diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4659521..ec2041e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "smyth"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 description = ""
 authors = ["Mirumee <it@mirumee.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/smyth/__main__.py b/src/smyth/__main__.py
index 8eccb74..2227406 100644
--- a/src/smyth/__main__.py
+++ b/src/smyth/__main__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from smyth.config import get_config, get_config_dict, serialize_config
 
 config = get_config(get_config_dict())
+
 logging_config = {
     "version": 1,
     "disable_existing_loggers": False,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
             "class": "rich.logging.RichHandler",
             "formatter": "default",
             "markup": True,
+            "rich_tracebacks": True,
         },
     },
     "formatters": {
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
 logging.config.dictConfig(logging_config)
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
 @click.group()
 def cli():
     pass
diff --git a/src/smyth/process.py b/src/smyth/process.py
index 120884b..5041e25 100644
--- a/src/smyth/process.py
+++ b/src/smyth/process.py
@@ -66,11 +66,20 @@ def run(self):
 
     def send(self, data) -> RunnerResult | None:
         LOGGER.info("Sending data to process %s: %s", self.name, data)
+        if not self.is_alive():
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Process '{self.name}' is not alive, restart server.")
         self.input_queue.put(data)
         try:
-            result_data = self.output_queue.get()
-            LOGGER.info("Received data from process %s: %s", self.name, result_data)
-            return RunnerResult.model_validate_json(result_data)
+            while True:
+                result_data = self.output_queue.get(timeout=10)
+                if not result_data:
+                    LOGGER.info("Received empty data from process %s, checking if process is alive", self.name)
+                    if not self.is_alive():
+                        LOGGER.info("Process %s is not alive, breaking", self.name)
+                        break
+                    continue
+                LOGGER.info("Received data from process %s: %s", self.name, result_data)
+                return RunnerResult.model_validate_json(result_data)
         except Empty:
             return None
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/src/smyth/runner.py b/src/smyth/runner.py
index 161bed2..35c9a22 100644
--- a/src/smyth/runner.py
+++ b/src/smyth/runner.py
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ def timeout_handler(signum, frame):
 def main(lambda_handler_config: HandlerConfig, input_queue: Queue, output_queue: Queue):
     LOGGER.setLevel(lambda_handler_config.log_level)
     sys.stdin = open("/dev/stdin")
-    lambda_handler = import_attribute(lambda_handler_config.handler_path)
+    try:
+        lambda_handler = import_attribute(lambda_handler_config.handler_path)
+    except ImportError as error:
+        LOGGER.error("Could not import lambda handler: %s", error)
+        raise 
 
     coldstart_next_invokation = lambda_handler_config.fake_coldstart_time
 
diff --git a/src/smyth/server.py b/src/smyth/server.py
index 3de3c49..8e7b612 100644
--- a/src/smyth/server.py
+++ b/src/smyth/server.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: Starlette):
             process.terminate()
             process.join()
         LOGGER.info("All lambda processes terminated")
+        
 
 
 def get_process_definition(path: str) -> ProcessDefinition | None: