diff --git a/mods/bambu/bambu.js b/mods/bambu/bambu.js
index bda5fdb9..ef9847cf 100644
--- a/mods/bambu/bambu.js
+++ b/mods/bambu/bambu.js
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ self.kiri.load(api => {
             };
             ws.onclose = () => {
                 socket.open = false;
+                socket.ws = undefined;
             };
             ws.onmessage = msg => {
                 let data = JSON.parse(msg.data);
                 let { serial, message, error } = data;
                 if (error) {
                     console.log({ serial, error });
+                    printer_status(`error: ${error}`);
                 } else if (serial) {
                     let rec = status[serial] = deepMerge(status[serial] || {}, message);
                     if (selected?.rec.serial === serial) {
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ self.kiri.load(api => {
     }
 
     function printer_del() {
-        if (!selected.name) {
+        if (!selected?.name) {
             return;
         }
         delete printers[selected.name];
@@ -183,6 +185,10 @@ self.kiri.load(api => {
         }
     }
 
+    function printer_status(msg) {
+        $('bbl_status').value = msg;
+    }
+
     function render_list() {
         let list = Object.keys(printers).map(name => {
             return h.option({ _: name, value: name })
@@ -238,7 +244,11 @@ self.kiri.load(api => {
                 h.label({ class: "set-header dev-sel" }, [ h.a('bambu manager') ]),
                 h.select({ id: "bbl_sel", class: "dev-list" }, []),
                 h.div({ class: "grow gap3 j-end" }, [
-                    h.button({ id: "bbl_hide", _: '<i class="fa-solid fa-eye"></i>', onclick(ev) {
+                    h.button({
+                        id: "bbl_hide",
+                        _: '<i class="fa-solid fa-eye"></i>',
+                        class: "a-center",
+                    onclick(ev) {
                         if (ev.target.hide === true) {
                             ev.target.hide = false;
                             $('bbl_code').type = 'text';
@@ -334,7 +344,7 @@ self.kiri.load(api => {
                 ]),
                 h.div({ class: "t-body t-inset f-col gap3 pad4" }, [
                     h.div({ class: "set-header", onclick() {
-                        console.log('bbl reload files');
+                        // console.log('bbl reload files');
                         list_files();
                     } }, h.a({ class: "flex f-row grow" }, [
                         h.label('files'),
@@ -347,7 +357,7 @@ self.kiri.load(api => {
             h.div({ class: "set-sep "}),
             h.div({ class: "gap4" }, [
                 h.label({ class: "set-header dev-sel" }, [ h.a('status') ]),
-                h.input({ id: "bbl_status", class: "grow" }),
+                h.input({ id: "bbl_status", class: "t-left mono grow" }),
             ])
         ]), { before: true });
         select = modal.bbl_sel;
@@ -370,8 +380,9 @@ self.kiri.load(api => {
     api.event.on("modal.hide", which => {
         if (selected?.rec.modified) {
             api.conf.save();
-            selected = undefined;
         }
+        selected = undefined;
+        status = {};
     });
 
     api.event.on("device.selected", devsel => {
diff --git a/mods/bambu/init.js b/mods/bambu/init.js
index 31cf257f..005a4aef 100644
--- a/mods/bambu/init.js
+++ b/mods/bambu/init.js
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ module.exports = async (server) => {
                 secure: "implicit",
                 secureOptions: { rejectUnauthorized: false }
             });
-        } catch (err) {
+        } catch (error) {
             util.log({ ftp_error: error });
+            throw error;
         }
         return client;
     }
@@ -174,6 +175,10 @@ module.exports = async (server) => {
         return JSON.stringify(obj);
     }
 
+    function wsend(msg) {
+        wsopen.forEach(ws => ws.send(JSON.stringify(msg)));
+    }
+
     if (!(env.debug || env.electron)) {
         util.log('no valid context for bambu');
         return;
@@ -238,7 +243,7 @@ module.exports = async (server) => {
                 case "monitor":
                     get_mqtt(host, code, serial, message => {
                         // util.log({ mqtt_msg: serial });
-                        wsopen.forEach(ws => ws.send(JSON.stringify({ serial, message })));
+                        wsend({ serial, message });
                     }, mqtt => {
                         // on open only
                     }).then(mqtt => {
@@ -258,10 +263,7 @@ module.exports = async (server) => {
                         });
                     }).catch(error => {
                         util.log({ mqtt_err: error });
-                        ws.send(JSON.stringify({
-                            serial,
-                            error: error.message || error.toString()
-                        }));
+                        wsend({ serial, error: error.message || error.toString() });
                     });
                     break;
                 case "files":
@@ -274,7 +276,9 @@ module.exports = async (server) => {
                                     size: file.size
                                 };
                             });
-                        wsopen.forEach(ws => ws.send(JSON.stringify({ serial, message: { files }})));
+                        wsend({ serial, message: { files }});
+                    }).catch(error => {
+                        wsend({ serial, error: error.message || error.toString() });
                     });
                     break;
                 case "keepalive":