diff --git a/static/js/hostcontroller.js b/static/js/hostcontroller.js
index dd7d95fc..ab9b22af 100755
--- a/static/js/hostcontroller.js
+++ b/static/js/hostcontroller.js
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ socket.on("id", function(id)
   $("#code-text").text(id.toUpperCase())
   $("#code-qr").attr("src", "https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=221x221&cht=qr&choe=UTF-8&chld=L|1&chl="+codeURL);
   $("#code-link").attr("href", codeURL);
+  if(!began)
+  {
+    began = true;
     socket.on(id, function(arr)
     {
         console.log(arr);
@@ -44,4 +47,5 @@ socket.on("id", function(id)
         else if(arr[0] == "skip")
           skip();
     });
+  }
 });