diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py
index 8a4d2a2..e58a42b 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py
@@ -72,14 +72,8 @@ class UserInterruptAgent(BaseAgent):
                     event_context,
                 )
 
-            elif event_type == "next_phase":
-                _ = 1
-
-            elif event_type == "reset_phase":
-                _ = 1
-
-            elif event_type == " reset_experiment":
-                _ = 1
+            elif event_type in ["next_phase", "reset_phase", "reset_experiment"]:
+                await self._send_experiment_control_to_bdi_core(event_type)
 
             else:
                 self.logger.warning(
@@ -89,12 +83,33 @@ class UserInterruptAgent(BaseAgent):
                 )
 
     async def _send_experiment_control_to_bdi_core(self, type):
+        """
+        method to send experiment control buttons to bdi core.
+
+        :param type: the type of control button we should send to the bdi core.
+        """
+        # Switch which thread we should send to bdi core
+        thread = ""
+        match type:
+            case "next_phase":
+                thread = "force_next_phase"
+            case "reset_phase":
+                thread = "reset_current_phase"
+            case "reset_experiment":
+                thread = "reset_experiment"
+            case _:
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Received unknown experiment control type '%s' to send to BDI Core.",
+                    type,
+                )
+
         out_msg = InternalMessage(
             to=settings.agent_settings.bdi_core_name,
             sender=self.name,
-            thread=type,
+            thread=thread,
             body="",
         )
+        self.logger.debug("Sending experiment control '%s' to BDI Core.", thread)
         await self.send(out_msg)
 
     async def _send_to_speech_agent(self, text_to_say: str):