diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 6499067..2627e0b 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ Initialize the clientserver
 """
     logger.info('Serving to client')
     import meshenger_clientserve
+    # set a reference to this object 
+    meshenger_clientserve.meshenger = self
     meshenger_clientserve.main()
-    meshenger_clientserve.build_index_callback = self.build_index
+    # meshenger_clientserve.build_index_callback = self.build_index
 
   def init_index(self):
     logger.info('Building own index for the first time\n')
@@ -174,14 +176,14 @@ Initialize the clientserver
       self.previous_index = []
     else:
       self.previous_index = open('index').readlines()
-
+      self.build_index()
 
   def build_index(self):
     """
 Make an index file of all the messages present on the node.
 Save the time of the last update.
 """
-
+    logger.debug('build_index')
     current_index = os.listdir(self.msg_dir)
     if current_index != self.previous_index:
       with open('index', 'wb') as index:
diff --git a/meshenger_clientserve.py b/meshenger_clientserve.py
index 75839cd..c867476 100644
--- a/meshenger_clientserve.py
+++ b/meshenger_clientserve.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ logging.config.fileConfig('pylog.conf')
 logger = logging.getLogger('meshenger'+'.clientserve')
 
 # this variable is set from main, to be called when new messages available
-build_index_callback = None
+# build_index_callback = None
 
 
 class ClientServeHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
@@ -26,16 +26,7 @@ class ClientServeHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
   """
   def do_GET(self):
 
-    if self.path == '/':
-      self.send_response(200)
-      self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/html')
-      self.end_headers()
-      f = os.path.relpath('webapp.html')
-      # f = os.path.join('/root/meshenger/',"webapp.html")
-      with open( f, 'r') as the_file:
-        self.wfile.write(the_file.read())
-
-    elif self.path == '/index' or self.path.startswith( "/"+self.messageDir ):
+    if self.path == '/index' or self.path.startswith( "/"+self.messageDir ):
       return SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.do_GET(self)
     elif self.path == '/log':
       self.send_response(200)
@@ -48,7 +39,7 @@ class ClientServeHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
       self.send_response(200) #serve the webapp on every url requested
       self.send_header('Content-type', 'text/html')
       self.end_headers()
-      f = os.path.join( "webapp.html")
+      f = os.path.relpath( 'webapp.html')
       with open( f, 'r') as the_file:
         self.wfile.write(the_file.read())
 
@@ -58,7 +49,7 @@ class ClientServeHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
   """
   def do_POST(self):
     if self.path == '/send':
-
+      logger.info('incoming message from client!')
       length = int(self.headers['Content-Length'])
       post_data = urlparse.parse_qs(self.rfile.read(length).decode('utf-8'))
 
@@ -70,8 +61,12 @@ class ClientServeHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
       self.wfile.write('message created')
 
       #let main rebuild message index
-      if build_index_callback:
-        build_index_callback()
+      try:
+        logger.debug('try to call meshenger.build_index: %s', repr(meshenger))
+        meshenger.build_index()
+      except:
+        logger.error('failed to call meshenger.build_index')
+        pass
 
   def writeMessage(self, time, message):
 
@@ -84,6 +79,7 @@ class ClientServeHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
 
 class ClientServe():
   def __init__(self, port):
+    logger.info('ClientServe.__init__')
     server = HTTPServer( ('', port), ClientServeHandler)
     server.serve_forever()
 
diff --git a/webapp.html b/webapp.html
index 6a4dbd8..1e267b9 100644
--- a/webapp.html
+++ b/webapp.html
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ updateOutboxView();
 window.setInterval( function(){
 	checkInbox();
 	checkOutbox();
-}, 3000 );
+}, 7000 );
 
 </script>