diff --git a/app/vmm_client.ml b/app/vmm_client.ml
index a6bc641..acd7cc7 100644
--- a/app/vmm_client.ml
+++ b/app/vmm_client.ml
@@ -52,18 +52,14 @@ let process db hdr data =
     | Error (`Msg msg) -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while processing: %s" msg)
 
 let rec read_tls_write_cons db t =
-  Lwt.catch (fun () ->
-      Vmm_tls.read_tls t >>= function
-      | Error (`Msg msg) ->
-        Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while reading %s" msg) ;
-        read_tls_write_cons db t
-      | Ok (hdr, data) ->
-        process db hdr data ;
-        read_tls_write_cons db t)
-    (fun e ->
-       Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception reading TLS stream %s"
-                    (Printexc.to_string e)) ;
-       Tls_lwt.Unix.close t)
+  Vmm_tls.read_tls t >>= function
+  | Error (`Msg msg) ->
+    Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while reading %s" msg) ;
+    read_tls_write_cons db t
+  | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while reading") ; Lwt.return_unit
+  | Ok (hdr, data) ->
+    process db hdr data ;
+    read_tls_write_cons db t
 
 let rec read_cons_write_tls db t =
   Lwt.catch (fun () ->
@@ -77,10 +73,14 @@ let rec read_cons_write_tls db t =
       | Some cmd ->
         let out = Vmm_wire.Client.cmd ?arg cmd !command my_version in
         command := succ !command ;
-        Vmm_tls.write_tls t out >>= fun () ->
-        Logs.debug (fun m -> m "wrote %a" Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_string out)) ;
-        read_cons_write_tls db t)
-    (fun _ -> Lwt.return_unit)
+        Vmm_tls.write_tls t out >>= function
+        | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while writing") ; Lwt.return_unit
+        | Ok () ->
+          Logs.debug (fun m -> m "wrote %a" Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_string out)) ;
+          read_cons_write_tls db t)
+    (fun e ->
+       Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception %s in read_cons_write_tls" (Printexc.to_string e)) ;
+       Lwt.return_unit)
 
 let client cas host port cert priv_key db =
   Nocrypto_entropy_lwt.initialize () >>= fun () ->
diff --git a/app/vmm_console.ml b/app/vmm_console.ml
index a0c3ff2..5f2baa4 100644
--- a/app/vmm_console.ml
+++ b/app/vmm_console.ml
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ let read_console s name ring channel () =
         (if String.Set.mem name !active then
            Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (data my_version name t line)
          else
-           Lwt.return_unit) >>= fun () ->
-        loop ()
+           Lwt.return (Ok ())) >>= function
+        | Ok () -> loop ()
+        | Error _ ->
+          Logs.err (fun m -> m "error reading console") ;
+          Lwt_io.close channel
       in
       loop ())
     (fun e ->
@@ -102,14 +105,20 @@ let history s name since =
     let entries = Vmm_ring.read_history r since in
     Logs.debug (fun m -> m "found %d history" (List.length entries)) ;
     Lwt_list.iter_s (fun (i, v) ->
-        Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (data my_version name i v)) entries >|= fun () ->
+        Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (data my_version name i v) >|= fun _ -> ())
+      entries >|= fun () ->
     Ok "success"
 
 let handle s addr () =
   Logs.info (fun m -> m "handling connection %a" pp_sockaddr addr) ;
   let rec loop () =
     Vmm_lwt.read_exactly s >>= function
-    | Error (`Msg msg) -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while reading %s" msg) ; loop ()
+    | Error (`Msg msg) ->
+      Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while reading %s" msg) ;
+      loop ()
+    | Error _ ->
+      Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while reading") ;
+      Lwt.return_unit
     | Ok (hdr, data) ->
       (if not (version_eq hdr.version my_version) then
          Lwt.return (Error (`Msg "ignoring data with bad version"))
@@ -138,10 +147,14 @@ let handle s addr () =
           | Ok msg -> Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (success ~msg hdr.id my_version)
           | Error (`Msg msg) ->
             Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while processing command: %s" msg) ;
-            Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (fail ~msg hdr.id my_version)) >>= fun () ->
-      loop ()
+            Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (fail ~msg hdr.id my_version)) >>= function
+            | Ok () -> loop ()
+            | Error _ ->
+              Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while writing to socket") ;
+              Lwt.return_unit
   in
-  loop ()
+  loop () >>= fun () ->
+  Lwt.catch (fun () -> Lwt_unix.close s) (fun _ -> Lwt.return_unit)
 
 let jump _ file =
   Sys.(set_signal sigpipe Signal_ignore) ;
diff --git a/app/vmm_log.ml b/app/vmm_log.ml
index 46bd879..48583b1 100644
--- a/app/vmm_log.ml
+++ b/app/vmm_log.ml
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ let write_complete s str =
   in
   w 0
 
