diff --git a/client/src-tauri/.gitignore b/client/src-tauri/.gitignore
index aba21e2..62a7761 100644
--- a/client/src-tauri/.gitignore
+++ b/client/src-tauri/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Generated by Cargo
 # will have compiled files and executables
-/target/
+/target/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/client/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 82fab0f..1d0aca9 100644
--- a/client/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/client/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 use tauri::Manager;
 mod telemetry;
+use tracing_subscriber::FmtSubscriber;
 
 #[derive(Clone, serde::Serialize)]
 struct Payload {
@@ -15,6 +16,12 @@ const NTABLE_PORT: u16 = 5810;
 fn main() {
     let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().expect("Failed to create Tokio runtime");
 
+    // set the environment variable RUST_LOG to debug in order to see debug messages
+    let subscriber = FmtSubscriber::builder()
+        .with_env_filter(tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::from_default_env())
+        .finish();
+    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber).unwrap();
+
     rt.block_on(async {
         tauri::Builder::default()
             .setup(|app| {
diff --git a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/check_triggers.rs b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/check_triggers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..499b116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/check_triggers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager};
+
+pub fn check_triggers(
+    app_handle: &AppHandle,
+    topic_name: &str,
+    data: &network_tables::Value,
+    previous_gpws: &bool,
+) {
+    if topic_name == "gpws" {
+        match data {
+            network_tables::Value::Boolean(b) => {
+                if *b != *previous_gpws {
+                    tracing::debug!("gpws: {}", b);
+
+                    app_handle
+                        .emit_all("telemetry_gpws", b)
+                        .expect("Failed to emit telemetry_gpws event");
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_client.rs b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_client.rs
index b1b1c90..4fc5691 100644
--- a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_client.rs
+++ b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_client.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ pub async fn create_client(
                 break client; // Exit the loop if the client is successfully created
             }
             Err(e) => {
-                if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-                    println!("Failed to create client: {}. Retrying in 3 seconds...", e);
-                }
+                tracing::debug!(
+                    message = "Failed to create client. Retrying in 3 seconds...",
+                    error = %e,
+                    rate_limit = "3s",
+                );
                 app_handle
                     .emit_all("telemetry_status", "disconnected")
                     .expect("Failed to emit telemetry_status disconnected event");
diff --git a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_subscription.rs b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_subscription.rs
index c9ab0b5..4fd29e4 100644
--- a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_subscription.rs
+++ b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/create_subscription.rs
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ pub async fn create_subscription(client: &Client) -> Result<Subscription, networ
         match subscription_attempt {
             Ok(subscription) => break Ok(subscription),
             Err(e) => {
-                if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-                    println!("Failed to create subscription: {}", e);
-                }
+                tracing::debug!("Failed to create subscription: {:?}", e);
 
                 if attempts >= 50 {
                     break Err(e);
diff --git a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/mod.rs b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/mod.rs
index a10ad42..206143e 100644
--- a/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/mod.rs
+++ b/client/src-tauri/src/telemetry/mod.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 use network_tables::v4::{MessageData, Subscription};
 use serde_json::to_string;
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager};
+mod check_triggers;
 mod create_client;
 mod create_subscription;
 
-use crate::telemetry::create_client::create_client;
+use check_triggers::check_triggers;
+use create_client::create_client;
 use create_subscription::create_subscription;
 
 /// Attempts to subscribe to NetworkTables topics and send the data to the frontend.
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ pub async fn subscribe_topics(
     ntable_ip: (u8, u8, u8, u8),
     ntable_port: u16,
 ) {
+    let mut previous_gpws: bool = false;
+
     loop {
         // I hope this doesn't lead to a catastrophic infinite loop failure
         let client = create_client(&app_handle, &ntable_ip, &ntable_port).await;
@@ -41,7 +45,11 @@ 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");
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>
diff --git a/client/src/lib/Sequences/sequences.ts b/client/src/lib/Sequences/sequences.ts
index b3436f9..50d0fa8 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/Sequences/sequences.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/Sequences/sequences.ts
@@ -430,3 +430,13 @@ export const modeLudicrousSequence = async () => {
 
   Notifications.playAudio(getVoicePath('set-acceleration-profile-ludicrous'))
 }
+
+export const gpwsTriggeredSequence = async () => {
+  if (get(settingsStore).disableAnnoyances) return
+  await tick()
+
+  Notifications.error('Terrain, pull up!', {
+    withAudio: true,
+    src: getVoicePath('terrain-pull-up'),
+  })
+}
diff --git a/client/src/lib/utils/initializeTelemetry.ts b/client/src/lib/utils/initializeTelemetry.ts
index 35fc723..35d34b3 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/utils/initializeTelemetry.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/utils/initializeTelemetry.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { gpwsTriggeredSequence } from '../Sequences/sequences'
 import { telemetryStore } from '../stores/telemetryStore'
 import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event'
 
@@ -24,8 +25,6 @@ export const initializeTelemetry = async () => {
     telemetryStore.set(data['topic_name'], data['data'])
   })
 
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-=======
   const unlistenGPWS = await listen('telemetry_gpws', event => {
     const data = JSON.parse(event.payload as string) as boolean
     if (data) {
@@ -33,10 +32,10 @@ export const initializeTelemetry = async () => {
     }
   })
 
->>>>>>> cffa594 (fix: detect connectivity properly)
   const unlistenAll = () => {
     unlistenStatus()
     unlistenTelemetry()
+    unlistenGPWS()
   }
 
   return unlistenAll