diff --git a/cocobot.py b/cocobot.py
index 32c5b26..9dc39d6 100755
--- a/cocobot.py
+++ b/cocobot.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ parser.add_argument('--channel', type=str, help='channel to watch', default="")
 parser.add_argument('--domain', type=str, help='domain to connect to', default="loult.family")
 parser.add_argument('--port', type=int, help='port on which to connect the socket', default=80)
 parser.add_argument('--method', type=str, help='http or https', default="https")
+parser.add_argument('--verbose', help='print debug information', action='store_true')
 
 # setting up coco client
 cococlient = CocoClient()
@@ -35,8 +36,12 @@ root_messages_dispatcher = MessageDispatcher([coco_commands])
 connections_dispatcher = ConnectionDispatcher([])
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     args = parser.parse_args()
+    if args.verbose:
+        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        logging.getLogger("websockets").setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    else:
+        logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
     cocobot = CoboBot(args.cookie, args.channel, args.domain, args.port, args.method,
                       root_messages_dispatcher, connections_dispatcher, cococlient)
diff --git a/tools/base.py b/tools/base.py
index 519c74b..6c0da62 100755
--- a/tools/base.py
+++ b/tools/base.py
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ class CoboBot:
 
     async def coco_pulse(self):
         while True:
-            logging.debug("Checking coco for new messages")
             await sleep(self.COCO_PULSE_TICK)
             if self.cococlient.is_connected:
+                logging.debug("Checking coco for new messages")
                 new_messages = self.cococlient.pulse()
                 if isinstance(new_messages, list):
                     for response_obj in new_messages:
diff --git a/tools/coco/client.py b/tools/coco/client.py
index f88180d..07a3230 100644
--- a/tools/coco/client.py
+++ b/tools/coco/client.py
@@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ class CocoClient:
         self.user_id, self.user_pass = login_req.retrieve()
         logging.info("Logged in to coco as %s" % self.nick)
         post_login_req = PostLoginRequest(self.user_id, self.user_pass)
-        post_login_req.retrieve()
-        logging.info("Post login successful")
-        self.is_connected = True
+        if post_login_req.retrieve():
+            logging.info("Post login successful")
+            self.is_connected = True
+
+        else:
+            logging.info("Post login failed")
 
     def pulse(self) -> List[AbstractResponse]:
         pulse_req = PulseRequest(self.user_id, self.user_pass)
diff --git a/tools/coco/requests.py b/tools/coco/requests.py
index f3ce30b..d29ddc6 100644
--- a/tools/coco/requests.py
+++ b/tools/coco/requests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
 from random import randint, choice, random
 from string import ascii_uppercase
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class PostLoginRequest(LoggedInRequest):
 
     def _parse_response(self, response : str):
         """Checks if the post-login was successful"""
+        logging.debug(response)
         return response.startswith("99556")
 
 
diff --git a/tools/processors/messages.py b/tools/processors/messages.py
index eacb884..224be5b 100755
--- a/tools/processors/messages.py
+++ b/tools/processors/messages.py
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ class CocoConnectCommand(BaseCocobotCommand):
             return Message("Le code postal c'est 5 chiffres, pd")
 
         self.cococlient.connect(nick, int(age), True, zip_code)
-        return BotMessage("Connecté en tant que %s, de %s ans" % (nick, age))
+        if self.cococlient.is_connected:
+            return BotMessage("Connecté en tant que %s, de %s ans" % (nick, age))
+        else:
+            return BotMessage("La connection a chié, déswe")
 
 
 class CocoMsgCommand(BaseCocobotCommand):