diff --git a/light_client_app/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/light_client_app/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 1768555..51f4b6b 100644
--- a/light_client_app/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/light_client_app/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ android {
             excludes += "/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}"
         }
     }
+    sourceSets {
+        named("main") {
+            jniLibs.srcDir("src/main/jni/")
+            // Configure the JNI libraries directory
+            // Note: For newer configurations, JNI libraries are often managed differently
+            // Check your specific plugin version's documentation for precise configuration
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/beerus_android/Beerus.java b/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/beerus_android/Beerus.java
index e576488..3655a43 100644
--- a/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/beerus_android/Beerus.java
+++ b/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/beerus_android/Beerus.java
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 package com.example.beerus_android;
 
 public class Beerus {
+    public static native Void run(
+        String eth_execution_rpc,
+        String starknet_rpc,
+        String data_dir,
+        int poll_secs,
+        int socket_port
+    );
+
+    static {
+        // here we load the rust library we created
+        System.loadLibrary("beerus");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/beerus_android/MainActivity.kt b/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/beerus_android/MainActivity.kt
index 7975263..31fa42e 100644
--- a/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/beerus_android/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/beerus_android/MainActivity.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.example.beerus_android
 
+import com.example.beerus_android.Beerus;
+
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
 import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ fun Toggle(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
     var runState by rememberSaveable {
         mutableStateOf("Not Running")
     }
-    var checked by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(true)}
+    var checked by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false)}
 
     Column(modifier = Modifier
         .fillMaxSize()
@@ -91,8 +93,8 @@ fun Toggle(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
         Spacer(modifier=Modifier.height(40.dp))
 
         if(checked){
+            startBeerus()
             runState="Running"
-
         }else{
             runState="Not Running"
         }
@@ -115,4 +117,14 @@ fun Toggle(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
 //    BeerusandroidTheme {
 //        Greeting("Android")
 //    }
-//}
\ No newline at end of file
+//}
+
+fun startBeerus() {
+    Beerus.run(
+        "",
+        "",
+        "tmp",
+        5,
+        8080
+    )
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/jni/x86_64/libbeerus.so b/light_client_app/android/app/src/main/jni/x86_64/libbeerus.so
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..08a662b
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