+let pp_sockaddr ppf = function
+  | Lwt_unix.ADDR_UNIX str -> Fmt.pf ppf "unix domain socket %s" str
+  | Lwt_unix.ADDR_INET (addr, port) -> Fmt.pf ppf "TCP %s:%d"
+                                         (Unix.string_of_inet_addr addr) port
+
 let handle fd ring s addr () =
-  Logs.info (fun m -> m "handling connection") ;
+  Logs.info (fun m -> m "handling connection from %a" pp_sockaddr addr) ;
   let str = Fmt.strf "%a: CONNECT\n" (Ptime.pp_human ~tz_offset_s:0 ()) (Ptime_clock.now ()) in
   write_complete fd str >>= fun () ->
   let rec loop () =
@@ -38,52 +43,79 @@ let handle fd ring s addr () =
     | Error (`Msg e) ->
       Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while reading %s" e) ;
       loop ()
+    | Error _ ->
+      Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while reading") ;
+      Lwt.return_unit
     | Ok (hdr, data) ->
-      (if not (version_eq hdr.version my_version) then
-         Lwt.return (Error (`Msg "unknown version"))
-       else match int_to_op hdr.tag with
-         | Some Data ->
-           ( match decode_ts data with
-             | Ok ts -> Vmm_ring.write ring (ts, data)
-             | Error _ -> ()) ;
-           write_complete fd data >>= fun () ->
-           Lwt.return (Ok None)
-         | Some History ->
-           begin match decode_str data with
-             | Error e -> Lwt.return (Error e)
-             | Ok (str, off) -> match decode_ts ~off data with
-               | Error e -> Lwt.return (Error e)
-               | Ok ts ->
-                 let elements = Vmm_ring.read_history ring ts in
-                 let res = List.fold_left (fun acc (_, x) ->
-                     match Vmm_wire.Log.decode_log_hdr (Cstruct.of_string x) with
-                     | Ok (hdr, _) ->
-                       Logs.debug (fun m -> m "found an entry: %a" (Vmm_core.Log.pp_hdr []) hdr) ;
-                       if String.equal str (Vmm_core.string_of_id hdr.Vmm_core.Log.context) then
-                         x :: acc
-                       else
-                         acc
-                     | _ -> acc)
-                     [] elements
-                 in
-                 (* just need a wrapper in tag = Log.Data, id = reqid *)
-                 Lwt_list.iter_s (fun x ->
-                     let length = String.length x in
-                     let hdr = Vmm_wire.create_header { length ; id = hdr.id ; tag = op_to_int Data ; version = my_version } in
-                     Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (Cstruct.to_string hdr ^ x))
-                   (List.rev res) >>= fun () ->
-                 Lwt.return (Ok None)
-           end
-         | _ ->
-           Logs.err (fun m -> m "didn't understand log command %d" hdr.tag) ;
-           Lwt.return (Error (`Msg "unknown command"))) >>= (function
-          | Ok msg -> Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (success ?msg hdr.id my_version)
-          | Error (`Msg msg) ->
-            Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while processing: %s" msg) ;
-            Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (fail ~msg hdr.id my_version)) >>= fun () ->
-    loop ()
+      let out =
+        (if not (version_eq hdr.version my_version) then
+           Error (`Msg "unknown version")
+         else match int_to_op hdr.tag with
+           | Some Data ->
+             (match decode_ts data with
+              | Ok ts -> Vmm_ring.write ring (ts, data)
+              | Error _ ->
+                Logs.warn (fun m -> m "ignoring error while decoding timestamp %s" data)) ;
+             Ok (`Data data)
+           | Some History ->
+             begin match decode_str data with
+               | Error e -> Error e
+               | Ok (str, off) -> match decode_ts ~off data with
+                 | Error e -> Error e
+                 | Ok ts ->
+                   let elements = Vmm_ring.read_history ring ts in
+                   let res = List.fold_left (fun acc (_, x) ->
+                       match Vmm_wire.Log.decode_log_hdr (Cstruct.of_string x) with
+                       | Ok (hdr, _) ->
+                         Logs.debug (fun m -> m "found an entry: %a" (Vmm_core.Log.pp_hdr []) hdr) ;
+                         if String.equal str (Vmm_core.string_of_id hdr.Vmm_core.Log.context) then
+                           x :: acc
+                         else
+                           acc
+                       | _ -> acc)
+                       [] elements
+                   in
+                   (* just need a wrapper in tag = Log.Data, id = reqid *)
+                   let out =
+                     List.fold_left (fun acc x ->
+                         let length = String.length x in
+                         let hdr = Vmm_wire.create_header { length ; id = hdr.id ; tag = op_to_int Data ; version = my_version } in
+                         (Cstruct.to_string hdr ^ x) :: acc)
+                       [] (List.rev res)
+                   in
+                   Ok (`Out out)
+             end
+           | _ ->
+             Error (`Msg "unknown command"))
+      in
+      match out with
+      | Error (`Msg msg) ->
+        begin
+          Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while processing: %s" msg) ;
+          Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (fail ~msg hdr.id my_version) >>= function
+          | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "error0 while writing") ; Lwt.return_unit
+          | Ok () -> loop ()
+        end
+      | Ok (`Data data) ->
+        begin
+          write_complete fd data >>= fun () ->
+          Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (success hdr.id my_version) >>= function
+          | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "error1 while writing") ; Lwt.return_unit
+          | Ok () -> loop ()
+        end
+      | Ok (`Out datas) ->
+        Lwt_list.fold_left_s (fun r x -> match r with
+            | Error e -> Lwt.return (Error e)
+            | Ok () -> Vmm_lwt.write_raw s x)
+          (Ok ()) datas >>= function
+        | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "error2 while writing") ; Lwt.return_unit
+        | Ok () ->
+          Vmm_lwt.write_raw s (success hdr.id my_version) >>= function
+          | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "error3 while writing") ; Lwt.return_unit
+          | Ok () -> loop ()
   in
-  Lwt.catch loop (fun e -> Lwt.return_unit)
+  loop () >>= fun () ->
+  Lwt.catch (fun () -> Lwt_unix.close s) (fun _ -> Lwt.return_unit)
 
