diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index d9f4558..ea9603a 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def run_telnet_command(powerbar, command):
 
     for _ in range(retries):
         try: 
+            check_input_error(tn)
             tn = get_telnet_connection(powerbar)
             tn.write(f"{command}\r\n".encode('ascii'))
             tn.close()
diff --git a/app/views.py b/app/views.py
index 75556b6..71a48da 100644
--- a/app/views.py
+++ b/app/views.py
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ def powerbar_control(powerbar, outlet, action):
             print(f"Turning On powerbar {powerbar} outlet {outlet}")
             if powerbars[powerbar]['method'] == "telnet":
                 command = run_telnet_command(powerbar,f"on {outlet}")
-                if command:
-                    powerbars[powerbar]['outlets'][outlet]['state'] = "on"
+            if command:
+                powerbars[powerbar]['outlets'][outlet]['state'] = "on"
    
     state = powerbars[powerbar]['outlets'][outlet].get('state', 'unknown')
     app.socketio.emit('power-event',{'powerbar': powerbar, 'outlet' : outlet, 'action' : state}, namespace='/powerupdates')
@@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ def powebar_group_action(group, action):
                 print(f"Turning {action} powerbar {powerbar} outlet {outlets}")
 
                 if powerbars[powerbar]['method'] == "telnet":
-
                     command = run_telnet_command(powerbar,f"{action} {outlets}")
-                    if command:
-                        for outlet in device['outlets']:
-                            if outlet in powerbars[powerbar]['outlets']:
-                                powerbars[powerbar]['outlets'][outlet]['state'] = action
-                                app.socketio.emit('power-event',{'powerbar': powerbar, 'outlet' : outlet, 'action' : action}, namespace='/powerupdates')
-                                print(f"Turned {action} powerbar {powerbar} outlet {outlet}")
-                        return jsonify({'status': "200"})
+
+                if command:
+                    for outlet in device['outlets']:
+                        if outlet in powerbars[powerbar]['outlets']:
+                            powerbars[powerbar]['outlets'][outlet]['state'] = action
+                            app.socketio.emit('power-event',{'powerbar': powerbar, 'outlet' : outlet, 'action' : action}, namespace='/powerupdates')
+                            print(f"Turned {action} powerbar {powerbar} outlet {outlet}")
+                    return jsonify({'status': "200"})
                     
             return jsonify({'status': "500"})
         except Exception as E: