diff --git a/cmd/gotelem/cli/server.go b/cmd/gotelem/cli/server.go
index b1b5edf..4c36d6a 100644
--- a/cmd/gotelem/cli/server.go
+++ b/cmd/gotelem/cli/server.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ var serveCmd = &cli.Command{
 type service interface {
 	fmt.Stringer
 	Start(cCtx *cli.Context, deps svcDeps) (err error)
-	Status()
 }
 
 type svcDeps struct {
@@ -111,17 +110,17 @@ func serve(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, svc := range serveThings {
-		logger.Info("starting service", "svc", svc.String())
+		logger.Info("starting service", "service", svc.String())
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(mySvc service, baseLogger *slog.Logger) {
-			svcLogger := logger.With("svc", mySvc.String())
+			svcLogger := logger.With("service", mySvc.String())
 			s := deps
 			s.Logger = svcLogger
 			defer wg.Done()
 			// TODO: recover
 			err := mySvc.Start(cCtx, s)
 			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error("service stopped!", "err", err, "svc", mySvc.String())
+				logger.Error("service stopped!", "err", err, "service", mySvc.String())
 			}
 		}(svc, logger)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/gotelem/cli/socketcan.go b/cmd/gotelem/cli/socketcan.go
index 31ed655..b99e2f8 100644
--- a/cmd/gotelem/cli/socketcan.go
+++ b/cmd/gotelem/cli/socketcan.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kschamplin/gotelem/internal/can"
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ func (s *socketCANService) Start(cCtx *cli.Context, deps svcDeps) (err error) {
 	broker := deps.Broker
 
 	if !cCtx.IsSet("can") {
-		logger.Info("no can device provided")
+		logger.Debug("no can device provided, skip")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -82,6 +84,9 @@ func (s *socketCANService) Start(cCtx *cli.Context, deps svcDeps) (err error) {
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			pkt, err := s.sock.Recv()
+			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+				return
+			}
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Warn("error receiving CAN packet", "err", err)
 			}
@@ -95,13 +100,17 @@ func (s *socketCANService) Start(cCtx *cli.Context, deps svcDeps) (err error) {
 		case msg := <-rxCh:
 
 			frame, err = skylab.ToCanFrame(msg.Data)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Warn("error encoding can frame", "name", msg.Name, "err", err)
+				continue
+			}
 
 			s.sock.Send(&frame)
 
 		case msg := <-rxCan:
 			p, err := skylab.FromCanFrame(msg)
 			if err != nil {
-				logger.Warn("error parsing can packet", "id", msg.Id)
+				logger.Warn("error parsing can packet", "id", msg.Id, "err", err)
 				continue
 			}
 			cde := skylab.BusEvent{
@@ -111,6 +120,8 @@ func (s *socketCANService) Start(cCtx *cli.Context, deps svcDeps) (err error) {
 			}
 			broker.Publish("socketCAN", cde)
 		case <-cCtx.Done():
+			// close the socket.
+			s.sock.Close()
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 0c66dc0..6b1132a 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ func extractBusEventFilter(r *http.Request) (*BusEventFilter, error) {
 	bef := &BusEventFilter{}
 
 	v := r.URL.Query()
-	bef.Names = v["name"] // put all the names in.
+	if v.Has("name") {
+		bef.Names = v["name"]
+	}
+
 	if el := v.Get("start"); el != "" {
 		// parse the start time query.
 		t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, el)
@@ -41,13 +44,16 @@ func extractBusEventFilter(r *http.Request) (*BusEventFilter, error) {
 		}
 		bef.EndTime = t
 	}
-	bef.Indexes = make([]int, 0)
-	for _, strIdx := range v["idx"] {
-		idx, err := strconv.ParseInt(strIdx, 10, 32)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+	if v.Has("idx") {
+
+		bef.Indexes = make([]int, 0)
+		for _, strIdx := range v["idx"] {
+			idx, err := strconv.ParseInt(strIdx, 10, 32)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			bef.Indexes = append(bef.Indexes, int(idx))
 		}
-		bef.Indexes = append(bef.Indexes, int(idx))
 	}
 	return bef, nil
 }
@@ -141,17 +147,7 @@ func apiV1(broker *Broker, tdb *TelemDb) chi.Router {
 	})
 
 	// OpenMCT domain object storage. Basically an arbitrary JSON document store
-
-	r.Route("/openmct", func(r chi.Router) {
-		// key is a column on our json store, it's nested under identifier.key
-		r.Get("/{key}", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
-		r.Put("/{key}", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
-		r.Delete("/{key}", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
-		// create a new object.
-		r.Post("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
-		// subscribe to object updates.
-		r.Get("/subscribe", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
-	})
+	r.Route("/openmct", apiV1OpenMCTStore(tdb))
 
 	// records are driving segments/runs.
 
@@ -290,3 +286,16 @@ func apiV1GetValues(db *TelemDb) http.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func apiV1OpenMCTStore(db *TelemDb) func(chi.Router) {
+	return func(r chi.Router) {
+		// key is a column on our json store, it's nested under identifier.key
+		r.Get("/{key}", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
+		r.Put("/{key}", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
+		r.Delete("/{key}", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
+		// create a new object.
+		r.Post("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
+		// subscribe to object updates.
+		r.Get("/subscribe", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
+	}
+}