diff --git a/bittensor_cli/cli.py b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
index 87c11998e..0956de62c 100755
--- a/bittensor_cli/cli.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/cli.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import re
 import ssl
 import sys
+import traceback
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Coroutine, Optional
 from dataclasses import fields
@@ -840,6 +841,7 @@ async def _run():
                 return result
             except (ConnectionRefusedError, ssl.SSLError):
                 err_console.print(f"Unable to connect to the chain: {self.subtensor}")
+                verbose_console.print(traceback.format_exc())
             except (
                 ConnectionClosed,
                 SubstrateRequestException,
@@ -847,6 +849,10 @@ async def _run():
             ) as e:
                 if isinstance(e, SubstrateRequestException):
                     err_console.print(str(e))
+                verbose_console.print(traceback.format_exc())
+            except Exception as e:
+                err_console.print(f"An unknown error has occurred: {e}")
+                verbose_console.print(traceback.format_exc())
             finally:
                 if initiated is False:
                     asyncio.create_task(cmd).cancel()
diff --git a/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/async_substrate_interface.py b/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/async_substrate_interface.py
index bd6bbb987..08e0cc9ba 100644
--- a/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/async_substrate_interface.py
+++ b/bittensor_cli/src/bittensor/async_substrate_interface.py
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 from hashlib import blake2b
 from typing import Optional, Any, Union, Callable, Awaitable, cast
 
-from bt_decode import PortableRegistry, decode as decode_by_type_string, MetadataV15
 from async_property import async_property
+from bt_decode import PortableRegistry, decode as decode_by_type_string, MetadataV15
+from bittensor_wallet import Keypair
+from packaging import version
 from scalecodec import GenericExtrinsic
 from scalecodec.base import ScaleBytes, ScaleType, RuntimeConfigurationObject
 from scalecodec.type_registry import load_type_registry_preset
 from scalecodec.types import GenericCall
-from bittensor_wallet import Keypair
 from substrateinterface.exceptions import (
     SubstrateRequestException,
     ExtrinsicNotFound,
@@ -771,14 +772,13 @@ def __init__(
         """
         self.chain_endpoint = chain_endpoint
         self.__chain = chain_name
-        self.ws = Websocket(
-            chain_endpoint,
-            options={
-                "max_size": 2**32,
-                "read_limit": 2**16,
-                "write_limit": 2**16,
-            },
-        )
+        options = {
+            "max_size": 2**32,
+            "write_limit": 2**16,
+        }
+        if version.parse(websockets.__version__) < version.parse("14.0"):
+            options.update({"read_limit": 2**16})
+        self.ws = Websocket(chain_endpoint, options=options)
         self._lock = asyncio.Lock()
         self.last_block_hash: Optional[str] = None
         self.config = {
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2e891bcf3..fbe806998 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ fuzzywuzzy~=0.18.0
 netaddr~=1.3.0
 numpy>=2.0.1
 Jinja2
+packaging
 pycryptodome  # Crypto
 PyYAML~=6.0.1
 pytest