diff --git a/core-writer/include/ZmqRecvModule.hpp b/core-writer/include/ZmqRecvModule.hpp
index 348b821..0d95403 100644
--- a/core-writer/include/ZmqRecvModule.hpp
+++ b/core-writer/include/ZmqRecvModule.hpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class ZmqRecvModule
 
     RingBuffer& ring_buffer_;
     const header_map& header_values_;
-    const std::atomic_bool& is_writing_;
     std::atomic_bool is_receiving_;
+    std::atomic_bool is_writing_;
     std::vector<std::thread> receiving_threads_;
 
 protected:
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ protected:
 public:
     ZmqRecvModule(
             RingBuffer& ring_buffer,
-            const header_map& header_values,
-            const std::atomic_bool& is_writing);
+            const header_map& header_values);
 
     void start_recv(const std::string& connect_address,
                const uint8_t n_receiving_threads);
     void stop_recv();
 
+    void start_writing();
+    void stop_writing();
+
 
 };
 
diff --git a/core-writer/src/ZmqRecvModule.cpp b/core-writer/src/ZmqRecvModule.cpp
index 27be1b1..59f902f 100644
--- a/core-writer/src/ZmqRecvModule.cpp
+++ b/core-writer/src/ZmqRecvModule.cpp
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ using namespace std;
 
 ZmqRecvModule::ZmqRecvModule(
         RingBuffer &ringBuffer,
-        const header_map &header_values,
-        const std::atomic_bool& is_writing) :
+        const header_map &header_values) :
             ring_buffer_(ring_buffer_),
             header_values_(header_values),
-            is_writing_(is_writing),
-            is_receiving_(false)
+            is_receiving_(false),
+            is_writing_(false)
 {}
 
 void ZmqRecvModule::start_recv(
@@ -69,6 +68,16 @@ void ZmqRecvModule::stop_recv()
     receiving_threads_.clear();
 }
 
+void ZmqRecvModule::start_writing()
+{
+    is_writing_ = true;
+}
+
+void ZmqRecvModule::stop_writing()
+{
+    is_writing_ = false;
+}
+
 void ZmqRecvModule::receive_thread(const string& connect_address)
 {
     ZmqReceiver receiver(