diff --git a/server/app.py b/server/app.py
index 0dd0339..7348f94 100644
--- a/server/app.py
+++ b/server/app.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def start_mqtt_publishers(universe_count):
     print("universe count: "+str(used_universes))
     # universes_to_publish = list(range(1, used_universes + 1))
     # Create and start a thread for each universe
-    for universe in range(used_universes):
+    for universe in range(1):
         threads = [threading.Thread(target=mqtt_publisher, args=(universe,))]
 
     for thread in threads: