func NewApp(connString string) app {
-	token := os.Getenv("AUTH_TOKEN")
-	conn, ctx, ctxCancel := ws.SetupConnection(connString)
+	token := os.Getenv("HA_AUTH_TOKEN")
+	conn, ctx, ctxCancel := ws.SetupConnection(connString, token)
 
 	httpClient := http.NewHttpClient(connString, token)
 
@@ -39,14 +41,15 @@ func NewApp(connString string) app {
 	state := NewState(httpClient)
 
 	return app{
-		conn:            conn,
-		ctx:             ctx,
-		ctxCancel:       ctxCancel,
-		httpClient:      httpClient,
-		service:         service,
-		state:           state,
-		schedules:       pq.New(),
-		entityListeners: []entityListener{},
+		conn:              conn,
+		ctx:               ctx,
+		ctxCancel:         ctxCancel,
+		httpClient:        httpClient,
+		service:           service,
+		state:             state,
+		schedules:         pq.New(),
+		entityListeners:   map[string][]entityListener{},
+		entityListenerIds: map[int64]entityListenerCallback{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -83,11 +86,48 @@ func (a *app) RegisterSchedule(s schedule) {
 	a.schedules.Insert(s, float64(startTime.Unix())) // TODO: this blows up because schedule can't be used as key for map in prio queue lib. Just copy/paste and tweak as needed
 }
 
-func (a *app) Start() {
+func (a *app) RegisterEntityListener(el entityListener) {
+	for _, entity := range el.entityIds {
+		id := internal.GetId()
+		subscribeTriggerMsg := subscribeMsg{
+			Id:   id,
+			Type: "subscribe_trigger",
+			Trigger: subscribeMsgTrigger{
+				Platform: "state",
+				EntityId: entity,
+			},
+		}
+		if el.fromState != "" {
+			subscribeTriggerMsg.Trigger.From = el.fromState
+		}
+		if el.toState != "" {
+			subscribeTriggerMsg.Trigger.To = el.toState
+		}
+		log.Default().Println(subscribeTriggerMsg)
+		ws.WriteMessage(subscribeTriggerMsg, a.conn, a.ctx)
+		msg, _ := ws.ReadMessage(a.conn, a.ctx)
+		log.Default().Println(string(msg))
+		a.entityListenerIds[id] = el.callback
+	}
 
+}
+
+func (a *app) Start() {
 	// schedules
-	if a.schedules.Len() != 0 {
-		go RunSchedules(a)
+	go RunSchedules(a)
+
+	// entity listeners
+	elChan := make(chan ws.ChanMsg)
+	go ws.ListenWebsocket(a.conn, a.ctx, elChan)
+
+	log.Default().Println(a.entityListenerIds)
+	var msg ws.ChanMsg
+	for {
+		msg = <-elChan
+		log.Default().Println(string(msg.Raw))
+		if callback, ok := a.entityListenerIds[msg.Id]; ok {
+			log.Default().Println(msg, callback)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// NOTE:should the prio queue and websocket listener both write to a channel or something?
diff --git a/cmd/main/testing.go b/cmd/main/testing.go
index be9a762..8486e4d 100644
--- a/cmd/main/testing.go
+++ b/cmd/main/testing.go
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ func main() {
 	app.RegisterSchedule(s)
 	app.RegisterSchedule(s2)
 	app.RegisterSchedule(s3)
-	app.Start()
 
 	simpleListener := ga.EntityListenerBuilder().
-		EntityIds("light.lights").
+		EntityIds("light.entryway_lamp").
 		Call(listenerCB).
-		OnlyBetween(ga.TimeOfDay(22, 00), ga.TimeOfDay(07, 00))
-	log.Println(simpleListener)
+		// OnlyBetween(ga.TimeOfDay(22, 00), ga.TimeOfDay(07, 00)).
+		Build()
+	app.RegisterEntityListener(simpleListener)
+
+	app.Start()
 
