Trying an on_message function that gets disabled after the bot is fully loaded

bot.py

@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
         self.Handler = kwargs['Handler']
         self.Command_Prefix = kwargs['command_prefix']
 
-        # Init variable to check if startup has completed
-        self.Startup_Complete = False
-
         # Init Variable for sound
         self.streamHandler = None
 
@@ -220,7 +217,7 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
                 await ctx.send(f"Ok {str(member).capitalize()}, I reloaded {module}")
             else:
                 await ctx.send(f"{str(member).capitalize()}, something went wrong. Please check the console")
-                
+
         @self.command(name='startsdr', hidden=True)
         async def _startsdr(ctx, member: discord.Member = None):
             self.start_sdr()
@@ -237,12 +234,9 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
             # Check the ./modules folder for any modules (cog.py)
             await self.check_for_modules()
 
-            # Set the startup completed variable as true
-            self.Startup_Complete = True
-
         @self.event
         async def on_message(message):
-            if not self.Startup_Complete:
+            if "ping" in message.content:
                 await self.process_commands(message)
 
     # Check to see if other bots are online
@@ -263,12 +257,11 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
         await channel.send(f"{self.Command_Prefix}ping")
 
         seconds_waited = 0
-        while seconds_waited < 5:
+        while seconds_waited < 2:
             try:
                 await self.wait_for("message", check=verify_bot_msg, timeout=1)
             except asyncio.exceptions.TimeoutError:
                 seconds_waited += 1
-            print(seconds_waited)
 
         print(f"Bots Online: {bots_online}")
 
@@ -372,7 +365,7 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
             # Wait for the running processes to close
             if self.Handler == 'op25':
                 self.OP25Handler.close_op25()
-                #self.OP25Handler.join()
+                # self.OP25Handler.join()
             # Need a way to 'close' GQRX
             self.sdr_started = False