diff --git a/server/src/network_manager.rs b/server/src/network_manager.rs
index aab9729..be4d379 100644
--- a/server/src/network_manager.rs
+++ b/server/src/network_manager.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::net::TcpStream;
 use crate::client::Client;
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::net::TcpListener;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::io::BufRead;
+use std::io::Read;
+
 
 use crossbeam_channel::{Sender};
 
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ use foundation::messages::network::{NetworkSockIn, NetworkSockOut};
 
 pub struct NetworkManager {
   listener: TcpListener,
-  connection_queue: VecDeque<TcpStream>,
+  connection_queue: Mutex<VecDeque<TcpStream>>,
   server_channel: Sender<ServerMessage>,
 }
 
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ impl NetworkManager {
 
     Arc::new(NetworkManager {
       listener,
-      connection_queue: VecDeque::new(),
+      connection_queue: Mutex::new(VecDeque::new()),
       server_channel,
     })
   }
@@ -44,6 +47,45 @@ impl ICooperative for NetworkManager {
   fn tick(&self) {
     println!("[NetworkManager]: Tick!");
 
+
+    // fetch new connections and add them to the client queue
+    let mut lock = self.connection_queue.lock().unwrap();
+    for connection in self.listener.incoming() {
+      match connection {
+        Ok(stream) => {
+          &mut lock.push_back(stream);
+        },
+        Err(e) => {
+          println!("[Network manager]: error getting stream: {:?}", e);
+        },
+      }
+    }
+    drop(lock);
+
+    // attempt to handle current connections
+    let mut buffer = String::new();
+    let mut lock = self.connection_queue.lock().unwrap();
+    for i in 1..lock.len() {
+      let mut stream = lock.pop_front();
+      if let Some(stream) = stream {
+
+        let mut writer = BufWriter::new(stream.try_clone().unwrap());
+        let mut reader = BufReader::new(stream.try_clone().unwrap());
+
+
+
+
+        if let Ok(_) = reader.read_line(&mut buffer) {
+          println!("recieved");
+        } else {
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    drop(lock);
+
+
+
     // get all new connections
 		// handle each request
     println!("[NetworkManager]: handling new connections!");
@@ -52,7 +94,6 @@ impl ICooperative for NetworkManager {
         Ok(stream) => {
           stream.set_nonblocking(false).expect("[NetworkManager]: cant set non-blocking on connection");
 
-
           // create buffered writers
           let mut reader = BufReader::new(stream.try_clone().unwrap());
           let mut writer = BufWriter::new(stream.try_clone().unwrap());