 	log.Println(s)
 	log.Println(s2)
@@ -32,17 +34,18 @@ func lightsOut(service *ga.Service, state *ga.State) {
 	// service.InputDatetime.Set("input_datetime.garage_last_triggered_ts", time.Now())
 	// service.HomeAssistant.Toggle("group.living_room_lamps", map[string]any{"brightness_pct": 100})
 	// service.Light.Toggle("light.entryway_lamp", map[string]any{"brightness_pct": 100})
-	// service.Switch.Toggle("switch.espurna_sunroom_lamp")
-	log.Default().Println("A")
+	service.HomeAssistant.Toggle("light.el_gato_key_lights")
+	// service.HomeAssistant.Toggle("light.entryway_lamp")
+	// log.Default().Println("A")
 }
 
 func cool(service *ga.Service, state *ga.State) {
 	// service.Light.TurnOn("light.entryway_lamp")
-	log.Default().Println("B")
+	// log.Default().Println("B")
 }
 
 func c(service *ga.Service, state *ga.State) {
-	log.Default().Println("C")
+	// log.Default().Println("C")
 }
 
-func listenerCB(service *ga.Service, data *ga.Data) {}
+func listenerCB(service *ga.Service, data *ga.EntityData) {}
diff --git a/entitylistener.go b/entitylistener.go
index fab9ea3..2428461 100644
--- a/entitylistener.go
+++ b/entitylistener.go
@@ -15,24 +15,49 @@ type entityListener struct {
 	err          error
 }
 
-type entityListenerCallback func(*Service, *Data)
+type entityListenerCallback func(*Service, *EntityData)
 
-type Data struct{}
-
-func (b elBuilder3) OnlyBetween(start time.Duration, end time.Duration) elBuilder3 {
-	b.entityListener.betweenStart = start
-	b.entityListener.betweenEnd = end
-	return b
+// TODO: use this to flatten json sent from HA for trigger event
+type EntityData struct {
+	TriggerEntityId string
+	FromState       string
+	FromAttributes  map[string]any
+	ToState         string
+	ToAttributes    map[string]any
+	LastChanged     time.Time
 }
 
-func (b elBuilder3) FromState(s string) elBuilder3 {
-	b.entityListener.fromState = s
-	return b
+type triggerMsg struct {
+	Id    int64  `json:"id"`
+	Type  string `json:"type"`
+	Event struct {
+		Variables struct {
+			Trigger struct {
+				EntityId  string          `json:"entity_id"`
+				FromState triggerMsgState `json:"from_state"`
+				ToState   triggerMsgState `json:"to_state"`
+			}
+		} `json:"variables"`
+	} `json:"event"`
 }
 
-func (b elBuilder3) ToState(s string) elBuilder3 {
-	b.entityListener.toState = s
-	return b
+type triggerMsgState struct {
+	State       string         `json:"state"`
+	Attributes  map[string]any `json:"attributes"`
+	LastChanged string         `json:"last_changed"`
+}
+
+type subscribeMsg struct {
+	Id      int64               `json:"id"`
+	Type    string              `json:"type"`
+	Trigger subscribeMsgTrigger `json:"trigger"`
+}
+
+type subscribeMsgTrigger struct {
+	Platform string `json:"platform"`
+	EntityId string `json:"entity_id"`
+	From     string `json:"from"`
+	To       string `json:"to"`
 }
 
 /* Builders */
@@ -68,3 +93,23 @@ func (b elBuilder2) Call(callback entityListenerCallback) elBuilder3 {
 type elBuilder3 struct {
 	entityListener
 }
+
+func (b elBuilder3) OnlyBetween(start time.Duration, end time.Duration) elBuilder3 {
+	b.entityListener.betweenStart = start
+	b.entityListener.betweenEnd = end
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b elBuilder3) FromState(s string) elBuilder3 {
+	b.entityListener.fromState = s
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b elBuilder3) ToState(s string) elBuilder3 {
+	b.entityListener.toState = s
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b elBuilder3) Build() entityListener {
+	return b.entityListener
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b875865..a20c756 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,4 @@ module github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant
 
