diff --git a/ex3_ground_station/cli_ground_station/src/main.rs b/ex3_ground_station/cli_ground_station/src/main.rs
index 1153f638..ef3328f7 100644
--- a/ex3_ground_station/cli_ground_station/src/main.rs
+++ b/ex3_ground_station/cli_ground_station/src/main.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ async fn main() {
 
     eprintln!("Connecting to Coms handler via TCP at {ipaddr}...");
 
-    let mut tcp_interface = match TcpInterface::new_client(ipaddr.to_string(), SIM_UHF_GS_PORT) {
+    let mut tcp_interface = match TcpInterface::new_client(ipaddr.to_string(), ports::SIM_COMMS_PORT) {
 	Ok(ti) => ti,
 	Err(e) => {
 	   eprintln!("Can't connect to satellite: {e}");
diff --git a/ex3_obc_fsw/handlers/coms_handler/src/main.rs b/ex3_obc_fsw/handlers/coms_handler/src/main.rs
index 6ab45aa7..ed0bbb98 100644
--- a/ex3_obc_fsw/handlers/coms_handler/src/main.rs
+++ b/ex3_obc_fsw/handlers/coms_handler/src/main.rs
@@ -125,18 +125,17 @@ fn main() {
     
     //Setup interface for comm with UHF transceiver [ground station] (TCP for now)
     let mut tcp_interface =
-        TcpInterface::new_client("127.0.0.1".to_string(), ports::SIM_COMMS_PORT).unwrap();
+        TcpInterface::new_server("127.0.0.1".to_string(), ports::SIM_COMMS_PORT).unwrap();
 
     //Setup interface for comm with OBC FSW components (IPC), for the purpose of passing messages to and from the GS
+    let mut ipc_gs_interface;
     let ipc_gs_interface_res = IpcClient::new("gs_bulk".to_string());
-    if ipc_gs_interface_res.is_err() {
-        warn!(
-            "Error creating IPC interface: {:?}",
-            ipc_gs_interface_res.err()
-        );
-        return;
+    if let Err(e) = ipc_gs_interface_res {
+        warn!("Error creating IPC interface: {e}");
+    } else {
+        ipc_gs_interface = ipc_gs_interface_res.unwrap();
+        
     }
-    let mut ipc_gs_interface = ipc_gs_interface_res.unwrap();
 
     //Setup interface for comm with OBC FSW components (IPC), for passing messages to and from the UHF specifically
     // TODO - name this to gs_handler once uhf handler and gs handler are broken up from this program.
diff --git a/ex3_shared_libs/interfaces/ipc/src/lib.rs b/ex3_shared_libs/interfaces/ipc/src/lib.rs
index 2e79541d..a62aaadf 100644
--- a/ex3_shared_libs/interfaces/ipc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ex3_shared_libs/interfaces/ipc/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use nix::libc;
 use nix::sys::socket::{self, accept, bind, listen, socket, Backlog, AddressFamily, SockFlag, SockType, UnixAddr};
 use nix::unistd::{read, write};
 use std::ffi::CString;
+use nix::errno::Errno;
 use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::os::fd::{AsFd, AsRawFd, FromRawFd, OwnedFd, RawFd};
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ impl IpcClient {
         Ok(client)
     }
 
-    fn connect_to_server(&mut self) -> Result<(), IoError> {
+    fn connect_to_server(&mut self) -> Result<(), Errno> {
         let socket_path_c_str = CString::new(self.socket_path.clone()).unwrap();
         let addr = UnixAddr::new(socket_path_c_str.as_bytes()).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
             eprintln!("Failed to create UnixAddr: {}", err);
@@ -57,14 +58,17 @@ impl IpcClient {
             self.socket_path
         );
         let fd: RawFd = self.fd.as_raw_fd();
-        socket::connect(fd, &addr).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-            eprintln!("Failed to connect to server socket: {}", err);
-            process::exit(1)
-        });
-        println!("Connected to server socket at: {}", self.socket_path);
-        self.connected = true;
-
-        Ok(())
+        match socket::connect(fd, &addr) {
+            Ok(()) => {
+                println!("Connected to server socket at: {}", self.socket_path);
+                self.connected = true;
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("Failed to connect to server socket: {}", e);
+                Err(e)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// Users of this lib can call this to clear the buffer - otherwise the preivous read data will remain