 let jump _ file sock =
   Sys.(set_signal sigpipe Signal_ignore) ;
diff --git a/app/vmm_prometheus_stats.ml b/app/vmm_prometheus_stats.ml
index a95f01d..113af0f 100644
--- a/app/vmm_prometheus_stats.ml
+++ b/app/vmm_prometheus_stats.ml
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ let process db tls hdr data =
       let out = Vmm_wire.Client.cmd `Info !command my_version in
       command := succ !command ;
       Logs.debug (fun m -> m "writing %a over TLS" Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_string out)) ;
-      Vmm_tls.write_tls tls out
+      (Vmm_tls.write_tls tls out >|= function
+        | Ok () -> ()
+        | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while writing") ; ())
     | _ ->
       let r =
         match hdr.tag with
@@ -176,21 +178,23 @@ let process db tls hdr data =
       match r with
       | Ok `None -> Lwt.return_unit
       | Ok (`Sockaddr s) -> d s
-      | Ok (`Stat (fd, s, out)) -> Vmm_lwt.write_raw fd out >>= fun () -> d (fd, s)
+      | Ok (`Stat (fd, s, out)) ->
+        (Vmm_lwt.write_raw fd out >>= function
+          | Ok () -> d (fd, s)
+          | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while writing") ; Lwt.return_unit)
       | Error (`Msg msg) -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while processing: %s" msg) ; Lwt.return_unit
 
