diff --git a/client/app/components/coordinator/js/ros_scripts.js b/client/app/components/coordinator/js/ros_scripts.js
index d590b22..c0061da 100644
--- a/client/app/components/coordinator/js/ros_scripts.js
+++ b/client/app/components/coordinator/js/ros_scripts.js
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ playbackStatus.subscribe(function(message) {
       triggerService('/right/aescape/mode/activateReadyController');
       displayTaggingOptions('play');
     } else if (status === "loaded") {
+      triggerService('/left/aescape/mode/activateReadyController');
+      triggerService('/right/aescape/mode/activateReadyController');
       displayMessage(true, "Loaded the selected bag file!")
     }
     lastPlaybackStatus = status;