diff --git a/main/index.js b/main/index.js
index c784f12..36e9fbe 100644
--- a/main/index.js
+++ b/main/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Native
 const { join } = require("path");
 const { format } = require("url");
-const { spawn } = require("child_process");
+const { spawn, spawnSync, execFile } = require("child_process");
 const fs = require("fs");
 
 const { execPath, modelsPath } = require("./binaries");
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ipcMain.on("sendMessage", (_, message) => {
   console.log(message);
 });
 
-ipcMain.on("open", async () => {
+ipcMain.on("open", async (command, payload) => {
   const { canceled, filePaths } = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
     properties: ["openFile", "multiSelections"],
   });
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ipcMain.on("open", async () => {
     });
 
     // UPSCALE
-    let upscayl = spawn(
+    let upscayl = execFile(
       execPath,
       [
         "-i",
@@ -94,12 +94,15 @@ ipcMain.on("open", async () => {
       ],
       {
         cwd: null,
-        detached: false,
+        detached: true,
+        //stdio: 'ignore',
       }
     );
-    upscayl.stdout.on("data", (stdout) => {
-      console.log("UPSCAYL: ", stdout.toString());
+    //upscayl.unref()
+    upscayl.stdout.on('data', (stdout) => {
+      console.log("SOME SAMPLE OUTPUT")
       // TODO: SEND THE STDOUT TO RENDERER FROM HERE
+      command.sender.send("stdout", "this is not working")
     });
 
     upscayl.stderr.on("data", (stderr) => {
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ ipcMain.on("open", async () => {
 
     upscayl.on("close", (code) => {
       console.log("Done upscaling", code);
+      command.sender.send("stdout", "gelbana")
     });
 
     return filePaths[0];
diff --git a/main/preload.js b/main/preload.js
index 6bb2fab..6043493 100644
--- a/main/preload.js
+++ b/main/preload.js
@@ -7,4 +7,10 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("electron", {
     ipcRenderer.on(command, (event, args) => {
       func(...args);
     }),
+  startListen: (func) => {
+    ipcRenderer.addListener("stdout",func)
+  },
+  stopListen: (func) => {
+    ipcRenderer.removeListener("stdout",func)
+  },
 });
diff --git a/renderer/pages/index.jsx b/renderer/pages/index.jsx
index 7ecc0a5..9fc7e12 100644
--- a/renderer/pages/index.jsx
+++ b/renderer/pages/index.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ const Home = () => {
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const handleMessage = (_event, args) => console.log(args)
+    window.electron.startListen(handleMessage)
     // send(command, payload)
     window.electron.send("sendMessage", { message: "Hello!" });
     setLoaded(true);
@@ -12,6 +14,9 @@ const Home = () => {
     window.electron.on("done", () => {
       console.log("DONE");
     });
+    return () => {
+        window.electron.stopListen(handleMessage)
+    }
   }, []);
 
   const imageHandler = async () => {
diff --git a/upscaled/to_upscale.png b/upscaled/to_upscale.png
index 0e5d7eb..e73c526 100644
Binary files a/upscaled/to_upscale.png and b/upscaled/to_upscale.png differ