 go 1.19
 
-require nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.7
-
-require github.com/klauspost/compress v1.10.3 // indirect
+require github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f36a934..e5a03d4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,60 +1,2 @@
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-github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0 h1:Y/yl/+YNO8GZSjAhjMsSuLt29uWRFHdHYUb5lYOV9qE=
-github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RHrZQHXnP2xjPF+u1gW/2HnVO7nvIa9PG3Gm+fLHvGI=
-github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.6.3 h1:ahKqKTFpO5KTPHxWZjEdPScmYaGtLo8Y4DMHoEsnp14=
-github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.6.3/go.mod h1:75u5sXoLsGZoRN5Sgbi1eraJ4GU3++wFwWzhwvtwp4M=
-github.com/go-playground/assert/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:VDjEfimB/XKnb+ZQfWdccd7VUvScMdVu0Titje2rxJ4=
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-github.com/go-playground/locales v0.13.0/go.mod h1:taPMhCMXrRLJO55olJkUXHZBHCxTMfnGwq/HNwmWNS8=
-github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.17.0 h1:icxd5fm+REJzpZx7ZfpaD876Lmtgy7VtROAbHHXk8no=
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diff --git a/internal/internal.go b/internal/internal.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32e5ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/internal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package internal
+
+var id int64 = 0
+
+func GetId() int64 {
+	id += 1
+	return id
+}
diff --git a/internal/services/homeassistant.go b/internal/services/homeassistant.go
index 7449cb6..a27f26c 100644
--- a/internal/services/homeassistant.go
+++ b/internal/services/homeassistant.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 type HomeAssistant struct {
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ func (ha *HomeAssistant) Toggle(entityId string, serviceData ...map[string]any)
 	}
 
 	ws.WriteMessage(req, ha.conn, ha.ctx)
+	// msg, _ := ws.ReadMessage(ha.conn, ha.ctx)
+	// log.Default().Println(string(msg))
+	// msg, _ = ws.ReadMessage(ha.conn, ha.ctx)
+	// log.Default().Println(string(msg))
+	// msg, _ = ws.ReadMessage(ha.conn, ha.ctx)
+	// log.Default().Println(string(msg))
+	// msg, _ = ws.ReadMessage(ha.conn, ha.ctx)
+	// log.Default().Println(string(msg))
+	// msg, _ = ws.ReadMessage(ha.conn, ha.ctx)
+	// log.Default().Println(string(msg))
 }
 
 func (ha *HomeAssistant) TurnOff(entityId string) {
diff --git a/internal/services/input_boolean.go b/internal/services/input_boolean.go
index 0582fbe..9b1c64d 100644
--- a/internal/services/input_boolean.go
+++ b/internal/services/input_boolean.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 /* Structs */
diff --git a/internal/services/input_button.go b/internal/services/input_button.go
index f7624d4..8b0783c 100644
--- a/internal/services/input_button.go
+++ b/internal/services/input_button.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 /* Structs */
diff --git a/internal/services/input_datetime.go b/internal/services/input_datetime.go
index 5967629..7134532 100644
--- a/internal/services/input_datetime.go
+++ b/internal/services/input_datetime.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 /* Structs */
diff --git a/internal/services/input_number.go b/internal/services/input_number.go
index d89b11e..fa87bb6 100644
--- a/internal/services/input_number.go
+++ b/internal/services/input_number.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 /* Structs */
diff --git a/internal/services/input_text.go b/internal/services/input_text.go
index 0cdec0a..5ec00b8 100644
--- a/internal/services/input_text.go
+++ b/internal/services/input_text.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 /* Structs */
diff --git a/internal/services/light.go b/internal/services/light.go
index ab59241..e9e4845 100644
--- a/internal/services/light.go
+++ b/internal/services/light.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 /* Structs */
diff --git a/internal/services/lock.go b/internal/services/lock.go
index 62fe874..4f8143b 100644
--- a/internal/services/lock.go
+++ b/internal/services/lock.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 /* Structs */
diff --git a/internal/services/services.go b/internal/services/services.go
index b639f7e..d5da2fc 100644
--- a/internal/services/services.go
+++ b/internal/services/services.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+	"github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal"
 )
 
 func BuildService[
@@ -32,9 +34,9 @@ type BaseServiceRequest struct {
 	} `json:"target,omitempty"`
 }
 
-var id int64 = 1
-
 func NewBaseServiceRequest(entityId string) BaseServiceRequest {
+	id := internal.GetId()
+	log.Default().Println("service id", id)
 	bsr := BaseServiceRequest{
 		Id:          fmt.Sprint(id),
 		RequestType: "call_service",
diff --git a/internal/services/switch.go b/internal/services/switch.go
index 78dfb46..3f64403 100644
--- a/internal/services/switch.go
+++ b/internal/services/switch.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	ws "github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/websocket"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 /* Structs */
diff --git a/internal/websocket/reader.go b/internal/websocket/reader.go
index 06e0173..3d87604 100644
--- a/internal/websocket/reader.go
+++ b/internal/websocket/reader.go
@@ -2,15 +2,35 @@ package websocket
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 )
 
 type BaseMessage struct {
-	MsgType string `json:"type"`
-	Other   any
+	Type string `json:"type"`
+	Id   int64  `json:"id"`
 }
 
