diff --git a/src/lib/ably-client.ts b/src/lib/ably-client.ts
index 0470891..7abd007 100644
--- a/src/lib/ably-client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ably-client.ts
@@ -3,30 +3,22 @@ import { type Readable, readable } from "svelte/store";
 import { browser } from "$app/environment";
 
 export const ablyClientConnection =
-  browser && new ably.Realtime.Promise({ authUrl: "/ably-auth" });
+  browser && new ably.Realtime({ authUrl: "/ably-auth" });
 
-const channels: {
-  [key: string]: {
-    ablyPromise: ably.Types.RealtimeChannelPromise;
-    svelteStore: Readable<ably.Types.Message>;
-  };
-} = {};
+const messages: { [key: string]: Readable<ably.Types.Message> } = {};
 
 export function getChannel(name: string) {
   if (!ablyClientConnection) return readable(undefined);
-  if (name in channels) {
-    const channel = channels[name];
-    if (channel.ablyPromise.state != "attached")
-      channel.ablyPromise.attach().then();
-    return channel.svelteStore;
-  }
-  const ablyPromise = ablyClientConnection.channels.get(name);
-  const svelteStore = readable<ably.Types.Message>(undefined, (set) => {
-    ablyPromise.subscribe(set).then();
-    return async () => {
-      await ablyPromise.detach();
+  if (name in messages) return messages[name];
+  const ablyChannel = ablyClientConnection.channels.get(name);
+  const message = readable<ably.Types.Message>(undefined, (set) => {
+    ablyChannel.subscribe(set);
+    return () => {
+      ablyChannel.detach();
+      ablyChannel.unsubscribe(set);
+      delete messages[name];
     };
   });
-  channels[name] = { ablyPromise, svelteStore };
-  return svelteStore;
+  messages[name] = message;
+  return message;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/server/ably-server.ts b/src/lib/server/ably-server.ts
index 268ce87..043a623 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/ably-server.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/ably-server.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import ably from "ably";
 import { ABLY_API_KEY } from "$env/static/private";
 
-const ablyServer = new ably.Realtime.Promise({ key: ABLY_API_KEY });
+const ablyServer = new ably.Realtime({ key: ABLY_API_KEY });
 export default ablyServer;
 
-export async function updateRealtimePoints(
+export function updateRealtimePoints(
   gameId: number,
   userId: number,
   points: number,
 ) {
-  await ablyServer.channels
+  ablyServer.channels
     .get("player:" + gameId + ":" + userId)
     .publish("points", { points: points });
-  await ablyServer.channels
+  ablyServer.channels
     .get("game:" + gameId + ":points")
     .publish("points", { userId, points });
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/server/get-player-id.ts b/src/lib/server/get-player-id.ts
index d09316b..5ee6555 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/get-player-id.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/get-player-id.ts
@@ -39,14 +39,12 @@ export default async function getPlayerId(
       user: { select: { name: true, picture: true } },
     },
   });
-  await ablyServer.channels
-    .get("game:" + gameId + ":positions")
-    .publish("create", {
-      userId: user.id,
-      picture: newPlayer.user.picture,
-      svgRef: newPlayer.currRoom.svgRef,
-    });
-  await ablyServer.channels
+  ablyServer.channels.get("game:" + gameId + ":positions").publish("create", {
+    userId: user.id,
+    picture: newPlayer.user.picture,
+    svgRef: newPlayer.currRoom.svgRef,
+  });
+  ablyServer.channels
     .get("game:" + gameId + ":points")
     .publish("create", { userId: user.id, name: newPlayer.user.name });
   return newPlayer.id;
diff --git a/src/routes/ably-auth/+server.ts b/src/routes/ably-auth/+server.ts
index 2b08703..9352a19 100644
--- a/src/routes/ably-auth/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/ably-auth/+server.ts
@@ -18,15 +18,22 @@ export const GET = async ({ locals }) => {
   for (const player of userData.players) {
     channels.push("game:" + player.gameId + ":*");
   }
-  return json(
-    await ablyServer.auth.createTokenRequest({
-      capability: channels.reduce(
-        (acc, channel) => {
-          acc[channel] = ["subscribe"];
-          return acc;
-        },
-        {} as { [key: string]: ["subscribe"] },
-      ),
-    }),
-  );
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    ablyServer.auth.createTokenRequest(
+      {
+        capability: channels.reduce(
+          (acc, channel) => {
+            acc[channel] = ["subscribe"];
+            return acc;
+          },
+          {} as { [key: string]: ["subscribe"] },
+        ),
+      },
+      undefined,
+      (err, tokenRequest) => {
+        if (err) reject(err.message);
+        else resolve(json(tokenRequest));
+      },
+    );
+  });
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/+page.svelte
index 3e43c9c..81382af 100644
--- a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/+page.svelte
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
   async function onClickRoom(clickedSvgRef: number) {
     if (canMoveTo(clickedSvgRef)) {
-      await goto("answer/?svgRef=" + clickedSvgRef)
+      await goto("answer/?svgRef=" + clickedSvgRef);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/answer/+page.svelte b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/answer/+page.svelte
index 83a99d3..1e1a01e 100644
--- a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/answer/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/answer/+page.svelte
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
     const emElement = document.createElement("em");
     emElement.textContent = answer;
     usageElm.innerHTML = data.usageTemplate.replaceAll(
-      "{answer}", emElement.outerHTML
-    )
+      "{answer}",
+      emElement.outerHTML,
+    );
   }
 
   async function onKeyUp(event: KeyboardEvent) {
     if (event.key == "Enter") {
-      status = "waiting"
+      status = "waiting";
       const res = await fetch("", { method: "POST", body: answer });
       const json = await res.json();
       if (res.ok) {
@@ -41,10 +42,12 @@
       on:keyup={onKeyUp}
       placeholder="Your answer..."
       type="text"
-    >
+    />
     {#if data.wordClass}<p id="word-class">{data.wordClass}</p>{/if}
     <p id="definition">{data.definition}</p>
-    {#if data.usageTemplate}<p id="usage" bind:this={usageElm}>"{data.usageTemplate}"</p>{/if}
+    {#if data.usageTemplate}<p id="usage" bind:this={usageElm}>
+        "{data.usageTemplate}"
+      </p>{/if}
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@
   }
 
