diff --git a/converter/src/main.rs b/converter/src/main.rs
index 6067cd2..6eb7162 100644
--- a/converter/src/main.rs
+++ b/converter/src/main.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ fn main() {
     loop {
         let command = command.lock().unwrap().clone();
         let encoded: Vec<u8, 20> = to_vec_cobs(&command).unwrap();
-        port.write(&encoded).expect("port write fail");
+        if port.write(&encoded).is_err() {
+            println!("disconnected from robot");
+            return;
+        };
 
         sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
     }
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ fn handle_connection(command: Arc<Mutex<Command>>, telemetry: Arc<Mutex<Telemetr
         println!("sent d{}", telem.distance);
 
         serde_json::to_writer(&mut writer, &telem).unwrap();
-        writer.write(&[b'\r',b'\n'])?;
+        writer.write_all(b"\r\n")?;
         writer.flush()?;
     }
 }