diff --git a/packages/runtime-website/src/lover.ts b/packages/runtime-website/src/lover.ts
index 15287f25..cee77c50 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-website/src/lover.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-website/src/lover.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class Lover {
 
 if (confprovider.config.lover_messages_enabled_on_this_cluster && confprovider.config.amandas_lover_id.length) {
 	lastLover = new Lover(confprovider.config.amandas_lover_id)
+	loverMessageSendTimeout = setTimeout(loverMessageSendTimeoutFunction, confprovider.config.amandas_lover_send_timeout)
+	console.log("Lover messages have been enabled")
 }
 
 function loverMessageSendTimeoutFunction() {