diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 9cf8358..3d6b862 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -9,23 +9,29 @@ use serde::de;
 pub struct Client {
     client: ClientWithMiddleware,
     base_url: Url,
+
+    /// If true AND compiled in debug mode, debug traces will be output for requests and responses
+    debug: bool,
 }
 
 pub trait ResourceRequest {
+    async fn is_debug(&self) -> bool;
     async fn res<T: de::DeserializeOwned>(self) -> Result<T>;
 }
 
 impl ResourceRequest for RequestBuilder {
     async fn res<T: de::DeserializeOwned>(self) -> Result<T> {
-        // TODO: make this a field on this struct or something?
-        /*
         use tracing::debug;
         let body = self.send().await?.text().await?;
-        debug!(body);
-        serde_json::from_str(&body).map_err(|e| e.into())
-        */
 
-        self.send().await?.json().await.map_err(|e| e.into())
+        if self.is_debug() {
+            #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+            debug!(body);
+        }
+
+        serde_json::from_str(&body).map_err(|e| e.into())
+
+        // self.send().await?.json().await.map_err(|e| e.into())
     }
 }
 
@@ -67,4 +73,12 @@ impl Client {
     pub async fn get<T: de::DeserializeOwned>(&self, rel_url_path: &str) -> Result<T> {
         self.request::<T>(Method::GET, rel_url_path).await
     }
+
+    pub async fn post<T: de::DeserializeOwned, S: se::SerializeOwnded>(
+        &self,
+        rel_url_path: &str,
+        body: &S,
+    ) -> Result<T> {
+        self.request::<T>(Method::POST, rel_url_path).await
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tui.rs b/src/tui.rs
index 250dad3..c7b9398 100644
--- a/src/tui.rs
+++ b/src/tui.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ impl Tui {
             eprintln!("{sig:#?}");
             println!("{sig:#?}");
             info!("{sig:#?}");
-            signal_sender.send(Event::Quit).unwrap();
+            match signal_sender.send(Event::Quit) {
+                Ok(_) => {}
+                Err(_) => {
+                    error!("Failed to send quit signal event");
+                    // TODO: kill the app
+                }
+            }
         });
 
         let tick_rate = std::time::Duration::from_millis(1000);