 let rec tls_listener db tls =
-  Lwt.catch (fun () ->
-      Vmm_tls.read_tls tls >>= function
-      | Error (`Msg msg) ->
-        Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while reading %s" msg) ;
-        Lwt.return (Ok ())
-      | Ok (hdr, data) ->
-        process db tls hdr data >>= fun () ->
-        Lwt.return (Ok ()))
-    (fun e ->
-       Logs.err (fun m -> m "received exception in read_tls: %s" (Printexc.to_string e)) ;
-       Lwt.return (Error ())) >>= function
+  (Vmm_tls.read_tls tls >>= function
+    | Error (`Msg msg) ->
+      Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while reading %s" msg) ;
+      Lwt.return (Ok ())
+    | Error _ ->
+      Logs.err (fun m -> m "received exception in read_tls") ;
+      Lwt.return (Error ())
+    | Ok (hdr, data) ->
+      process db tls hdr data >>= fun () ->
+      Lwt.return (Ok ())) >>= function
   | Ok () -> tls_listener db tls
   | Error () -> Lwt.return_unit
 
@@ -203,24 +207,32 @@ let hdr =
 (* wait for TCP connection, once received request stats from vmmd, and loop *)
 let rec tcp_listener db tcp tls =
   Lwt_unix.accept tcp >>= fun (cs, sockaddr) ->
-  Vmm_lwt.write_raw cs hdr >>= fun () ->
-  let l = List.length !known_vms in
-  let ip, port = match sockaddr with Lwt_unix.ADDR_INET (ip, port) -> ip, port | _ -> invalid_arg "unexpected" in
-  Logs.info (fun m -> m "connection from %s:%d with %d known" (Unix.string_of_inet_addr ip) port l) ;
-  (if l = 0 then
-     Lwt_unix.close cs
-   else begin
-     count := SM.add sockaddr (List.length !known_vms) !count ;
-     Lwt_list.iter_s
-       (fun vm ->
-          let vm_id = translate_name db vm in
-          let out = Vmm_wire.Client.cmd `Statistics ~arg:vm_id !command my_version in
-          t := IM.add !command (cs, sockaddr, vm) !t ;
-          command := succ !command ;
-          Vmm_tls.write_tls tls out)
-       !known_vms
-   end) >>= fun () ->
-  tcp_listener db tcp tls
+  Vmm_lwt.write_raw cs hdr >>= function
+  | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while accepting") ; Lwt.return_unit
+  | Ok () ->
+    let l = List.length !known_vms in
+    let ip, port = match sockaddr with Lwt_unix.ADDR_INET (ip, port) -> ip, port | _ -> invalid_arg "unexpected" in
+    Logs.info (fun m -> m "connection from %s:%d with %d known" (Unix.string_of_inet_addr ip) port l) ;
+    (if l = 0 then
+       Lwt_unix.close cs >|= fun () -> Error ()
+     else begin
+       count := SM.add sockaddr (List.length !known_vms) !count ;
+       Lwt_list.fold_left_s
+         (fun r vm ->
+            match r with
+            | Error () -> Lwt.return (Error ())
+            | Ok () ->
+              let vm_id = translate_name db vm in
+              let out = Vmm_wire.Client.cmd `Statistics ~arg:vm_id !command my_version in
+              t := IM.add !command (cs, sockaddr, vm) !t ;
+              command := succ !command ;
+              Vmm_tls.write_tls tls out >|= function
+              | Ok () -> Ok ()
+              | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while writing") ; Error ())
+         (Ok ()) !known_vms
+     end) >>= function
+    | Ok () -> tcp_listener db tcp tls
+    | Error () -> Lwt.return_unit
 
 let client cas host port cert priv_key db listen_ip listen_port =
   Nocrypto_entropy_lwt.initialize () >>= fun () ->
diff --git a/app/vmmd.ml b/app/vmmd.ml
index f048071..3c07261 100644
--- a/app/vmmd.ml
+++ b/app/vmmd.ml
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 open Lwt.Infix
 
