diff --git a/c2/msg.go b/c2/msg.go
index 9b80a0d..a02108b 100644
--- a/c2/msg.go
+++ b/c2/msg.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package c2
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
 	"errors"
 	"math/rand"
 	"sort"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/lunixbochs/struc"
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+	"github.com/mosajjal/dnspot/conf"
 	"github.com/mosajjal/dnspot/cryptography"
 )
 
@@ -96,8 +98,27 @@ func split(buf []byte, lim int) [][]byte {
 	return chunks
 }
 
+// Gets a big payload that needs to be sent over the wire, chops it up into smaller limbs and creates a list of messages to be sent. It also sends the parentPartID to make sure the series
+// of messages are not lost
 func PreparePartitionedPayload(msg MessagePacket, payload []byte, dnsSuffix string, privateKey *cryptography.PrivateKey, serverPublicKey *cryptography.PublicKey) ([]string, uint16, error) {
 	// TODO: fix duplicate sending
+
+	// handle compression
+	if len(payload) > conf.CompressionThreshold {
+		var b bytes.Buffer
+		gz, _ := gzip.NewWriterLevel(&b, gzip.BestCompression)
+		if _, err := gz.Write(payload); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if err := gz.Flush(); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if err := gz.Close(); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		payload = b.Bytes()
+	}
+
 	var err error
 	var response []string
 	var parentPartID uint16 = 0
diff --git a/conf/conf.go b/conf/conf.go
index 2471d1d..062a7e4 100644
--- a/conf/conf.go
+++ b/conf/conf.go
@@ -6,27 +6,31 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mosajjal/dnspot/cryptography"
 )
 
+const (
+	CompressionThreshold = 1024 * 2 // 2KB
+)
+
 var GlobalServerConfig struct {
-	LogFile               string
-	LogLevel              uint8
-	PrivateKeyB32         string
-	PrivateKey            *cryptography.PrivateKey
-	ListenAddress         string
-	EnforceClientKeys     bool
-	AcceptedClientKeysB32 []string
-	AcceptedClientKeys    *[]cryptography.PublicKey
-	DnsSuffix             string
+	LogFile                  string
+	LogLevel                 uint8
+	PrivateKeyBasexx         string
+	PrivateKey               *cryptography.PrivateKey
+	ListenAddress            string
+	EnforceClientKeys        bool
+	AcceptedClientKeysBasexx []string
+	AcceptedClientKeys       *[]cryptography.PublicKey
+	DnsSuffix                string
 }
 
 var GlobalAgentConfig struct {
-	CommandTimeout     time.Duration
-	LogLevel           uint8
-	PrivateKeyB32      string
-	PrivateKey         *cryptography.PrivateKey
-	ServerAddress      string
-	ServerPublicKeyB32 string
-	ServerPublicKey    *cryptography.PublicKey
-	DnsSuffix          string
+	CommandTimeout        time.Duration
+	LogLevel              uint8
+	PrivateKeyBasexx      string
+	PrivateKey            *cryptography.PrivateKey
+	ServerAddress         string
+	ServerPublicKeyBasexx string
+	ServerPublicKey       *cryptography.PublicKey
+	DnsSuffix             string
 }
 
 type Runmode uint8
diff --git a/server/ui.go b/server/tui.go
similarity index 79%
rename from server/ui.go
rename to server/tui.go
index 66c6610..64b95a4 100644
--- a/server/ui.go
+++ b/server/tui.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mosajjal/dnspot/cryptography"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
@@ -25,6 +26,21 @@ var UiLog = tview.NewTextView()
 
 var UiRoot = tview.NewApplication()
 
+func uiUpdater() {
+	timeticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+	idleAgentRemovalTicker := time.NewTicker(60 * time.Second)
+	// runCmdTicker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-timeticker.C:
+			UiRoot.Draw()
+
+		case <-idleAgentRemovalTicker.C:
+			RemoveIdleAgents()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func RunTui() {
 	UiAgentList.SetTitle("Agents").SetBorder(true)
 	UiCmd.SetTitle("Command").SetBorder(true)
@@ -53,7 +69,11 @@ func RunTui() {
 		AddItem(UiLog, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 100, false).
 		AddItem(UiCmd, 1, 0, 1, 2, 0, 100, true)
 
+	// refresh UI and remove idle nodes as a goroutine
+	go uiUpdater()
+
 	if err := UiRoot.SetRoot(grid, true).SetFocus(grid).EnableMouse(true).Run(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+
 }