diff --git a/console_backend/src/bin/fileio.rs b/console_backend/src/bin/fileio.rs
index e79d0fa7c..af1680145 100644
--- a/console_backend/src/bin/fileio.rs
+++ b/console_backend/src/bin/fileio.rs
@@ -75,19 +75,22 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             let sender = MsgSender::new(writer);
             scope(|s| {
                 s.spawn(|_| run(rdr));
-                let mut fileio = Fileio::new(link, sender);
-                let file = fs::File::open(source)?;
-                let size = file.metadata()?.len() as usize;
-                let mut bytes_written = 0;
-                print!("\rWriting 0.0%...");
-                fileio.overwrite_with_progress(dest, file, |n| {
-                    bytes_written += n;
-                    let progress = (bytes_written as f64) / (size as f64) * 100.0;
-                    print!("\rWriting {:.2}%...", progress);
-                })?;
-                println!("\nFile written successfully ({} bytes).", bytes_written);
+                let res = (|| {
+                    let mut fileio = Fileio::new(link, sender);
+                    let file = fs::File::open(source)?;
+                    let size = file.metadata()?.len() as usize;
+                    let mut bytes_written = 0;
+                    print!("\rWriting 0.0%...");
+                    fileio.overwrite_with_progress(dest, file, |n| {
+                        bytes_written += n;
+                        let progress = (bytes_written as f64) / (size as f64) * 100.0;
+                        print!("\rWriting {:.2}%...", progress);
+                    })?;
+                    println!("\nFile written successfully ({} bytes).", bytes_written);
+                    Ok(())
+                })();
                 done_tx.send(true).unwrap();
-                Result::Ok(())
+                res
             })
             .unwrap()
         }
@@ -100,14 +103,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             let sender = MsgSender::new(writer);
             scope(|s| {
                 s.spawn(|_| run(rdr));
-                let mut fileio = Fileio::new(link, sender);
-                let dest: Box<dyn Write + Send> = match dest {
-                    Some(path) => Box::new(fs::File::create(path)?),
-                    None => Box::new(io::stdout()),
-                };
-                fileio.read(source, dest)?;
+                let res = (|| {
+                    let mut fileio = Fileio::new(link, sender);
+                    let dest: Box<dyn Write + Send> = match dest {
+                        Some(path) => Box::new(fs::File::create(path)?),
+                        None => Box::new(io::stdout()),
+                    };
+                    fileio.read(source, dest)
+                })();
                 done_tx.send(true).unwrap();
-                Result::Ok(())
+                res
             })
             .unwrap()
         }
@@ -116,11 +121,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             let sender = MsgSender::new(writer);
             scope(|s| {
                 s.spawn(|_| run(rdr));
-                let mut fileio = Fileio::new(link, sender);
-                let files = fileio.readdir(path)?;
-                eprintln!("{:#?}", files);
+                let res = (|| {
+                    let mut fileio = Fileio::new(link, sender);
+                    let files = fileio.readdir(path)?;
+                    files.iter().for_each(|f| println!("{}", f));
+                    Ok(())
+                })();
                 done_tx.send(true).unwrap();
-                Result::Ok(())
+                res
             })
             .unwrap()
         }
@@ -129,11 +137,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             let sender = MsgSender::new(writer);
             scope(|s| {
                 s.spawn(|_| run(rdr));
-                let fileio = Fileio::new(link, sender);
-                fileio.remove(path)?;
-                eprintln!("File deleted.");
+                let res = (|| {
+                    let fileio = Fileio::new(link, sender);
+                    fileio.remove(path)?;
+                    eprintln!("File deleted.");
+                    Ok(())
+                })();
                 done_tx.send(true).unwrap();
-                Result::Ok(())
+                res
             })
             .unwrap()
         }
diff --git a/console_backend/src/fileio.rs b/console_backend/src/fileio.rs
index e7542e91c..375a77b8f 100644
--- a/console_backend/src/fileio.rs
+++ b/console_backend/src/fileio.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl Fileio {
                 },
                 recv(channel::tick(READDIR_TIMEOUT)) -> _ => {
                     self.link.unregister(key);
-                    bail!("MsgFileioReadDirReq timed out");
+                    bail!("MsgFileioReadDirReq timed out. Is the device configured to emit MSG_FILEIO_READ_DIR_RESP (170) messages?");
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/console_backend/src/log_panel.rs b/console_backend/src/log_panel.rs
index 7ed3f8763..52ed511b5 100644
--- a/console_backend/src/log_panel.rs
+++ b/console_backend/src/log_panel.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ fn write_packet(packet: ConsoleLogPacket, f: &mut File) {
         timestamp = packet.timestamp,
         level = packet.level,
         msg = packet.msg,
+        spaces = spaces,
     );
 }