+let write_raw s data =
+  Vmm_lwt.write_raw s data >|= fun _ -> ()
+
 let write_tls state t data =
-  Lwt.catch (fun () -> Vmm_tls.write_tls (fst t) data)
-    (fun e ->
-       let state', out = Vmm_engine.handle_disconnect !state t in
-       state := state' ;
-       Lwt_list.iter_s (fun (s, data) -> Vmm_lwt.write_raw s data) out >>= fun () ->
-       Tls_lwt.Unix.close (fst t) >>= fun () ->
-       raise e)
+  Vmm_tls.write_tls (fst t) data >>= function
+  | Ok () -> Lwt.return_unit
+  | Error `Exception ->
+    let state', out = Vmm_engine.handle_disconnect !state t in
+    state := state' ;
+    Lwt_list.iter_s (fun (s, data) -> write_raw s data) out >>= fun () ->
+    Tls_lwt.Unix.close (fst t)
 
 let to_ipaddr (_, sa) = match sa with
   | Lwt_unix.ADDR_UNIX _ -> invalid_arg "cannot convert unix address"
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ let pp_sockaddr ppf (_, sa) = match sa with
 
 let process state xs =
   Lwt_list.iter_s (function
-      | `Raw (s, str) -> Vmm_lwt.write_raw s str
+      | `Raw (s, str) -> write_raw s str
       | `Tls (s, str) -> write_tls state s str)
     xs
 
@@ -73,19 +76,19 @@ let handle ca state t =
          | Error (`Msg msg) ->
            Logs.err (fun m -> m "reading client %a error: %s" pp_sockaddr t msg) ;
            loop ()
+         | Error _ ->
+           Logs.err (fun m -> m "disconnect from %a" pp_sockaddr t) ;
+           let state', cons = Vmm_engine.handle_disconnect !state t in
+           state := state' ;
+           Lwt_list.iter_s (fun (s, data) -> write_raw s data) cons >>= fun () ->
+           Tls_lwt.Unix.close (fst t)
          | Ok (hdr, buf) ->
            let state', out = Vmm_engine.handle_command !state t prefix perms hdr buf in
            state := state' ;
            process state out >>= fun () ->
            loop ()
        in
-       Lwt.catch loop
-         (fun e ->
-            let state', cons = Vmm_engine.handle_disconnect !state t in
-            state := state' ;
-            Lwt_list.iter_s (fun (s, data) -> Vmm_lwt.write_raw s data) cons >>= fun () ->
-            Tls_lwt.Unix.close (fst t) >>= fun () ->
-            raise e)
+       loop ()
      | `Close socks ->
        Logs.debug (fun m -> m "closing session with %d active ones" (List.length socks)) ;
        Lwt_list.iter_s (fun (t, _) -> Tls_lwt.Unix.close t) socks >>= fun () ->
@@ -105,18 +108,26 @@ let server_socket port =
   listen s 10 ;
   Lwt.return s
 
-let init_exception () =
-  Lwt.async_exception_hook := (function
-      | Tls_lwt.Tls_failure a ->
-        Logs.err (fun m -> m "tls failure: %s" (Tls.Engine.string_of_failure a))
-      | exn ->
-        Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception: %s" (Printexc.to_string exn)))
+let init_sock dir name =
+  let c = Lwt_unix.(socket PF_UNIX SOCK_STREAM 0) in
+  Lwt_unix.set_close_on_exec c ;
+  let addr = Fpath.(dir / name + "sock") in
+  Lwt.catch (fun () ->
+      Lwt_unix.(connect c (ADDR_UNIX (Fpath.to_string addr))) >|= fun () -> Some c)
+    (fun e ->
+       Logs.warn (fun m -> m "error %s connecting to socket %a"
+                     (Printexc.to_string e) Fpath.pp addr) ;
+       (Lwt.catch (fun () -> Lwt_unix.close c) (fun _ -> Lwt.return_unit)) >|= fun () ->
+       None)
 
 let rec read_log state s =
   Vmm_lwt.read_exactly s >>= function
   | Error (`Msg msg) ->
     Logs.err (fun m -> m "reading log error %s" msg) ;
     read_log state s
+  | Error _ ->
+    Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while reading log") ;
+    invalid_arg "log socket communication issue"
   | Ok (hdr, data) ->
     let state', outs = Vmm_engine.handle_log !state hdr data in
     state := state' ;
@@ -128,6 +139,9 @@ let rec read_cons state s =
   | Error (`Msg msg) ->
     Logs.err (fun m -> m "reading console error %s" msg) ;
     read_cons state s
+  | Error _ ->
+    Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while reading console socket") ;
+    invalid_arg "console socket communication issue"
   | Ok (hdr, data) ->
     let state', outs = Vmm_engine.handle_cons !state hdr data in
     state := state' ;
@@ -139,6 +153,10 @@ let rec read_stats state s =
   | Error (`Msg msg) ->
     Logs.err (fun m -> m "reading stats error %s" msg) ;
     read_stats state s
+  | Error _ ->
+    Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while reading stats") ;
+    Lwt.catch (fun () -> Lwt_unix.close s) (fun _ -> Lwt.return_unit) >|= fun () ->
+    state := { !state with Vmm_engine.stats_socket = None }
   | Ok (hdr, data) ->
     let state', outs = Vmm_engine.handle_stat !state hdr data in
     state := state' ;
@@ -156,23 +174,15 @@ let cmp_s (_, a) (_, b) =
 
