diff --git a/src/lib/operation/processor.rs b/src/lib/operation/processor.rs
index a585b80..9786341 100644
--- a/src/lib/operation/processor.rs
+++ b/src/lib/operation/processor.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::{sync::Mutex, collections::VecDeque};
 
 use operational_transform::{OperationSeq, OTError};
 use tokio::sync::watch;
+use tracing::warn;
 
 use crate::operation::factory::OperationFactory;
 
@@ -47,6 +48,16 @@ impl OperationFactory for OperationController {
 	}
 }
 
+/// TODO properly handle errors rather than sinking them all in here!
+fn ignore_and_log<T, E : std::fmt::Display>(x: Result<T, E>, msg: &str) {
+	match x {
+		Ok(_) => {},
+		Err(e) => {
+			warn!("ignored error {}: {}", msg, e);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 #[tonic::async_trait]
 impl OperationProcessor for OperationController {
 	async fn apply(&self, op: OperationSeq) -> Result<String, OTError> {
@@ -54,14 +65,15 @@ impl OperationProcessor for OperationController {
 		let res = op.apply(&txt)?;
 		*self.text.lock().unwrap() = res.clone();
 		self.queue.lock().unwrap().push_back(op.clone());
-		self.notifier.send(op);
+		ignore_and_log(self.notifier.send(op), "notifying of applied change");
 		Ok(res)
 	}
 
 	async fn wait(&self) {
 		let mut blocker = self.changed.lock().unwrap().clone();
-		blocker.changed().await;
-		blocker.changed().await;
+		// TODO less jank way
+		ignore_and_log(blocker.changed().await, "waiting for changed content #1");
+		ignore_and_log(blocker.changed().await, "waiting for changed content #2");
 	}
 
 	async fn process(&self, mut op: OperationSeq) -> Result<String, OTError> {
@@ -72,7 +84,7 @@ impl OperationProcessor for OperationController {
 		let txt = self.content();
 		let res = op.apply(&txt)?;
 		*self.text.lock().unwrap() = res.clone();
-		self.changed_notifier.send(());
+		ignore_and_log(self.changed_notifier.send(()), "notifying of changed content");
 		Ok(res)
 	}
 
@@ -80,9 +92,9 @@ impl OperationProcessor for OperationController {
 		let len = self.queue.lock().unwrap().len();
 		if len <= 0 {
 			let mut recv = self.last.lock().unwrap().clone();
-			// TODO this is not 100% reliable
-			recv.changed().await; // acknowledge current state
-			recv.changed().await; // wait for a change in state
+			// TODO less jank way
+			ignore_and_log(recv.changed().await, "wairing for op changes #1"); // acknowledge current state
+			ignore_and_log(recv.changed().await, "wairing for op changes #2"); // wait for a change in state
 		}
 		Some(self.queue.lock().unwrap().get(0)?.clone())
 	}