diff --git a/client/src/app.rs b/client/src/app.rs
index 37fbb52..1eb5154 100644
--- a/client/src/app.rs
+++ b/client/src/app.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::time::Duration;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 use tokio_stream::{wrappers::BroadcastStream, StreamExt};
 use tonic::{transport::Channel, Request};
@@ -262,18 +263,25 @@ impl LesavkaClientApp {
                     if let Some(pkt) = mic_clone.pull() {
                         yield pkt;
                     } else {
-                        break;                    // EOS – should not happen
+                        break;                    // EOS (should never happen)
                     }
                 }
             };
 
             match cli.stream_microphone(Request::new(stream)).await {
                 Ok(mut resp) => {
-                    while resp.get_mut().message().await?.is_some() {}
+                    // Drain the (mostly empty) response stream
+                    while let Some(res) = resp.get_mut().message().await.transpose() {
+                        if let Err(e) = res {
+                            warn!("🎤 server err: {e}");
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 Err(e) => warn!("🎤 connect failed: {e}"),
             }
-            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;   // retry
         }
     }
 }