diff --git a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_client.rs b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_client.rs
index cfc521c..4fc5691 100644
--- a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_client.rs
+++ b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_client.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub async fn create_client(
             Ok(client) => {
                 println!("Client created");
                 app_handle
-                    .emit_all("telemetry_connected", "connected")
+                    .emit_all("telemetry_status", "connected")
                     .expect("Failed to emit telemetry_status connected event");
                 break client; // Exit the loop if the client is successfully created
             }
diff --git a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/mod.rs b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/mod.rs
index f6c2d9d..206143e 100644
--- a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/mod.rs
+++ b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/mod.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ pub async fn subscribe_topics(
         let client = create_client(&app_handle, &ntable_ip, &ntable_port).await;
 
         let mut subscription: Subscription = match create_subscription(&client).await {
-            Ok(subscription) => subscription,
+            Ok(subscription) => {
+                app_handle
+                    .emit_all("telemetry_status", "connected")
+                    .expect("Failed to emit telemetry_connected event");
+                subscription
+            }
             Err(_) => {
                 app_handle
                     .emit_all("telemetry_status", "disconnected")
@@ -40,11 +45,19 @@ pub async fn subscribe_topics(
         while let Some(mut message) = subscription.next().await {
             process_message(&mut message);
 
-            let json_message = to_string(&message).expect("Failed to serialize message");
+            let json_message = match to_string(&message) {
+                Ok(json) => json,
+                Err(_) => continue,
+            };
+
             app_handle
                 .emit_all("telemetry_data", json_message.clone())
                 .expect("Failed to send telemetry message");
 
+            app_handle
+                .emit_all("telemetry_status", "connected")
+                .expect("Failed to emit telemetry_connected event");
+
             check_triggers(
                 &app_handle,
                 &message.topic_name,
diff --git a/client/src/App.svelte b/client/src/App.svelte
index 2bd309b..5e7ab7a 100644
--- a/client/src/App.svelte
+++ b/client/src/App.svelte
@@ -76,17 +76,9 @@
   }
 
   .infotainment-container {
-    background: #2c3e50; /* fallback for old browsers */
-    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(
-      to right,
-      #2c3e50,
-      #fd746c
-    ); /* Chrome 10-25, Safari 5.1-6 */
-    background: linear-gradient(
-      to right,
-      #2c3e50,
-      #fd746c
-    ); /* W3C, IE 10+/ Edge, Firefox 16+, Chrome 26+, Opera 12+, Safari 7+ */
+    background-image: url('./assets/wallpaper.jpg');
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-size: cover;
     /* hide scrollbar */
     -ms-overflow-style: none;
     scrollbar-width: none;
diff --git a/client/src/assets/wallpaper.jpg b/client/src/assets/wallpaper.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8691f5
Binary files /dev/null and b/client/src/assets/wallpaper.jpg differ
diff --git a/client/src/lib/Loading/Loading.svelte b/client/src/lib/Loading/Loading.svelte
index 4b9f059..4c78fff 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/Loading/Loading.svelte
+++ b/client/src/lib/Loading/Loading.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { blur } from "svelte/transition";
+  import { blur } from 'svelte/transition'
 
-  import SvelteLogo from "./SvelteLogo.svelte";
+  import SvelteLogo from './SvelteLogo.svelte'
 </script>
 
 <div
@@ -15,16 +15,8 @@
 
 <style lang="postcss">
   .bg {
-    background: #2c3e50; /* fallback for old browsers */
-    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(
-      to right,
-      #2c3e50,
-      #fd746c
-    ); /* Chrome 10-25, Safari 5.1-6 */
-    background: linear-gradient(
-      to right,
-      #2c3e50,
-      #fd746c
-    ); /* W3C, IE 10+/ Edge, Firefox 16+, Chrome 26+, Opera 12+, Safari 7+ */
+    background-image: url('../../assets/wallpaper.jpg');
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-size: cover;
   }
 </style>