diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 0a97719..a653371 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleStream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			// Create a marshaler with pretty printing enabled
 			marshaler := protojson.MarshalOptions{
 				EmitUnpopulated: true,
-				Indent:          "  ",
+				Multiline:       false,
 				UseProtoNames:   false, // Use camelCase names
 			}
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/InfoMessage.tsx b/web/src/components/InfoMessage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de7d303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/InfoMessage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+interface InfoMessageProps {
+  message: string;
+  type?: 'info' | 'warning' | 'error';
+}
+
+export const InfoMessage: React.FC<InfoMessageProps> = ({ 
+  message, 
+  type = 'info' 
+}) => {
+  const getBgColor = () => {
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'warning':
+        return 'bg-yellow-50 border-yellow-200';
+      case 'error':
+        return 'bg-red-50 border-red-200';
+      case 'info':
+      default:
+        return 'bg-blue-50 border-blue-200';
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getTextColor = () => {
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'warning':
+        return 'text-yellow-800';
+      case 'error':
+        return 'text-red-800';
+      case 'info':
+      default:
+        return 'text-blue-800';
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`p-3 mb-4 rounded border ${getBgColor()}`}>
+      <p className={`text-sm ${getTextColor()}`}>{message}</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/components/index.ts b/web/src/components/index.ts
index 1120812..7ca036f 100644
--- a/web/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './PacketList';
 export * from './MessageDisplay';
 export * from './PacketDetails';
 export * from './Filter';
+export * from './InfoMessage';
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api.ts b/web/src/lib/api.ts
index 5f30100..8cb5d6b 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * API client functions for interacting with the Meshstream server
  */
-import { API_ENDPOINTS } from './config';
+import { API_ENDPOINTS } from "./config";
 
 export interface ApiResponse<T> {
   data?: T;
@@ -28,16 +28,21 @@ export async function fetchRecentPackets(): Promise<ApiResponse<any[]>> {
  * Type definitions for SSE events
  */
 export interface InfoEvent {
-  type: 'info';
+  type: "info";
   data: string;
 }
 
 export interface MessageEvent {
-  type: 'message';
+  type: "message";
   data: any; // Will be the parsed JSON message
 }
 
-export type StreamEvent = InfoEvent | MessageEvent;
+export interface BadDataEvent {
+  type: "bad_data";
+  data: string; // Raw data that failed to parse
+}
+
+export type StreamEvent = InfoEvent | MessageEvent | BadDataEvent;
 
 export type StreamEventHandler = (event: StreamEvent) => void;
 
@@ -45,40 +50,35 @@ export type StreamEventHandler = (event: StreamEvent) => void;
  * Establish a Server-Sent Events connection to receive real-time packets
  */
 export function streamPackets(
-  onEvent: StreamEventHandler, 
+  onEvent: StreamEventHandler,
   onError?: (error: Event) => void
 ): () => void {
   const evtSource = new EventSource(API_ENDPOINTS.STREAM);
-  
-  // Handle general messages (fallback)
-  evtSource.onmessage = (event) => {
-    handleEventData('message', event.data, onEvent);
-  };
-  
+
   // Handle info events specifically
-  evtSource.addEventListener('info', (event) => {
+  evtSource.addEventListener("info", (event) => {
     // Info events are just strings
     onEvent({
-      type: 'info',
-      data: event.data
+      type: "info",
+      data: event.data,
     });
   });
-  
+
   // Handle message events specifically
-  evtSource.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
-    handleEventData('message', event.data, onEvent);
+  evtSource.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
+    handleEventData(event.data, onEvent);
   });
-  
+
   // Handle errors
   if (onError) {
     evtSource.onerror = onError;
   } else {
     evtSource.onerror = () => {
-      console.error('EventSource failed');
+      console.error("EventSource failed");
       evtSource.close();
     };
   }
-  
+
   // Return cleanup function
   return () => evtSource.close();
 }
@@ -86,36 +86,19 @@ export function streamPackets(
 /**
  * Helper to handle event data based on type
  */
-function handleEventData(
-  type: 'info' | 'message', 
-  data: string, 
-  callback: StreamEventHandler
-): void {
+function handleEventData(data: string, callback: StreamEventHandler): void {
   try {
-    if (type === 'info') {
-      // Info events are plain text
-      callback({
-        type: 'info',
-        data
-      });
-    } else {
-      // Message events are JSON
-      try {
-        const parsedData = JSON.parse(data);
-        callback({
-          type: 'message',
-          data: parsedData
-        });
-      } catch (error) {
-        // If JSON parsing fails, treat it as a plain text message
-        console.warn('Failed to parse message as JSON:', error);
-        callback({
-          type: 'info',
-          data
-        });
-      }
-    }
+    const parsedData = JSON.parse(data);
+
+    callback({
+      type: "message",
+      data: parsedData,
+    });
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error handling event data:', error);
+    console.warn("Failed to parse message as JSON:", error, "Raw data:", data);
+    callback({
+      type: "bad_data",
+      data,
+    });
   }
 }
diff --git a/web/src/routes/packets.tsx b/web/src/routes/packets.tsx
index 6233070..a72c36a 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/packets.tsx
+++ b/web/src/routes/packets.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useAppDispatch } from '../hooks';
 import { PacketList } from '../components/PacketList';
+import { InfoMessage } from '../components/InfoMessage';
 import { addPacket } from '../store/slices/packetSlice';
 import { streamPackets, StreamEvent } from '../lib/api';
 
@@ -37,10 +38,10 @@ export function PacketsRoute() {
       <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Mesh Network Packets</h2>
       
       {/* Connection status indicator */}
-      <div className="mb-4 p-2 bg-blue-50 border border-blue-200 rounded">
-        <span className="font-medium">Status: </span>
-        <span>{connectionStatus}</span>
-      </div>
+      <InfoMessage 
+        message={`Status: ${connectionStatus}`} 
+        type={connectionStatus.includes('error') ? 'error' : 'info'} 
+      />
       
       <p className="mb-4">
         This page displays real-time packets from the Meshtastic mesh network.