diff --git a/server/machines/round.ts b/server/machines/round.ts
index 5bd2d257..04fbe430 100644
--- a/server/machines/round.ts
+++ b/server/machines/round.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { assign, createMachine } from "xstate";
 import type { Question } from "../@types/entities";
 import questions from "../data/questions.json";
-import { turnMachine } from "./turn";
-
 const context = {
 	questions: questions as Question[],
 	selectedQuestion: {} as Question | undefined,
@@ -32,18 +30,21 @@ const roundMachine = createMachine(
 		},
 		states: {
 			turn: {
-				entry: ["setQuestion"], // keep track of which questions have been asked in round and/or entire game/lobby
-				invoke: {
-					id: "turn",
-					src: turnMachine,
-					input: ({ context }) => ({
-						selectedQuestion: context.selectedQuestion,
-					}),
-					onDone: {
-						target: "turn",
-						actions: "processTurn", // need to receive answers from turn machine
-					},
+				entry: ["setQuestion"], // keep track of which questions have been asked in round and/or entire game/lobby]
+				on: {
+					turnEnd: { target: "finished", actions: ["processTurn"] },
 				},
+				// invoke: {
+				// 	id: "turn",
+				// 	src: turnMachine,
+				// 	input: ({ context }) => ({
+				// 		selectedQuestion: context.selectedQuestion,
+				// 	}),
+				// 	onDone: {
+				// 		target: "finished",
+				// 		actions: "processTurn", // need to receive answers from turn machine
+				// 	},
+				// },
 				// guard: if win conditions, finished
 			},
 			finished: {
diff --git a/server/models/round.ts b/server/models/round.ts
index 9439afca..d1547995 100644
--- a/server/models/round.ts
+++ b/server/models/round.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { type Actor, type InspectionEvent, createActor } from "xstate";
 import type { Answer, Question } from "../@types/entities";
 import { context, roundMachine } from "../machines/round";
+import { turnMachine } from "../machines/turn";
 import type { SocketServer } from "../socketServer";
 import { machineLogger } from "../utils/machineLogger";
 
 class Round {
 	machine: Actor<typeof roundMachine>;
+	turnMachine?: Actor<typeof turnMachine>;
 	server: SocketServer;
 
 	constructor(server: SocketServer) {
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ class Round {
 					this.server.onQuestionSet(
 						this.machine.getSnapshot().context.selectedQuestion as Question,
 					);
+
+					this.initialiseTurnMachine()
 					break;
 				}
 				default:
@@ -35,10 +39,25 @@ class Round {
 			}
 		});
 		this.machine.start();
+
+	}
+
+	initialiseTurnMachine() {
+		this.turnMachine = createActor(turnMachine, {
+			inspect: (inspectionEvent: InspectionEvent) => {
+				machineLogger(inspectionEvent, "turn");
+			},
+		});
+		this.turnMachine.subscribe((state) => {
+		// if state.value === "finished"
+		// pass answer back to round and kill this instance of the turn machine
+		})
+		this.turnMachine.start();
 	}
 
 	addAnswer(answer: Answer) {
-		this.machine.send({ type: "playerSubmitsAnswer", answer });
+
+		this.turnMachine?.send({ type: "playerSubmitsAnswer", answer})
 	}
 }