diff --git a/server/internal/clients/ca.ts b/server/internal/clients/ca.ts
index 2e027d82..848032c8 100644
--- a/server/internal/clients/ca.ts
+++ b/server/internal/clients/ca.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { CertificateStore } from "./ca-store";
 import { dropletInterface } from "../services/torrential/droplet-interface";
+import { logger } from "../logging";
 
 export type CertificateBundle = {
   priv: string;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ export class CertificateAuthority {
       await ca.generateClientCertificate("server", "Drop Server");
     }
 
+    logger.info("initialised the ca");
+
     return ca;
   }
 
diff --git a/server/internal/library/index.ts b/server/internal/library/index.ts
index da9bbcff..057f5ad6 100644
--- a/server/internal/library/index.ts
+++ b/server/internal/library/index.ts
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ class LibraryManager {
 
         notificationSystem.systemPush({
           nonce: `version-create-${gameId}-${version}`,
-          title: `'${game.mName}' ('${version}') finished importing.`,
-          description: `Drop finished importing version ${version} for ${game.mName}.`,
+          title: `'${game.mName}' ('${version.name}') finished importing.`,
+          description: `Drop finished importing version ${version.name} for ${game.mName}.`,
           actions: [`View|/admin/library/${gameId}`],
           acls: ["system:import:version:read"],
         });
diff --git a/server/internal/services/index.ts b/server/internal/services/index.ts
index e155182a..c019fe67 100644
--- a/server/internal/services/index.ts
+++ b/server/internal/services/index.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ export class Service<T> {
 
   private uutils: T;
 
+  private readyPromise: Promise<void>;
+  private readyPromiseResolve: (() => void) | undefined;
+
   constructor(
     name: string,
     executor: Executor,
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ export class Service<T> {
     this.setup = setup;
     this.healthcheck = healthcheck;
     this.uutils = utils!;
+    this.readyPromise = new Promise((r) => {
+      this.readyPromiseResolve = r;
+    });
   }
 
   spin() {
@@ -124,6 +130,8 @@ export class Service<T> {
         }
       }
       this.healthy = true;
+      if (this.readyPromiseResolve) this.readyPromiseResolve();
+      this.logger.info("service healthy");
     }
   }
 
@@ -157,6 +165,10 @@ export class Service<T> {
     return this.healthy;
   }
 
+  async waitServiceHealthy() {
+    await this.readyPromise;
+  }
+
   utils() {
     return this.uutils;
   }
diff --git a/server/internal/services/torrential/droplet-interface.ts b/server/internal/services/torrential/droplet-interface.ts
index a363f76a..8b8e5a2b 100644
--- a/server/internal/services/torrential/droplet-interface.ts
+++ b/server/internal/services/torrential/droplet-interface.ts
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ class DropletInterfaceManager {
     messageType: TorrentialBoundType,
     callbackType: KT,
   ): Promise<Parameters<Extract<K, { type: KT }>["resolve"]>[0]> {
+    await TORRENTIAL_SERVICE.waitServiceHealthy();
     const messageId = crypto.randomUUID();
 
     await TORRENTIAL_SERVICE.writeMessage(messageId, {
diff --git a/server/internal/services/torrential/index.ts b/server/internal/services/torrential/index.ts
index a0b7211a..283d0c28 100644
--- a/server/internal/services/torrential/index.ts
+++ b/server/internal/services/torrential/index.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ export class TorrentialService extends Service<unknown> {
             );
             return spawn(
               "cargo",
-              ["run", "--manifest-path", "./torrential/Cargo.toml"],
+              [
+                "run",
+                "--manifest-path",
+                "./torrential/Cargo.toml",
+                "--release",
+              ],
               {},
             );
           } else {
@@ -74,14 +79,15 @@ export class TorrentialService extends Service<unknown> {
         return spawn("torrential", [], {});
       },
       async () => {
-        if (this.socket) return true;
-        this.socket = net.createConnection({ port: 33148, host: "127.0.0.1" });
-        await new Promise<void>((r) =>
-          this.socket!.on("connect", () => {
+        const socket = net.createConnection({ port: 33148, host: "127.0.0.1" });
+        await new Promise<void>((r, j) => {
+          socket.on("connect", () => {
             this.logger.info("connected to torrential socket");
+            this.socket = socket;
             r();
-          }),
-        );
+          });
+          socket.on("error", (err) => j(err));
+        });
 
         this.setupRead();
         return true;
@@ -129,6 +135,8 @@ export class TorrentialService extends Service<unknown> {
       data: T;
     },
   ) {
+    if (!this.socket) throw "Not connected to torrential";
+
     const response = create(TorrentialBoundSchema, {
       messageId: messageId,
       type: value.type,
@@ -146,6 +154,7 @@ export class TorrentialService extends Service<unknown> {
   }
 
   private async queueRead() {
+    if (!this.socket) throw "Not connected to torrential";
     if (this.readbuf.length < 8) return;
     const sizeBytes = this.readbuf.subarray(0, 8);
     const size = sizeBytes.readBigUInt64LE(0);