diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 31077542..ce02ae6c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -166,4 +166,9 @@ web/.env.development
 node_modules/
 
 # Google chrome files
-*.crdownload
\ No newline at end of file
+*.crdownload
+
+# outputs folder
+outputs
+# junk stuff
+./src
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 32149eeb..ed2bd03f 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -518,18 +518,28 @@ class Gpt4AllWebUI(GPT4AllAPI):
     def update_message(self):
         discussion_id = request.args.get("id")
         new_message = request.args.get("message")
-        self.current_discussion.update_message(discussion_id, new_message)
-        return jsonify({"status": "ok"})
+        try:
+            self.current_discussion.update_message(discussion_id, new_message)
+            return jsonify({"status": "ok"})
+        except Exception as ex:
+            return jsonify({"status": "nok", "error":str(ex)})
+
 
     def message_rank_up(self):
         discussion_id = request.args.get("id")
-        new_rank = self.current_discussion.message_rank_up(discussion_id)
-        return jsonify({"new_rank": new_rank})
+        try:
+            new_rank = self.current_discussion.message_rank_up(discussion_id)
+            return jsonify({"status": "ok", "new_rank": new_rank})
+        except Exception as ex:
+            return jsonify({"status": "nok", "error":str(ex)})
 
     def message_rank_down(self):
         discussion_id = request.args.get("id")
-        new_rank = self.current_discussion.message_rank_down(discussion_id)
-        return jsonify({"new_rank": new_rank})
+        try:
+            new_rank = self.current_discussion.message_rank_down(discussion_id)
+            return jsonify({"status": "ok", "new_rank": new_rank})
+        except Exception as ex:
+            return jsonify({"status": "nok", "error":str(ex)})
 
     def delete_message(self):
         discussion_id = request.args.get("id")
diff --git a/gpt4all_api/api.py b/gpt4all_api/api.py
index 61ea2f56..f80ff793 100644
--- a/gpt4all_api/api.py
+++ b/gpt4all_api/api.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class ModelProcess:
     
     def step_callback(self, text, message_type):
         self.generation_queue.put((text,self.id, message_type))
+        
     def _run(self):        
         self._rebuild_model()
         self._rebuild_personality()
@@ -308,8 +309,7 @@ class ModelProcess:
 
     def _callback(self, text):
         if not self.ready:
-            print(".",end="")
-            sys.stdout.flush()
+            print(".",end="", flush=True)
             return True
         else:
             # Stream the generated text to the main process
@@ -667,8 +667,7 @@ class GPT4AllAPI():
         return string
 
     def process_chunk(self, chunk):
-        print(chunk,end="")
-        sys.stdout.flush()
+        print(chunk,end="", flush=True)
         self.bot_says += chunk
         if not self.personality.detect_antiprompt(self.bot_says):
             self.socketio.emit('message', {