 let jump _ dir cacert cert priv_key =
   Sys.(set_signal sigpipe Signal_ignore) ;
+  let dir = Fpath.v dir in
   Lwt_main.run
-    (init_exception () ;
-     let d = Fpath.v dir in
-     let c = Lwt_unix.(socket PF_UNIX SOCK_STREAM 0) in
-     Lwt_unix.set_close_on_exec c ;
-     Lwt_unix.(connect c (ADDR_UNIX Fpath.(to_string (d / "cons" + "sock")))) >>= fun () ->
-     Lwt.catch (fun () ->
-         let s = Lwt_unix.(socket PF_UNIX SOCK_STREAM 0) in
-         Lwt_unix.set_close_on_exec s ;
-         Lwt_unix.(connect s (ADDR_UNIX Fpath.(to_string (d / "stat" + "sock")))) >|= fun () ->
-         Some s)
-       (function
-         | Unix.Unix_error (Unix.ENOENT, _, _) -> Lwt.return None
-         | e -> Lwt.fail e) >>= fun s ->
-     let l = Lwt_unix.(socket PF_UNIX SOCK_STREAM 0) in
-     Lwt_unix.set_close_on_exec l ;
-     Lwt_unix.(connect l (ADDR_UNIX Fpath.(to_string (d / "log" + "sock")))) >>= fun () ->
+    ((init_sock dir "cons" >|= function
+       | None -> invalid_arg "cannot connect to console socket"
+       | Some c -> c) >>= fun c ->
+     init_sock dir "stat" >>= fun s ->
+     (init_sock dir "log" >|= function
+       | None -> invalid_arg "cannot connect to log socket"
+       | Some l -> l) >>= fun l ->
      server_socket 1025 >>= fun socket ->
      X509_lwt.private_of_pems ~cert ~priv_key >>= fun cert ->
      X509_lwt.certs_of_pem cacert >>= (function
@@ -182,7 +192,7 @@ let jump _ dir cacert cert priv_key =
        Tls.(Config.server ~version:(Core.TLS_1_2, Core.TLS_1_2)
               ~reneg:true ~certificates:(`Single cert) ())
      in
-     (match Vmm_engine.init d cmp_s c s l with
+     (match Vmm_engine.init dir cmp_s c s l with
       | Ok s -> Lwt.return s
       | Error (`Msg m) -> Lwt.fail_with m) >>= fun t ->
      let state = ref t in
@@ -200,7 +210,13 @@ let jump _ dir cacert cert priv_key =
              (fun exn ->
                 Lwt.catch (fun () -> Lwt_unix.close fd) (fun _ -> Lwt.return_unit) >>= fun () ->
                 Lwt.fail exn) >>= fun t ->
-           Lwt.async (fun () -> handle ca state t) ;
+           Lwt.async (fun () ->
+               Lwt.catch
+                 (fun () -> handle ca state t)
+                 (fun e ->
+                    Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while handle() %s"
+                                 (Printexc.to_string e)) ;
+                    Lwt.return_unit)) ;
            loop ())
          (function
            | Unix.Unix_error (e, f, _) ->
diff --git a/src/vmm_lwt.ml b/src/vmm_lwt.ml
index 65156d6..870f2a6 100644
--- a/src/vmm_lwt.ml
+++ b/src/vmm_lwt.ml
@@ -39,35 +39,53 @@ let wait_and_clear pid stdout =
 let read_exactly s =
   let buf = Bytes.create 8 in
   let rec r b i l =
-    Lwt_unix.read s b i l >>= function
-    | 0 -> Lwt.fail_with "end of file"
-    | n when n == l -> Lwt.return_unit
-    | n when n < l -> r b (i + n) (l - n)
-    | _ -> Lwt.fail_with "read too much"
+    Lwt.catch (fun () ->
+        Lwt_unix.read s b i l >>= function
+        | 0 ->
+          Logs.err (fun m -> m "end of file while reading") ;
+          Lwt.return (Error `Eof)
+        | n when n == l -> Lwt.return (Ok ())
+        | n when n < l -> r b (i + n) (l - n)
+        | _ ->
+          Logs.err (fun m -> m "read too much, shouldn't happen)") ;
+          Lwt.return (Error `Toomuch))
+      (fun e ->
+         let err = Printexc.to_string e in
+         Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception %s while reading" err) ;
+         Lwt.return (Error `Exception))
+
   in
-  r buf 0 8 >>= fun () ->
-  match Vmm_wire.parse_header (Bytes.to_string buf) with
-  | Error (`Msg m) -> Lwt.return (Error (`Msg m))
-  | Ok hdr ->
-    let l = hdr.Vmm_wire.length in
-    if l > 0 then
-      let b = Bytes.create l in
-      r b 0 l >|= fun () ->
-      Logs.debug (fun m -> m "read hdr %a, body %a"
-                     Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_bytes buf)
-                     Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_bytes b)) ;
-      Ok (hdr, Bytes.to_string b)
-    else
-      Lwt.return (Ok (hdr, ""))
+  r buf 0 8 >>= function
+  | Error e -> Lwt.return (Error e)
+  | Ok () ->
+    match Vmm_wire.parse_header (Bytes.to_string buf) with
+    | Error (`Msg m) -> Lwt.return (Error (`Msg m))
+    | Ok hdr ->
+      let l = hdr.Vmm_wire.length in
+      if l > 0 then
+        let b = Bytes.create l in
+        r b 0 l >|= function
+        | Error e -> Error e
+        | Ok () ->
+          Logs.debug (fun m -> m "read hdr %a, body %a"
+                         Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_bytes buf)
+                         Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_bytes b)) ;
+          Ok (hdr, Bytes.to_string b)
+      else
+        Lwt.return (Ok (hdr, ""))
 
