diff --git a/serial/tcpclient.c b/serial/tcpclient.c
index 3515459..166f533 100644
--- a/serial/tcpclient.c
+++ b/serial/tcpclient.c
@@ -261,10 +261,15 @@ tcpClientCommand(uint8_t chan, char cmd, char *cmdBuf) {
 	char *hostname;
 	char *port;
 
+	// copy the command so we can modify it
+	char buf[128];
+	os_strncpy(buf, cmdBuf, 128);
+	buf[127] = 0;
+
 	switch (cmd) {
 	//== TCP Connect command
 	case 'T':
-		hostname = cmdBuf;
+		hostname = buf;
 		port = hostname;
 		while (*port != 0 && *port != ':') port++;
 		if (*port != ':') break;
diff --git a/user/status.c b/user/status.c
index 6d7747e..50afb85 100644
--- a/user/status.c
+++ b/user/status.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR rssiTimerCb(void *v) {
 		return;
 
 	sint8 rssi = wifi_station_get_rssi();
+	os_printf("timer rssi=%d\n", rssi);
 	if (rssi >= 0) return; // not connected or other error
 
 	// compose TCP command
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ static void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR rssiTimerCb(void *v) {
 			"[{\"compId\":\"%s\", \"streamId\":\"%s\", \"data\":%d}]\r",
 			flashConfig.hostname, GS_STREAM, rssi);
 	buf[hdrLen+dataLen++] = 0;
-	buf[hdrLen+dataLen++] = '\r';
+	buf[hdrLen+dataLen++] = '\n';
 
 	// hackish way to fill in the content-length
 	os_sprintf(buf+hdrLen-9, "%5d", dataLen);