diff --git a/helix-dap/src/client.rs b/helix-dap/src/client.rs
index 7efb72d80fc9c..acdfc5b7ec95e 100644
--- a/helix-dap/src/client.rs
+++ b/helix-dap/src/client.rs
@@ -62,12 +62,10 @@ impl Client {
         if command.is_empty() {
             return Result::Err(Error::Other(anyhow!("Command not provided")));
         }
-        if transport == "tcp" && port_arg.is_some() {
-            Self::tcp_process(command, args, port_arg.unwrap(), id).await
-        } else if transport == "stdio" {
-            Self::stdio(command, args, id)
-        } else {
-            Result::Err(Error::Other(anyhow!("Incorrect transport {}", transport)))
+        match (transport, port_arg) {
+            ("tcp", Some(port_arg)) => Self::tcp_process(command, args, port_arg, id).await,
+            ("stdio", _) => Self::stdio(command, args, id),
+            _ => Result::Err(Error::Other(anyhow!("Incorrect transport {}", transport))),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/helix-dap/src/transport.rs b/helix-dap/src/transport.rs
index dd03e56856b84..0f646b6a4b640 100644
--- a/helix-dap/src/transport.rs
+++ b/helix-dap/src/transport.rs
@@ -230,38 +230,48 @@ impl Transport {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn recv(
+    async fn recv_inner(
         transport: Arc<Self>,
         mut server_stdout: Box<dyn AsyncBufRead + Unpin + Send>,
         client_tx: UnboundedSender<Payload>,
-    ) {
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         let mut recv_buffer = String::new();
         loop {
-            match Self::recv_server_message(&mut server_stdout, &mut recv_buffer).await {
-                Ok(msg) => {
-                    transport
-                        .process_server_message(&client_tx, msg)
-                        .await
-                        .unwrap();
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    error!("err: <- {:?}", err);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+            let msg = Self::recv_server_message(&mut server_stdout, &mut recv_buffer).await?;
+            transport.process_server_message(&client_tx, msg).await?;
         }
     }
 
-    async fn send(
+    async fn recv(
+        transport: Arc<Self>,
+        server_stdout: Box<dyn AsyncBufRead + Unpin + Send>,
+        client_tx: UnboundedSender<Payload>,
+    ) {
+        if let Err(err) = Self::recv_inner(transport, server_stdout, client_tx).await {
+            error!("err: <- {:?}", err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn send_inner(
         transport: Arc<Self>,
         mut server_stdin: Box<dyn AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send>,
         mut client_rx: UnboundedReceiver<Payload>,
-    ) {
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         while let Some(payload) = client_rx.recv().await {
             transport
                 .send_payload_to_server(&mut server_stdin, payload)
-                .await
-                .unwrap()
+                .await?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn send(
+        transport: Arc<Self>,
+        server_stdin: Box<dyn AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send>,
+        client_rx: UnboundedReceiver<Payload>,
+    ) {
+        if let Err(err) = Self::send_inner(transport, server_stdin, client_rx).await {
+            error!("err: <- {:?}", err);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/handlers/dap.rs b/helix-view/src/handlers/dap.rs
index 107c29be578cf..3da01494d0100 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/handlers/dap.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/handlers/dap.rs
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ impl Editor {
                             }
                         }
                         None => {
+                            self.debugger = None;
                             self.set_status(
                                 "Terminated debugging session and disconnected debugger.",
                             );