diff --git a/common/watcher.py b/common/watcher.py
index 6ebb60c..7497de1 100644
--- a/common/watcher.py
+++ b/common/watcher.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Watcher:
         global watcher_sock
         Watcher.ensure_socket_connected()  # Ensure the socket is connected before attempting to log
         if watcher_sock:  # Proceed only if sock is not None (i.e., is connected)
-            message_json = json.dumps({var_name: message})
+            message_json = json.dumps([var_name, message])
             try:
                 watcher_sock.sendall(message_json.encode('utf-8') + b'\n')
             except socket.error:
diff --git a/shell/watcher.js b/shell/watcher.js
index db83c88..aebf4d7 100644
--- a/shell/watcher.js
+++ b/shell/watcher.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function processMessage(message) {
     const { variable, value } = JSON.parse(message);
     console.log({var: variable, val: value});
     const diff = calculateDiff(variable, progvars[variable], value);
-    console.log({diff: diff});
+    console.log({diff: diff})
     send_ws_message(diff);
     progvars[variable] = value;