diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html
index 53f16e7..6d53f18 100644
--- a/html/index.html
+++ b/html/index.html
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ k8s_jobs:
             <div class="container text-center" style="margin-top: 20%;">
               <div>
                 <img style="scale: 60%" src="images/kubeinvaders_spaceship2.png" id="spaceShip">
-                <p class="text-muted credit" style="color:#fff;">version: 2024-12-24 09:45:04</p>
+                <p class="text-muted credit" style="color:#fff;">version: 2024-12-25 10:23:42</p>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/html/js/kubeinvaders.js b/html/js/kubeinvaders.js
index 298d1b4..759123e 100644
--- a/html/js/kubeinvaders.js
+++ b/html/js/kubeinvaders.js
@@ -345,44 +345,40 @@ function deletePods(pod_name) {
     oReq.send();
 }
 
+function addNodeAndVMstoPods() {
+    if (chaos_vms && virtualMachines && virtualMachines.length > 0) {
+        pods = pods.concat(virtualMachines);
+    }
+    
+    if (nodes && nodes.length > 0) {
+        pods = pods.concat(nodes);
+    }
+    return pods;
+}
+
+
+
 function getPods() {
     if (chaos_pods) {
         var oReq = new XMLHttpRequest();
         oReq.onload = function () {
-            new_pods = JSON.parse(this.responseText)["items"];
-
+            let new_pods = JSON.parse(this.responseText)["items"];
+            
             // Pod might just be killed in game, but not terminated in k8s yet.
             for (i=0; i<new_pods.length; i++) {
                 if (aliens.some((alien) => alien.name == new_pods[i].name && alien.status == "killed")) {
                     new_pods[i].status = "killed";
                 }
             }
-
-            if (chaos_vms && virtualMachines && virtualMachines.length > 0) {
-                pods = new_pods.concat(virtualMachines);
-            } 
-
-            if (nodes && nodes.length > 0) {
-                pods = new_pods.concat(nodes);
-            } 
-            else {
-                pods = new_pods;
-            }
-
+            pods = new_pods;
+            addNodeAndVMstoPods();
         };;
         oReq.open("GET", k8s_url + "/kube/pods?action=list&namespace=" + namespace);
         oReq.send();
     }
     else {
-        if (nodes && nodes.length > 0) {
-            pods = nodes;
-        } else {
-            pods = [];
-        }
-
-        if (chaos_vms && virtualMachines && virtualMachines.length > 0) {
-            pods = pods.concat(virtualMachines);
-        } 
+        pods = [];
+        addNodeAndVMstoPods();
     }
 }
 
@@ -855,10 +851,10 @@ window.setInterval(function setAliens() {
 }, 1000)
 
 window.setInterval(function backgroundTasks() {
-
+    console.log("Nodes:", nodes);
     console.log("Virtual Machines:", virtualMachines);
+    console.log("chaos_vms flag:", chaos_vms);
     console.log("Pods:", pods);
-    
 
     if (!codename_configured) {
         chaosProgram = $('#chaosProgramTextArea').val();