diff --git a/ros/src/styx/server.py b/ros/src/styx/server.py
index cd4e23540e..6583d111f1 100755
--- a/ros/src/styx/server.py
+++ b/ros/src/styx/server.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 @sio.on('connect')
 def connect(sid, environ):
     print("connect ", sid)
-    bridge.publish_dbw_status(dbw_enable)
+    bridge.publish_dbw_status(False)
 
 def send(topic, data):
     s = 1
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def send(topic, data):
 @sio.on('telemetry')
 def telemetry(sid, data):
     global dbw_enable
-    if(data["dbw_enable"] != dbw_enable):
+    if data["dbw_enable"] != dbw_enable:
         dbw_enable = data["dbw_enable"]
         bridge.publish_dbw_status(dbw_enable)
     bridge.publish_odometry(data)