 let write_raw s buf =
   let buf = Bytes.unsafe_of_string buf in
   let rec w off l =
-    Lwt_unix.send s buf off l [] >>= fun n ->
-    if n = l then
-      Lwt.return_unit
-    else
-      w (off + n) (l - n)
+    Lwt.catch (fun () ->
+        Lwt_unix.send s buf off l [] >>= fun n ->
+        if n = l then
+          Lwt.return (Ok ())
+        else
+          w (off + n) (l - n))
+      (fun e ->
+         Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception %s while writing" (Printexc.to_string e)) ;
+         Lwt.return (Error `Exception))
   in
   Logs.debug (fun m -> m "writing %a" Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_bytes buf)) ;
   w 0 (Bytes.length buf)
diff --git a/src/vmm_tls.ml b/src/vmm_tls.ml
index 656d45f..f8f8989 100644
--- a/src/vmm_tls.ml
+++ b/src/vmm_tls.ml
@@ -6,30 +6,54 @@ let read_tls t =
   let rec r_n buf off tot =
     let l = tot - off in
     if l = 0 then
-      Lwt.return_unit
+      Lwt.return (Ok ())
     else
-      Tls_lwt.Unix.read t (Cstruct.shift buf off) >>= function
-      | 0 -> Lwt.fail_with "read 0 bytes"
-      | x when x == l -> Lwt.return_unit
-      | x when x < l -> r_n buf (off + x) tot
-      | _ -> Lwt.fail_with "overread, will never happen"
+      Lwt.catch (fun () ->
+          Tls_lwt.Unix.read t (Cstruct.shift buf off) >>= function
+          | 0 ->
+            Logs.err (fun m -> m "TLS: end of file") ;
+            Lwt.return (Error `Eof)
+          | x when x == l -> Lwt.return (Ok ())
+          | x when x < l -> r_n buf (off + x) tot
+          | _ ->
+            Logs.err (fun m -> m "TLS: read too much, shouldn't happen") ;
+            Lwt.return (Error `Toomuch))
+        (function
+          | Tls_lwt.Tls_failure a ->
+            Logs.err (fun m -> m "TLS read failure: %s" (Tls.Engine.string_of_failure a)) ;
+            Lwt.return (Error `Exception)
+          | e ->
+            Logs.err (fun m -> m "TLS read exception %s" (Printexc.to_string e)) ;
+            Lwt.return (Error `Exception))
   in
   let buf = Cstruct.create 8 in
-  r_n buf 0 8 >>= fun () ->
-  match Vmm_wire.parse_header (Cstruct.to_string buf) with
-  | Error (`Msg m) -> Lwt.return (Error (`Msg m))
-  | Ok hdr ->
-    let l = hdr.Vmm_wire.length in
-    if l > 0 then
-      let b = Cstruct.create l in
-      r_n b 0 l >|= fun () ->
-      Logs.debug (fun m -> m "TLS read id %d %a tag %d data %a"
-                     hdr.Vmm_wire.id Vmm_wire.pp_version hdr.Vmm_wire.version hdr.Vmm_wire.tag
-                     Cstruct.hexdump_pp b) ;
-      Ok (hdr, Cstruct.to_string b)
-    else
-      Lwt.return (Ok (hdr, ""))
+  r_n buf 0 8 >>= function
+  | Error e -> Lwt.return (Error e)
+  | Ok () ->
+    match Vmm_wire.parse_header (Cstruct.to_string buf) with
+    | Error (`Msg m) -> Lwt.return (Error (`Msg m))
+    | Ok hdr ->
+      let l = hdr.Vmm_wire.length in
+      if l > 0 then
+        let b = Cstruct.create l in
+        r_n b 0 l >|= function
+        | Error e -> Error e
+        | Ok () ->
+          Logs.debug (fun m -> m "TLS read id %d %a tag %d data %a"
+                         hdr.Vmm_wire.id Vmm_wire.pp_version hdr.Vmm_wire.version hdr.Vmm_wire.tag
+                         Cstruct.hexdump_pp b) ;
+          Ok (hdr, Cstruct.to_string b)
+      else
+        Lwt.return (Ok (hdr, ""))
 
