diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 263b75f..99027ab 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
 
     let mut mpvctl = MpvCtl::connect("/tmp/recordwatchsocket").await?;
-    mpvctl.get_client_name().await?;
+    let client_name = mpvctl.get_client_name().await?;
 
-    println!("done");
+    println!("done {}", client_name);
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/mpvctl/mpvctl.rs b/src/mpvctl/mpvctl.rs
index cdd165e..64d16fc 100644
--- a/src/mpvctl/mpvctl.rs
+++ b/src/mpvctl/mpvctl.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ impl MpvCtl {
             loop {
                 match framed_read.read_frame().await {
                     Ok(Some(frame)) => {
+                        println!("Read {}", frame);
                         // get the request id and push the result into the channel
                         let reqid = {
                             let obj = match &frame {
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ impl MpvCtl {
         cmd: Command,
     ) -> Result<oneshot::Receiver<serde_json::Value>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&cmd)? + "\n";
-        println!("Sending {}", serialized);
+        print!("Sending {}", serialized);
         let (response_tx, response_rx) = oneshot::channel::<serde_json::Value>();
         match cmd.get_request_id() {
             Some(reqid) => {
@@ -111,12 +112,21 @@ impl MpvCtl {
         Ok(response_rx)
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_client_name(&mut self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    pub async fn get_client_name(&mut self) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let request_id = self.grab_request_id();
         let cmd = Command::new(vec!["client_name".to_string()], Some(request_id));
         let cmd_result = self.send_command(cmd).await?;
         let result = cmd_result.await?;
-        println!("Read the following result: {}", result);
-        Ok(())
+        if let serde_json::Value::Object(obj) = result {
+            let client_name = match obj.get("data") {
+                Some(serde_json::Value::String(client_name)) => client_name,
+                _ => {
+                    return Err("Failed to get client name".into());
+                }
+            };
+            return Ok(client_name.to_owned());
+        } else {
+            return Err("Did not get back an object".into());
+        }
     }
 }