diff --git a/src/ipcd.cr b/src/ipcd.cr
index de97527..1840c1e 100644
--- a/src/ipcd.cr
+++ b/src/ipcd.cr
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ class Baguette::Configuration
 end
 
 module IPCd
+	class ServiceUnavailable < ::Exception
+	end
+	class NoScheme < ::Exception
+	end
+	class NoFileDescriptor < ::Exception
+	end
+	class ServiceError < ::Exception
+	end
+	class SharingFileDescriptor < ::Exception
+	end
+
 	class Service < IPC::Server
 
 		@rules = RuleSet.new
@@ -139,7 +150,7 @@ module IPCd
 			network_service_name = requested_service.scheme
 
 			if network_service_name.nil?
-				raise "no scheme"
+				raise NoScheme.new
 			end
 
 			# In case of "unix", then it's a simple redirection to do, no network required.
@@ -155,12 +166,12 @@ module IPCd
 				IPC::Client.new network_service_name
 			rescue e
 				# Better raise message.
-				raise "cannot contact #{network_service_name}"
+				raise ServiceUnavailable.new network_service_name
 			end
 
 			# Will probably never happen in practice.
 			if service.fd.nil?
-				raise "no fd for #{network_service_name}"
+				raise NoFileDescriptor.new network_service_name
 			end
 
 			service_fd = service.fd.not_nil!
@@ -175,17 +186,20 @@ module IPCd
 				response = service.read
 				payload = String.new response.payload
 				if payload.chomp != "OK"
-					raise "service #{network_service_name} response was #{payload.chomp}"
+					raise ServiceError.new "service #{network_service_name} response was #{payload.chomp}"
 				end
 			end
 
 			Baguette::Log.debug "providing the fd from #{network_service_name} to the client #{client_fd}"
 
+			# Inform the client that we successfully contacted the service.
+			send_now client_fd, 3.to_u8, "OK"
+
 			# Provide the file descriptor to the client.
 			r = LibIPC.ipc_provide_fd(client_fd, service_fd)
 			if r.error_code != 0
 				m = String.new r.error_message.to_slice
-				raise Exception.new "cannot send the file descriptor of the requested service: #{m}"
+				raise SharingFileDescriptor.new "cannot send the file descriptor of the requested service: #{m}"
 			end
 
 			Baguette::Log.debug "everything went well, closing the service fd"
@@ -247,19 +261,37 @@ def main
 		when IPC::Event::MessageReceived
 			Baguette::Log.debug "Message received: #{event.fd}" if config.print_ipc_message_received
 			Baguette::Log.debug event.message.to_s
-			begin
+			was_ok = begin
 				ipcd.service_lookup event.message, event.fd
+				true
+			rescue e : IPCd::ServiceUnavailable
+				Baguette::Log.error "cannot contact #{e}"
+				false
+			rescue e : IPCd::NoScheme
+				Baguette::Log.error "#{e}"
+				false
+			rescue e : IPCd::NoFileDescriptor
+				Baguette::Log.error "#{e}"
+				false
+			rescue e : IPCd::ServiceError
+				Baguette::Log.error "#{e}"
+				false
+			rescue e : IPCd::SharingFileDescriptor
+				Baguette::Log.error "#{e}"
+				false
 			rescue e
 				Baguette::Log.error "#{e}"
-				# when a problem occurs, close the client connection
-				begin
-					# LibIPC.ipc_connections_print pointerof(@connections)
-					ipcd.remove_fd event.fd
-				rescue e
-					Baguette::Log.error "Exception during a client removal: #{e}"
-				end
+				false
 			end
 
+			unless was_ok
+				# Inform the client that we successfully contacted the service.
+				ipcd.send_now event.fd, 3.to_u8, "NOT OK"
+			end
+
+			# # Job done: disconnection.
+			# ipcd.remove_fd event.fd
+
 		when IPC::Event::MessageSent
 			Baguette::Log.debug "Message sent: #{event.fd}" if config.print_ipc_message_sent