diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/common.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/common.py
index 267ae32..e488baa 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/common.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/common.py
@@ -68,19 +68,7 @@ def create_args(name):
     add_chaosc_group(arg_parser)
 
     args = finalize_arg_parser(arg_parser)
-
-
-    while 1:
-        try:
-            t = ord(serial_sock.read(1))
-            print "got value", t
-            osc_message = OSCMessage("/%s/ekg" % actor)
-            osc_message.appendTypedArg(t, "i")
-            osc_sock.sendall(osc_message.encode_osc())
-        except socket.error, msg:
-            # got disconnected?
-            print "lost connection!!!"
-            reconnect(args)
+    return args
 
 def init(name):
     args = create_args(name)
diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
index 1a270f0..4bf685b 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import atexit
+import socket
 from sensors2osc import common
 
-atexit.register(close)
+atexit.register(common.close)
 
 def main():
-    args, osc_sock = init("ekg2osc")
+    args, osc_sock = common.init("ekg2osc")
 
     actor = args.actor
 
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ def main():
         except socket.error, msg:
             # got disconnected?
             print "lost connection!!!"
-            reconnect(args)
+            common.reconnect(args)