diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index bcf2917..a14baee 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ func goToSleep(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.Message, ctx *mux.Context) {
 	s.ChannelMessageSendEmbed(m.ChannelID, embed)
 }
 
+//Set now playing status
 func setNowPlaying(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.Message, ctx *mux.Context) {
 	if !checkRole(s, m, ctx, bot_admin_role) {
 		resp := "OwO you aren't my daddy..."
@@ -158,6 +159,23 @@ func setNowPlaying(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.Message, ctx *mux.Context)
 		arg := strings.Join(ctx.Fields[1:], " ")
 		s.UpdateStatus(0, arg)
 		resp = "Now playing: " + arg
+		f, err := os.Create("userdata/nowplaying.txt")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println(err)
+			return
+		}
+		_, err = f.WriteString(arg)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println(err)
+			f.Close()
+			return
+		}
+		log.Println("Updated Now Playing to", arg, "at the request of", m.Author.String())
+		err = f.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println(err)
+			return
+		}
 	} else {
 		resp = "Please tell me what to play!"
 	}
diff --git a/pocketbot.go b/pocketbot.go
index 3c6e632..196a9ad 100644
--- a/pocketbot.go
+++ b/pocketbot.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/disgord/x/mux"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
@@ -89,7 +90,16 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func ready(s *discordgo.Session, event *discordgo.Ready) {
-	s.UpdateStatus(0, "with droids!")
+	playingstatus := "with droids!"
+	_, err := os.Stat("userdata/nowplaying.txt")
+	if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		content, err := ioutil.ReadFile("userdata/nowplaying.txt")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		playingstatus = string(content)
+	}
+	s.UpdateStatus(0, playingstatus)
 	if os.Getenv("POCKETBOT_STARTUP_MESSAGE") == "TRUE" {
 		s.ChannelMessageSend(bot_channel, "This isn't Tatooine...")
 	}