diff --git a/spaceapi/sensors.py b/spaceapi/sensors.py
--- a/spaceapi/sensors.py
+++ b/spaceapi/sensors.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import jsonschema
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request, abort, current_app
 
 from .auth import httpauth
-from .active import save_last_state
+#from .active import save_last_state
 from .utils import first, fuzzy_list_find, ActiveStatus
 
 sensors_views = Blueprint('sensors', __name__)
diff --git a/spaceapi/state.py b/spaceapi/state.py
--- a/spaceapi/state.py
+++ b/spaceapi/state.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from time import time
 
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request, current_app, abort
 
-import twitter
+#import twitter
 
 from .utils import ActiveStatus
 from .auth import httpauth
@@ -14,38 +14,41 @@ state_views = Blueprint('state', __name_
 ALLOWED_STATE_KEYS = frozenset(('open', 'lastchange',
                                 'trigger_person', 'message'))
 
-twitter_api = twitter.Api()
-
+#twitter_api = twitter.Api()
 
-@state_views.route('/set/<key>', methods=['POST'])
-@httpauth.login_required
-def set_state(key):
-
+def set_new_state(key, value):
     active = ActiveStatus()
-    value = json.loads(request.data.decode('utf-8'))['value']
-    current_app.logger.info(value)
-    current_app.logger.info(type(value))
-
     if key in ALLOWED_STATE_KEYS:
         active['state'][key] = value
 
         if key == 'open':
             active['state']['lastchange'] = int(time())
 
-            if 'twitter_consumer_key' in current_app.config:
-                twitter_api.SetCredentials(
-                    consumer_key=current_app.config['twitter_consumer_key'],
-                    consumer_secret=current_app.config['twitter_consumer_secret'],
-                    access_token_key=current_app.config['twitter_access_token_key'],
-                    access_token_secret=current_app.config['twitter_access_token_secret']
-                )
-
-                if value:
-                    twitter_api.PostUpdate('The space is now open!')
-                else:
-                    twitter_api.PostUpdate('The space is now closed!')
+            # if 'twitter_consumer_key' in current_app.config:
+            #     twitter_api.SetCredentials(
+            #         consumer_key=current_app.config['twitter_consumer_key'],
+            #         consumer_secret=current_app.config['twitter_consumer_secret'],
+            #         access_token_key=current_app.config['twitter_access_token_key'],
+            #         access_token_secret=current_app.config['twitter_access_token_secret']
+            #     )
+            #
+            #     if value:
+            #         twitter_api.PostUpdate('The space is now open!')
+            #     else:
+            #         twitter_api.PostUpdate('The space is now closed!')
 
         active.save_last_state()
         return jsonify(active)
     else:
         return abort(400)
+
+
+@state_views.route('/set/<key>', methods=['POST'])
+@httpauth.login_required
+def set_state(key):
+
+    value = json.loads(request.data.decode('utf-8'))['value']
+    current_app.logger.info(value)
+    current_app.logger.info(type(value))
+
+    return set_new_state(key, value)
diff --git a/spaceapi/templates/open.html b/spaceapi/templates/open.html
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spaceapi/templates/open.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+  <form method="POST">
+    <div class="form-group">
+      <input type="submit" name="open" value="open">
+      <input type="submit" name="close" value="close">
+    </div>
+  </form>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/spaceapi/views.py b/spaceapi/views.py
--- a/spaceapi/views.py
+++ b/spaceapi/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, render_template, abort
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, render_template, abort, request, redirect, url_for
 
 from .utils import request_wants_json, ActiveStatus
 from .auth import httpauth
+from .state import set_new_state
 
 root_views = Blueprint('root', __name__)
 
@@ -24,3 +25,15 @@ def reload():
     active = ActiveStatus()
     active.reload()
     return jsonify(active)
+
+
+@root_views.route('/open', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
+@httpauth.login_required
+def open():
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        if 'close' in request.form:
+            return set_new_state('open', False)
+        elif 'open' in request.form:
+            return set_new_state('open', True)
+
+    return render_template('open.html')