 let write_tls s buf =
   Logs.debug (fun m -> m "TLS write %a" Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_string buf)) ;
-  Tls_lwt.Unix.write s (Cstruct.of_string buf)
+  Lwt.catch
+    (fun () -> Tls_lwt.Unix.write s (Cstruct.of_string buf) >|= fun () -> Ok ())
+    (function
+      | Tls_lwt.Tls_failure a ->
+        Logs.err (fun m -> m "tls failure: %s" (Tls.Engine.string_of_failure a)) ;
+        Lwt.return (Error `Exception)
+      | e ->
+        Logs.err (fun m -> m "TLS write exception %s" (Printexc.to_string e)) ;
+        Lwt.return (Error `Exception))
diff --git a/stats/vmm_stats_lwt.ml b/stats/vmm_stats_lwt.ml
index a29e041..f79f8a4 100644
--- a/stats/vmm_stats_lwt.ml
+++ b/stats/vmm_stats_lwt.ml
@@ -26,15 +26,18 @@ let handle s addr () =
   let rec loop () =
     Vmm_lwt.read_exactly s >>= function
     | Error (`Msg msg) -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "error while reading %s" msg) ; loop ()
+    | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while reading") ; Lwt.return_unit
     | Ok (hdr, data) ->
       Logs.debug (fun m -> m "received %a" Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_string data)) ;
       let t', out = Vmm_stats.handle !t hdr data in
       t := t' ;
       Logs.debug (fun m -> m "sent %a" Cstruct.hexdump_pp (Cstruct.of_string out)) ;
-      Vmm_lwt.write_raw s out >>= fun () ->
-      loop ()
+      Vmm_lwt.write_raw s out >>= function
+      | Ok () -> loop ()
+      | Error _ -> Logs.err (fun m -> m "exception while writing") ; Lwt.return_unit
   in
-  loop ()
+  loop () >>= fun () ->
+  Lwt.catch (fun () -> Lwt_unix.close s) (fun _ -> Lwt.return_unit)
 
 let rec timer () =
   t := Vmm_stats.tick !t ;