diff --git a/camera-client/camera_monitor.py b/camera-client/camera_monitor.py
index 14030e4..151ada5 100644
--- a/camera-client/camera_monitor.py
+++ b/camera-client/camera_monitor.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class CameraMonitor:
     def __init__(self, config, logger):
         self.config = config
         self.logger = logger
+        self.last_detection = 0
         
     def initialize_camera(self):
         """
@@ -27,18 +28,32 @@ class CameraMonitor:
         Log a scene change notification to the Scenesense server.
         """
         current_time = int(time.time())
-        human_readable_time = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(current_time).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+        human_readable_time = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
+            current_time
+        ).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
         description = f'Scene change detected at {human_readable_time}'
-        payload = {'timestamp': current_time, 'description': description}
-
-        try:
-            response = requests.post(self.config['api_url'], json=payload)
-            response.raise_for_status()
-            self.logger.info(f'Scene change logged: {description}')
-        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-            self.logger.error(f'Error connecting to Scenesense server: {e}')
-        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
-            self.logger.error(f'HTTP error: {e}')
+        payload = {
+            'timestamp': current_time,
+            'description': description
+        }
+        headers = {
+            'Authorization': self.config['api_key']
+        }
+        if (
+            current_time - self.last_detection >= self.config['detection_delay']
+        ):
+            try:
+                response = requests.post(
+                    self.config['api_url'],
+                    json=payload,
+                    headers=headers
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                self.logger.info(f'Scene change logged: {description}')
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+                self.logger.error(f'Error connecting to Scenesense server: {e}')
+            except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
+                self.logger.error(f'HTTP error: {e}')
 
     def detect_scene_change(self, previous_frame, current_frame):
         """