diff --git a/agentcomms/discord/connector.py b/agentcomms/discord/connector.py
index 459744e..ee8b534 100644
--- a/agentcomms/discord/connector.py
+++ b/agentcomms/discord/connector.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def send_message(message, channel_id):
     print("Message sent")
 
 
-def start_connector(discord_api_token=None):
+def start_connector(loop_dict=None, discord_api_token=None):
     """
     Starts the Discord bot connector
 
diff --git a/agentcomms/twitter/connector.py b/agentcomms/twitter/connector.py
index 7253bc7..102cd68 100644
--- a/agentcomms/twitter/connector.py
+++ b/agentcomms/twitter/connector.py
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ def start_twitter(
     password=None,
     session_storage_path="twitter.cookies",
     start_loop=True,
+    loop_dict=None,
 ):
     """
     Starts the Twitter connector. Initializes the global account object and starts the feed loop in a new thread.
@@ -306,8 +307,22 @@ def start_twitter(
         return thread
 
 
-def start_connector():
+def start_connector(
+    loop_dict=None, # dict of information for stopping the loop, etc
+    email=None,
+    username=None,
+    password=None,
+    session_storage_path="twitter.cookies",
+    start_loop=True,
+):
     """
     Convenience function to start the Twitter connector. This function calls start_twitter with the default arguments.
     """
-    start_twitter()
+    start_twitter(
+        email=None,
+        username=None,
+        password=None,
+        session_storage_path="twitter.cookies",
+        start_loop=True,
+        loop_dict=None,
+    )
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ef7aed3..13b91d2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="agentcomms",
-    version="0.2.2",
+    version="0.2.3",
     description="Social media connectors for agents",
     long_description=long_description,  # added this line
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",  # and this line