diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cf3c3d8..c8c5c24 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,34 +1,36 @@
 use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 
-pub struct I3msg {
+pub struct I3msg<'payload> {
     magic_string: &'static str,
     payload_type: u32,
+    payload: &'payload str,
     buffer: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
-impl I3msg {
-    pub fn new() -> I3msg {
+impl<'payload> I3msg<'payload> {
+    pub fn new(payload: &str, payload_type:u32) -> I3msg {
         return I3msg {
             magic_string: "i3-ipc",
-            payload_type: 0,
+            payload_type: payload_type,
+            payload: payload,
             buffer: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn run(&mut self, command: &str, stream:  &mut UnixStream) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-        self.packet(command, self.payload_type);
-        stream.write_all(self.buffer.as_slice()).unwrap();
+    pub fn run_command(&mut self, stream: &mut UnixStream) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        self.construct_packet();
+        stream.write_all(&self.buffer.as_slice()).unwrap();
         let mut response = String::new();
         stream.read_to_string(&mut response)?;
         println!("{response}");
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    fn packet(&mut self, payload:&str, pl_type:u32) {
+ 
+    fn construct_packet(&mut self) {
         self.buffer.write(self.magic_string.as_bytes()).unwrap();
-        self.buffer.write(payload.len().to_ne_bytes().split_last().unwrap().1).unwrap();
-        self.buffer.write(&[*pl_type.to_ne_bytes().split_last().unwrap().0]).unwrap();
-        self.buffer.write(payload.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        self.buffer.write(self.payload.len().to_ne_bytes().split_last().unwrap().1).unwrap();
+        self.buffer.write(&[*self.payload_type.to_ne_bytes().split_last().unwrap().0]).unwrap();
+        self.buffer.write(self.payload.as_bytes()).unwrap();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1423265..2b8c6b4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@ use std::env;
 use sway_ipc;
 
 fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(env!("SWAYSOCK"))?;
-    let mut i3 = sway_ipc::I3msg::new();
-    i3.run("reload", &mut stream)
+    let _args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+
+    match UnixStream::connect(env!("SWAYSOCK")) {
+        Ok(mut sock) => {
+            let mut i3 = sway_ipc::I3msg::new("reload", 0);
+            i3.run_command(&mut sock)?;
+        },
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("Couldn't connect: {e:?}");
+        }
+    };
+    Ok(())
 }
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