diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 74ef34a..c237313 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,3 +54,5 @@ serde_json = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0.48"
 uuid = "1.6.1"
 btleplug = "0.11.5"
+fern = { version = "0.6.2", features = ["colored"] }
+humantime = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/examples/basic_serial.rs b/examples/basic_serial.rs
index 5a8343e..9df7c56 100644
--- a/examples/basic_serial.rs
+++ b/examples/basic_serial.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,34 @@
 extern crate meshtastic;
 
 use std::io::{self, BufRead};
+use std::time::SystemTime;
 
 use meshtastic::api::StreamApi;
 use meshtastic::utils;
 
+/// Set up the logger to output to the console and to a file.
+fn setup_logger() -> Result<(), fern::InitError> {
+    fern::Dispatch::new()
+        .format(|out, message, record| {
+            out.finish(format_args!(
+                "[{} {} {}] {}",
+                humantime::format_rfc3339_seconds(SystemTime::now()),
+                record.level(),
+                record.target(),
+                message
+            ))
+        })
+        .level(log::LevelFilter::Trace)
+        .chain(std::io::stdout())
+        .apply()?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    setup_logger()?;
+
     let stream_api = StreamApi::new();
 
     let available_ports = utils::stream::available_serial_ports()?;
@@ -32,8 +54,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     // This loop can be broken with ctrl+c, or by disconnecting
     // the attached serial port.
-    while let Some(decoded) = decoded_listener.recv().await {
-        println!("Received: {:?}", decoded);
+    while let Some(_decoded) = decoded_listener.recv().await {
+        // println!("Received: {:?}", decoded);
     }
 
     // Note that in this specific example, this will only be called when
diff --git a/src/connections/handlers.rs b/src/connections/handlers.rs
index b1ea654..f464856 100644
--- a/src/connections/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/connections/handlers.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ where
 
     let mut read_stream = read_stream;
 
+    let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+
+    let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+              _ = rx.recv() => {}
+              _ = tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(60)) => {
+                error!("Didn't receive a message on read handler for 60s");
+              }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
     loop {
         let mut buffer = [0u8; 1024];
         match read_stream.read(&mut buffer).await {
@@ -73,9 +86,13 @@ where
                 ));
             }
         }
+
+        tx.send("hello there").expect("send failed");
     }
 
-    // trace!("Read handler finished");
+    handle.abort();
+
+    trace!("Read handler finished");
 
     // Return type should be never (!)
 }
@@ -116,6 +133,19 @@ where
 {
     debug!("Started write handler");
 
+    let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+
+    let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+              _ = rx.recv() => {}
+              _ = tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(60)) => {
+                error!("Didn't receive a message on write handler for 60s");
+              }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
     while let Some(message) = write_input_rx.recv().await {
         trace!("Writing packet data: {:?}", message);
 
@@ -127,8 +157,12 @@ where
                 },
             ));
         }
+
+        tx.send("hello there").expect("send failed");
     }
 
+    handle.abort();
+
     debug!("Write handler finished");
 
     Ok(())
@@ -163,10 +197,26 @@ async fn start_processing_handler(
 
     let mut buffer = StreamBuffer::new(decoded_packet_tx);
 
+    let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+
+    let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+              _ = rx.recv() => {}
+              _ = tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(60)) => {
+                error!("Didn't receive a message on processing handler for 60s");
+              }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
     while let Some(message) = read_output_rx.recv().await {
         trace!("Processing {} bytes from radio", message.data().len());
         buffer.process_incoming_bytes(message);
+        tx.send("hello there").expect("send failed");
     }
 
+    handle.abort();
+
     trace!("Processing read_output_rx channel closed");
 }