diff --git a/src/main/java/autumn_2023/module/comm/CentralizedControlChannelSubscriber.java b/src/main/java/autumn_2023/module/comm/CentralizedControlChannelSubscriber.java
index e945e7ba5a94e9fb96188a5b8556d0fcca78cf68..9a9b05e96651d480e3b419a0decc3c0a1551a022 100644
--- a/src/main/java/autumn_2023/module/comm/CentralizedControlChannelSubscriber.java
+++ b/src/main/java/autumn_2023/module/comm/CentralizedControlChannelSubscriber.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class CentralizedControlChannelSubscriber extends ChannelSubscriber {
   public void subscribe(AgentInfo agentInfo, WorldInfo worldInfo,
       ScenarioInfo scenarioInfo, MessageManager messageManager) {
     // subscribe only once at the beginning
-    if (agentInfo.getTime() == 1) {
+    if (agentInfo.getTime() == scenarioInfo.getKernelAgentsIgnoreuntil()) {
       int numChannels = scenarioInfo.getCommsChannelsCount() - 1; // 0th channel
                                                                   // is the
                                                                   // voice