   #definition-container {
-    @media (min-width: 700px) {
+    @media (width >= 700px) {
       border: 1px solid black;
       padding: 10px;
       width: 600px;
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@
 
     & > * {
       font-size: 3em;
-      font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif
+      font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
     }
   }
 
@@ -94,7 +97,8 @@
     font-weight: bold;
   }
 
-  #word-class, #usage {
+  #word-class,
+  #usage {
     font-style: italic;
   }
 
@@ -105,15 +109,26 @@
 
   .waiting {
     cursor: wait;
+
     & input {
       cursor: wait;
     }
   }
 
-  .shake { animation: shake 0.15s 2; }
+  .shake {
+    animation: shake 0.15s 2;
+  }
   @keyframes shake {
-      25% { transform: translateX(5px); }
-      75% { transform: translateX(-5px); }
-      100% { transform: translateX(0); }
+    25% {
+      transform: translateX(5px);
+    }
+
+    75% {
+      transform: translateX(-5px);
+    }
+
+    100% {
+      transform: translateX(0);
+    }
   }
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+</style>
diff --git a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/answer/+server.ts b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/answer/+server.ts
index 0128ed1..36ceb62 100644
--- a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/answer/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/answer/+server.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export const POST = async ({ request, params, locals }) => {
   ).test(await request.text());
   if (correct) {
     const currMove = player.currMove;
-    // Done before responding so the client sees the correct number of points
     const newPlayerData = await prisma.player.update({
       where: { id: player.id },
       data: {
@@ -39,20 +38,13 @@ export const POST = async ({ request, params, locals }) => {
       },
       select: { points: true },
     });
-    setTimeout(async () => {
-      // Allow responding to request first
-      await ablyServer.channels
-        .get("game:" + params.gameId + ":positions")
-        .publish("move", {
-          userId: locals.user.id,
-          svgRef: currMove.svgRef,
-        });
-      await updateRealtimePoints(
-        +params.gameId,
-        locals.user.id,
-        newPlayerData.points,
-      );
-    }, 1);
+    ablyServer.channels
+      .get("game:" + params.gameId + ":positions")
+      .publish("move", {
+        userId: locals.user.id,
+        svgRef: currMove.svgRef,
+      });
+    updateRealtimePoints(+params.gameId, locals.user.id, newPlayerData.points);
   }
   return json({ correct });
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/end/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/end/+page.server.ts
index a8ebb7e..2fb5696 100644
--- a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/end/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/end/+page.server.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const load = async ({ params, locals }) => {
       where: { id: +params.gameId },
       data: { isOngoing: false },
     });
-    await ablyServer.channels
+    ablyServer.channels
       .get("game:" + +params.gameId + ":announcements")
       .publish("end", null);
   }
diff --git a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/shop/+page.svelte b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/shop/+page.svelte
index dd2e072..0d74de1 100644
--- a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/shop/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/shop/+page.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   async function buyItem(itemId: number) {
     const res = await fetch(`${itemId}/buy`);
-    if (!res.ok) alert((await res.json()).message);
+    if (!res.ok) res.json().then((json) => alert(json.message));
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/shop/[itemId=id]/buy/+server.ts b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/shop/[itemId=id]/buy/+server.ts
index 09e5676..69dd39f 100644
--- a/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/shop/[itemId=id]/buy/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/game/[gameId=id]/shop/[itemId=id]/buy/+server.ts
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ async function moveRoom(
     where: { id: playerId },
     data: { currRoomId: roomId },
   });
-  await ablyServer.channels
-    .get("game:" + gameId + ":positions")
-    .publish("move", {
-      userId: userId,
-      svgRef: svgRef,
-    });
+  ablyServer.channels.get("game:" + gameId + ":positions").publish("move", {
+    userId: userId,
+    svgRef: svgRef,
+  });
 }
 
 const ACTIONS: { [key: string]: (details: ActionDetails) => Promise<void> } = {
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@ const ACTIONS: { [key: string]: (details: ActionDetails) => Promise<void> } = {
       where: { id: Number(randPlayer.id) },
       data: { points: newPoints },
     });
-    await updateRealtimePoints(gameId, Number(randPlayer.userId), newPoints);
+    updateRealtimePoints(gameId, Number(randPlayer.userId), newPoints);
   },
 };
 
@@ -173,13 +171,10 @@ export const GET = async ({ params, locals }) => {
     where: { id: player.id },
     data: { points: { decrement: shopItem.cost } },
   });
-  setTimeout(async () => {
-    // Allow responding to the request first
-    await updateRealtimePoints(
-      +params.gameId,
-      locals.user.id,
-      player.points - shopItem.cost,
-    );
-  }, 1);
+  updateRealtimePoints(
+    +params.gameId,
+    locals.user.id,
+    player.points - shopItem.cost,
+  );
   return new Response();
 };