diff --git a/rsload.go b/rsload.go
index 23eb5ba..9fc270e 100644
--- a/rsload.go
+++ b/rsload.go
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer conn.Close()
 
 	if options.password != "" {
-        auth(options.password).Write(conn)
-		// fmt.Fprintf(conn, "*2\r\n$4\r\nauth\r\n$%d\r\n%s\r\n", len(options.password), options.password)
+		auth(options.password).Write(conn)
 		v, err := readValue(conn)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("unable to auth: %v\n", err)
@@ -67,49 +66,30 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer infile.Close()
 
-	c, e := make(chan value), make(chan error)
+	c := make(chan maybe)
 	sent := make(chan value)
-	go streamValues(infile, c, e)
+	go streamValues(infile, c)
 	go func() {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case v, ok := <-c:
-				if !ok {
-					return
-				}
-				v.Write(conn)
-				sent <- v
-			case err, ok := <-e:
-				if !ok {
-					return
-				}
-				fmt.Println(err)
+		defer close(sent)
+		for r := range c {
+			if r.ok() {
+				r.val().Write(conn)
+				sent <- r.val()
+			} else {
+				// this bad
+				fmt.Println(r.err())
 			}
 		}
 	}()
 
-	type pair struct {
-		request  value
-		response value
-	}
-
-	cc, ee := make(chan value), make(chan error)
-	go streamValues(conn, cc, ee)
-ReadResponses:
-	for {
-		select {
-		case response, ok := <-cc:
-			if !ok {
-				break ReadResponses
-			}
-			request := <-sent
-			fmt.Println(pair{request, response})
-		case err, ok := <-ee:
-			if !ok {
-				break ReadResponses
-			}
-			request := <-sent
-			fmt.Printf("fuck %v %v\n", request, err)
+	responses := make(chan maybe)
+	go streamValues(conn, responses)
+	for request := range sent {
+		response := <-responses
+		if response.ok() {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%v +> %v\n", request, response.val())
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v -> %v\n", request, response.val())
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/values.go b/values.go
index c9c4c5d..2fa42c9 100644
--- a/values.go
+++ b/values.go
@@ -19,8 +19,25 @@ type value interface {
 	Write(io.Writer) (int, error)
 }
 
+type maybe struct {
+	value
+	error
+}
+
+func (m maybe) err() error {
+	return m.error
+}
+
+func (m maybe) ok() bool {
+	return m.error == nil
+}
+
+func (m maybe) val() value {
+	return m.value
+}
+
 func auth(password string) value {
-    return Array{BulkString("auth"), BulkString(password)}
+	return Array{BulkString("auth"), BulkString(password)}
 }
 
 func isOK(v value) bool {
@@ -31,9 +48,8 @@ func isOK(v value) bool {
 	return vv == "OK"
 }
 
-func streamValues(r io.Reader, c chan value, e chan error) {
+func streamValues(r io.Reader, c chan maybe) {
 	defer close(c)
-	defer close(e)
 
 	r = bufio.NewReader(r)
 	for {
@@ -42,9 +58,9 @@ func streamValues(r io.Reader, c chan value, e chan error) {
 		case io.EOF:
 			return
 		case nil:
-			c <- v
+			c <- maybe{value: v}
 		default:
-			e <- err
+			c <- maybe{error: err}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/values_test.go b/values_test.go
index ae0f347..6c75697 100644
--- a/values_test.go
+++ b/values_test.go
@@ -132,24 +132,16 @@ func (s streamTest) run(t *testing.T) {
 		out[i-1] = s[i].(value)
 	}
 
-	c, e := make(chan value), make(chan error)
-	go streamValues(strings.NewReader(in), c, e)
+	c := make(chan maybe)
+	go streamValues(strings.NewReader(in), c)
 	var count int
-	for {
-		select {
-		case v, ok := <-c:
-			if !ok {
-				return
+	for v := range c {
+		if v.ok() {
+			if !eq(out[count], v.val()) {
+				t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", out[count], v.val())
 			}
-			if !eq(out[count], v) {
-				t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", out[count], v)
-			}
-		case err, ok := <-e:
-			if !ok {
-				return
-			}
-			t.Error(err)
-			return
+		} else {
+			t.Error(v.err())
 		}
 		count++
 	}