diff --git a/src/store/actions/index.js b/src/store/actions/index.js
index f91bfed..1278f36 100644
--- a/src/store/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/store/actions/index.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function toggleGrid() {
 
 export function togglePixelNotify() {
   return {
-    type: 'TOGGLE_PIXEL_NOTIFY',
+    type: 'TOGGLE_PXL_NOTIFY',
   };
 }
 
@@ -106,10 +106,9 @@ export function toggleOpenMenu() {
   };
 }
 
-export function setAllowSettingPixel(allowSettingPixel) {
+export function requestPlaceTimeout() {
   return {
-    type: 'ALLOW_SETTING_PIXEL',
-    allowSettingPixel,
+    type: 'REQ_PLACE_TIMEOUT',
   };
 }
 
@@ -179,27 +178,19 @@ export function moveDirection([vx, vy]) {
 }
 
 export function moveNorth() {
-  return (dispatch) => {
-    dispatch(moveDirection([0, -1]));
-  };
+  return moveDirection([0, -1]);
 }
 
 export function moveWest() {
-  return (dispatch) => {
-    dispatch(moveDirection([-1, 0]));
-  };
+  return moveDirection([-1, 0]);
 }
 
 export function moveSouth() {
-  return (dispatch) => {
-    dispatch(moveDirection([0, 1]));
-  };
+  return moveDirection([0, 1]);
 }
 
 export function moveEast() {
-  return (dispatch) => {
-    dispatch(moveDirection([1, 0]));
-  };
+  return moveDirection([1, 0]);
 }
 
 export function setScale(scale, zoompoint) {
@@ -322,9 +313,17 @@ export function receiveChatMessage(
  * check socket/packets/PixelReturn.js for args
  */
 export function storeReceivePixelReturn(args) {
-  args.type = 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN';
+  args.type = 'REC_PXL_RETURN';
   return args;
 }
+export function requestPlacePixels(i, j, pixels) {
+  return {
+    type: 'REQ_PLACE_PXLS',
+    i,
+    j,
+    pixels,
+  };
+}
 
 export function logoutUser(
 ) {
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/audio.js b/src/store/middleware/audio.js
index e053c02..5774390 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/audio.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/audio.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
         break;
       }
 
-      case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+      case 'REC_PXL_RETURN': {
         switch (action.retCode) {
           case 0: {
             // successfully placed pixel
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/placePixelControl.js b/src/store/middleware/placePixelControl.js
index 90e1b60..4e59d85 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/placePixelControl.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/placePixelControl.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
   const ret = next(action);
 
   switch (action.type) {
-    case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+    case 'REC_PXL_RETURN': {
       const renderer = getRenderer();
       const {
         retCode,
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/rendererHook.js b/src/store/middleware/rendererHook.js
index 9b24089..bcf8bb0 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/rendererHook.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/rendererHook.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
     }
 
     case 'TOGGLE_GRID':
-    case 'ALLOW_SETTING_PIXEL': {
+    case 'ALLOW_SETTING_PXL': {
       const renderer = getRenderer();
       renderer.forceNextSubrender = true;
       break;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
       break;
     }
 
-    case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+    case 'REC_PXL_RETURN': {
       const renderer = getRenderer();
       renderer.forceNextSubrender = true;
       const { coolDownSeconds } = action;
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/socketClientHook.js b/src/store/middleware/socketClientHook.js
index 87635ba..40b7939 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/socketClientHook.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/socketClientHook.js
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
       break;
     }
 
+    case 'REQ_PLACE_PXLS': {
+      const {
+        i, j, pixels,
+      } = action;
+      SocketClient.requestPlacePixels(i, j, pixels);
+      break;
+    }
+
     default:
     // nothing
   }
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/gui.js b/src/store/reducers/gui.js
index 9c40de0..f3f0614 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/gui.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/gui.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default function gui(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'TOGGLE_PIXEL_NOTIFY': {
+    case 'TOGGLE_PXL_NOTIFY': {
       return {
         ...state,
         showPixelNotify: !state.showPixelNotify,
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/ranks.js b/src/store/reducers/ranks.js
index 373bede..7a9cbbd 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/ranks.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/ranks.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function ranks(
   action,
 ) {
   switch (action.type) {
-    case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+    case 'REC_PXL_RETURN': {
       const {
         rankedPxlCnt,
       } = action;
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/user.js b/src/store/reducers/user.js
index 4bb61a8..bdbddf9 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/user.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/user.js
@@ -40,15 +40,21 @@ export default function user(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'ALLOW_SETTING_PIXEL': {
-      const { allowSettingPixel } = action;
+    case 'REQ_PLACE_TIMEOUT': {
       return {
         ...state,
-        allowSettingPixel,
+        allowSettingPixel: true,
       };
     }
 
-    case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+    case 'REQ_PLACE_PXLS': {
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        allowSettingPixel: false,
+      };
+    }
+
+    case 'REC_PXL_RETURN': {
       const {
         wait: duration,
       } = action;
diff --git a/src/ui/placePixel.js b/src/ui/placePixel.js
index ca61fa9..7ec34ba 100644
--- a/src/ui/placePixel.js
+++ b/src/ui/placePixel.js
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
  * */
 import { t } from 'ttag';
 import {
-  setAllowSettingPixel,
+  requestPlaceTimeout,
   pAlert,
   storeReceivePixelReturn,
+  requestPlacePixels,
 } from '../store/actions';
 import {
   notify,
 } from '../store/actions/thunks';
-import SocketClient from '../socket/SocketClient';
 
 let pixelTimeout = null;
 /*
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function requestFromQueue(store) {
   pixelTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
     pixelQueue = [];
     pixelTimeout = null;
-    store.dispatch(setAllowSettingPixel(true));
+    store.dispatch(requestPlaceTimeout());
     store.dispatch(pAlert(
       t`Error :(`,
       t`Didn't get an answer from pixelplanet. Maybe try to refresh?`,
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ function requestFromQueue(store) {
 
   lastRequestValues = pixelQueue.shift();
   const { i, j, pixels } = lastRequestValues;
-  SocketClient.requestPlacePixels(i, j, pixels);
-  store.dispatch(setAllowSettingPixel(false));
+  store.dispatch(requestPlacePixels(i, j, pixels));
 }
 
 /*