diff --git a/ex3_obc_fsw/cmd_dispatcher/src/main.rs b/ex3_obc_fsw/cmd_dispatcher/src/main.rs
index a75b6030..a1900ad6 100644
--- a/ex3_obc_fsw/cmd_dispatcher/src/main.rs
+++ b/ex3_obc_fsw/cmd_dispatcher/src/main.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ fn main() {
                 },
             }
         }).collect();
-
+    
+    println!("GOT {:?}", component_streams.get(7)); // prints COMS connection
     for x in 0..ComponentIds::LAST as usize {
         let payload = match ComponentIds::try_from(x as u8) {
             Ok(p) => {
diff --git a/ex3_obc_fsw/handlers/coms_handler/src/main.rs b/ex3_obc_fsw/handlers/coms_handler/src/main.rs
index e631b664..553c3b4d 100644
--- a/ex3_obc_fsw/handlers/coms_handler/src/main.rs
+++ b/ex3_obc_fsw/handlers/coms_handler/src/main.rs
@@ -122,20 +122,6 @@ fn main() {
     init_logger(&log_path);
     trace!("Logger initialized");
     trace!("Beginning Coms Handler...");
-    
-    //Setup interface for comm with UHF transceiver [ground station] (TCP for now)
-    let mut tcp_interface =
-        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 ipc_gs_interfac_res = IpcClient::new("gs_bulk".to_string());
-    let mut ipc_gs_interface = match ipc_gs_interfac_res {
-        Ok(i) => Some(i),
-        Err(e) => {
-            warn!("Cannot connect to bulk interface: {e}");
-            None
-        }
-    };
 
     //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.
@@ -150,6 +136,20 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     let mut ipc_coms_interface = ipc_coms_interface_res.unwrap();
+    
+    //Setup interface for comm with UHF transceiver [ground station] (TCP for now)
+    let mut tcp_interface =
+        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 ipc_gs_interfac_res = IpcClient::new("gs_bulk".to_string());
+    let mut ipc_gs_interface = match ipc_gs_interfac_res {
+        Ok(i) => Some(i),
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!("Cannot connect to bulk interface: {e}");
+            None
+        }
+    };
 
     let mut uhf_buf = vec![0; UHF_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE_BYTES as usize]; //Buffer to read incoming messages from UHF
     let mut uhf_num_bytes_read = 0;
@@ -164,17 +164,17 @@ fn main() {
         let coms_bytes_read_res = poll_ipc_server_sockets(&mut servers);
         let ipc_bytes_read_res = poll_ipc_clients(&mut clients);
 
-        if let Some(ref mut ipc_gs_interfac) = ipc_gs_interface {
-            if ipc_gs_interfac.buffer != [0u8; IPC_BUFFER_SIZE] {
+        if let Some(ref mut init_ipc_gs_interface) = ipc_gs_interface {
+            if init_ipc_gs_interface.buffer != [0u8; IPC_BUFFER_SIZE] {
                 trace!("Received IPC Msg bytes for GS");
-                let deserialized_msg_result = deserialize_msg(&ipc_gs_interfac.buffer);
+                let deserialized_msg_result = deserialize_msg(&init_ipc_gs_interface.buffer);
                 match deserialized_msg_result {
                     Ok(deserialized_msg) => {
                         // writes directly to GS, handling case if it's a bulk message
                         if deserialized_msg.header.msg_type == MsgType::Bulk as u8 && !received_bulk_ack
                         {
                             // If we haven't received Bulk ACK, we need to send ack
-                            if let Some(e) = send_bulk_ack(&ipc_gs_interfac.fd).err() {
+                            if let Some(e) = send_bulk_ack(&init_ipc_gs_interface.fd).err() {
                                 println!("failed to send bulk ack: {e}");
                             }
                             received_bulk_ack = true;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fn main() {
                             if bulk_msgs_read < expected_msgs {
                                 if let Ok((ipc_bytes_read, ipc_name)) = ipc_bytes_read_res {
                                     if ipc_name.contains("gs") {
-                                        let cur_buf = ipc_gs_interfac.buffer[..ipc_bytes_read].to_vec();
+                                        let cur_buf = init_ipc_gs_interface.buffer[..ipc_bytes_read].to_vec();
                                         println!("Bytes read: {}", cur_buf.len());
                                         let cur_msg = deserialize_msg(&cur_buf).unwrap();
                                         write_msg_to_uhf_for_downlink(&mut tcp_interface, cur_msg);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ fn main() {
                     }
                 };
                 trace!("Bulk msgs read: {}", bulk_msgs_read);
-                ipc_gs_interfac.clear_buffer();
+                init_ipc_gs_interface.clear_buffer();
             }
         }
         // If we are done reading bulk msgs, start protocol with GS
diff --git a/ex3_shared_libs/interfaces/ipc/src/lib.rs b/ex3_shared_libs/interfaces/ipc/src/lib.rs
index cbfd49db..67e43491 100644
--- a/ex3_shared_libs/interfaces/ipc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ex3_shared_libs/interfaces/ipc/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ fn create_socket() -> Result<OwnedFd, IoError> {
 }
 
 /// Client struct using a unix domain socket of type SOCKSEQ packet, that connects to a server socket
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct IpcClient {
     pub socket_path: String,
     pub fd: OwnedFd,