diff --git a/src/dashboard_defs/surprise.rs b/src/dashboard_defs/surprise.rs
index de4ea76..f0d5267 100644
--- a/src/dashboard_defs/surprise.rs
+++ b/src/dashboard_defs/surprise.rs
@@ -191,18 +191,16 @@ pub fn make_surprise_window(
 
 	const SURPRISE_STREAM_PATH_BUFFER_INITIAL_SIZE: usize = 64;
 
-	let options = ListenerOptions::new().name(artificial_triggering_socket_path.to_fs_name::<GenericFilePath>()?);
+	let socket_path_fs_name = artificial_triggering_socket_path.to_fs_name::<GenericFilePath>()?;
+	let make_listener = || ListenerOptions::new().name(socket_path_fs_name.clone()).create_sync();
 
-	let surprise_stream_listener = match options.create_sync() {
+	let surprise_stream_listener = match make_listener() {
 		Ok(listener) => listener,
 
 		Err(err) => {
-			return error_msg!(
-				"Could not create a surprise stream listener. \
-				Perhaps the socket at '{artificial_triggering_socket_path}' is already in use, or \
-				maybe it was still around from a crash? \
-				Official error: '{err}'."
-			);
+			log::warn!("A previous surprise stream socket path was still around after a previous crash; removing it and making a new one.");
+			std::fs::remove_file(artificial_triggering_socket_path)?;
+			make_listener().unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Could not create a surprise stream listener: '{err}'."))
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/dashboard_defs/twilio.rs b/src/dashboard_defs/twilio.rs
index 7dea14d..6a95fe2 100644
--- a/src/dashboard_defs/twilio.rs
+++ b/src/dashboard_defs/twilio.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
 		generic_result::*,
 		update_rate::UpdateRate,
 		dynamic_optional::DynamicOptional,
-		thread_task::{ContinuallyUpdated, Updatable}
+		continually_updated::{ContinuallyUpdated, Updatable}
 	},
 
 	dashboard_defs::shared_window_state::SharedWindowState,
diff --git a/src/dashboard_defs/weather.rs b/src/dashboard_defs/weather.rs
index b7c9e1c..8517aa9 100644
--- a/src/dashboard_defs/weather.rs
+++ b/src/dashboard_defs/weather.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
 		generic_result::*,
 		dynamic_optional::DynamicOptional,
 		update_rate::{UpdateRateCreator, Seconds},
-		thread_task::{ContinuallyUpdated, Updatable}
+		continually_updated::{ContinuallyUpdated, Updatable}
 	},
 
 	window_tree::{
diff --git a/src/spinitron/state.rs b/src/spinitron/state.rs
index 03f71a6..0b24581 100644
--- a/src/spinitron/state.rs
+++ b/src/spinitron/state.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 	utility_types::{
 		generic_result::*,
-		thread_task::{Updatable, ContinuallyUpdated}
+		continually_updated::{Updatable, ContinuallyUpdated}
 	},
 
 	spinitron::model::{
diff --git a/src/utility_types/thread_task.rs b/src/utility_types/continually_updated.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from src/utility_types/thread_task.rs
rename to src/utility_types/continually_updated.rs
index d70673e..5e303e3 100644
--- a/src/utility_types/thread_task.rs
+++ b/src/utility_types/continually_updated.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use std::thread;
 use std::sync::mpsc;
-
 use crate::utility_types::generic_result::*;
 
+const STACK_SIZE: usize = 65536;
+
 //////////
 
 /* TODO:
@@ -11,8 +12,6 @@ in short bursts when you call `update` (or work with coroutines somehow)?
 - I can maybe use the `park_timeout`, `sleep`, `yield_now`, or `sleep_until` functions for that...
 
 - Allow for thread joining (or just finishing one iteration, rather;) (would be useful for Twilio) (but this is assuming that I don't do the thread-always-alive idea)
-- Give the thread the name string, rather than keeping the string around
-- Rename this file to `continually_updated.rs`
 */
 
 pub trait Updatable: Clone + Send {
@@ -27,6 +26,8 @@ pub struct ContinuallyUpdated<T: Updatable> {
 	name: &'static str
 }
 
+//////////
+
 impl<T: Updatable + 'static> ContinuallyUpdated<T> {
 	pub fn new(data: &T, initial_param: &T::Param, name: &'static str) -> Self {
 		let (data_sender, data_receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel(1); // This can be async if needed
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ impl<T: Updatable + 'static> ContinuallyUpdated<T> {
 
 		let mut cloned_data = data.clone();
 
-		thread::spawn(move || {
+		thread::Builder::new().name(name.to_string()).stack_size(STACK_SIZE).spawn(move || {
 			loop {
 				fn handle_channel_error<Error: std::fmt::Display>(err: Error, name: &str, transfer_description: &str) {
 					log::warn!("Problem from {name} with {transfer_description} main thread (probably harmless, at program shutdown): {err}");
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ impl<T: Updatable + 'static> ContinuallyUpdated<T> {
 					return;
 				}
 			}
-		});
+		}).expect("Failed to spawn thread");
 
 		let continually_updated = Self {
 			curr_data: data.clone(), param_sender,
diff --git a/src/utility_types/generic_result.rs b/src/utility_types/generic_result.rs
index d565ac3..661a94d 100644
--- a/src/utility_types/generic_result.rs
+++ b/src/utility_types/generic_result.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub trait ToGenericError<T, E> {
 impl<T, E> ToGenericError<T, E> for Result<T, E>
 where E: std::fmt::Debug + std::fmt::Display + Send + Sync + 'static {
 
-	fn to_generic(self) -> anyhow::Result<T> {
+	fn to_generic(self) -> GenericResult<T> {
 		self.map_err(anyhow::Error::msg)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/utility_types/mod.rs b/src/utility_types/mod.rs
index ea4053e..3501355 100644
--- a/src/utility_types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utility_types/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pub mod vec2f;
 pub mod json_utils;
 pub mod update_rate;
-pub mod thread_task;
 pub mod generic_result;
 pub mod dynamic_optional;
+pub mod continually_updated;