-func ReadWebsocket(ws *websocket.Conn, ctx context.Context) {
-
+type ChanMsg struct {
+	Id   int64
+	Type string
+	Raw  []byte
+}
+
+func ListenWebsocket(conn *websocket.Conn, ctx context.Context, c chan ChanMsg) {
+	for {
+		// log.Default().Println("reading message")
+		bytes, _ := ReadMessage(conn, ctx)
+		base := BaseMessage{}
+		json.Unmarshal(bytes, &base)
+
+		chanMsg := ChanMsg{
+			Type: base.Type,
+			Id:   base.Id,
+			Raw:  bytes,
+		}
+
+		c <- chanMsg
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/websocket/websocket.go b/internal/websocket/websocket.go
index 1e4d16d..ba0fdb7 100644
--- a/internal/websocket/websocket.go
+++ b/internal/websocket/websocket.go
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 )
 
 type AuthMessage struct {
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func WriteMessage[T any](msg T, conn *websocket.Conn, ctx context.Context) error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = conn.Write(ctx, websocket.MessageText, msgJson)
+	err = conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, msgJson)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -36,19 +35,20 @@ func WriteMessage[T any](msg T, conn *websocket.Conn, ctx context.Context) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ReadMessage(conn *websocket.Conn, ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	_, msg, err := conn.Read(ctx)
+func ReadMessage(conn *websocket.Conn, ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+	_, msg, err := conn.ReadMessage()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return []byte{}, err
 	}
-	return string(msg), nil
+	return msg, nil
 }
 
-func SetupConnection(connString string) (*websocket.Conn, context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+func SetupConnection(connString string, authToken string) (*websocket.Conn, context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
 	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*3)
 
 	// Init websocket connection
-	conn, _, err := websocket.Dial(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s/api/websocket", connString), nil)
+	dialer := websocket.DefaultDialer
+	conn, _, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("ws://%s/api/websocket", connString), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctxCancel()
 		log.Fatalf("ERROR: Failed to connect to websocket at ws://%s/api/websocket. Check IP address and port\n", connString)
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ func SetupConnection(connString string) (*websocket.Conn, context.Context, conte
 	}
 
 	// Send auth message
-	err = SendAuthMessage(conn, ctx)
+	err = SendAuthMessage(conn, ctx, authToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctxCancel()
 		log.Fatalln("Unknown error creating websocket client")
 	}
 
-	// Verify auth message
+	// Verify auth message was successful
 	err = VerifyAuthResponse(conn, ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctxCancel()
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ func SetupConnection(connString string) (*websocket.Conn, context.Context, conte
 	return conn, ctx, ctxCancel
 }
 
-func SendAuthMessage(conn *websocket.Conn, ctx context.Context) error {
-	token := os.Getenv("AUTH_TOKEN")
+func SendAuthMessage(conn *websocket.Conn, ctx context.Context, token string) error {
 	err := WriteMessage(AuthMessage{MsgType: "auth", AccessToken: token}, conn, ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ type authResponse struct {
 }
 
 func VerifyAuthResponse(conn *websocket.Conn, ctx context.Context) error {
-	_, msg, err := conn.Read(ctx)
+	msg, err := ReadMessage(conn, ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/schedule.go b/schedule.go
index 2a620ad..c11f139 100644
--- a/schedule.go
+++ b/schedule.go
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ func convertTimeOfDayToActualOffset(t timeOfDay) time.Duration {
 
 // app.Start() functions
 func RunSchedules(a *app) {
+	if a.schedules.Len() == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
 	for {
 		sched := popSchedule(a)
 		// log.Default().Println(sched.realStartTime)
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 339ab1e..a5f08fb 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package gomeassistant
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/http"
 	"github.com/saml-dev/gome-assistant/internal/services"
-	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
 type Service struct {