diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 591cbfa..67f01f5 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async function main(argv: string[]) {
 				return;
 			}
 			if (msg.type == 'event') return;
-			client.send(await callTachyonAutohost(msg, autohost));
+			client.send(await callTachyonAutohost(msg, autohost)).catch(() => undefined);
 		});
 
 		try {
diff --git a/src/tachyonClient.ts b/src/tachyonClient.ts
index 0ed421e..2768c5c 100644
--- a/src/tachyonClient.ts
+++ b/src/tachyonClient.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export class TachyonClient extends TypedEmitter<{
 			headers: {
 				authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
 			},
+			perMessageDeflate: false,
 		});
 		this.ws = ws;
 
@@ -114,13 +115,19 @@ export class TachyonClient extends TypedEmitter<{
 		this.close();
 	}
 
-	public send(msg: TachyonCommand): void {
+	public send(msg: TachyonCommand): Promise<void> {
 		if (this.state !== ClientState.CONNECTED) {
 			throw new Error('Client is not connected');
 		}
-		if (this.ws) {
-			this.ws.send(JSON.stringify(msg));
-		}
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			this.ws!.send(JSON.stringify(msg), { binary: false }, (err) => {
+				if (err) {
+					reject(err);
+				} else {
+					resolve();
+				}
+			});
+		});
 	}
 
 	public close() {
diff --git a/src/tachyonTypes.ts b/src/tachyonTypes.ts
index c533724..a4038f4 100644
--- a/src/tachyonTypes.ts
+++ b/src/tachyonTypes.ts
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ export interface TachyonAutohost {
  * The interface that represents the functionality that the autohost can call on the server.
  */
 export interface TachyonServer {
-	status(event: AutohostStatusEventData): void;
-	update(event: AutohostUpdateEventData): void;
+	status(event: AutohostStatusEventData): Promise<void>;
+	update(event: AutohostUpdateEventData): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 // Helper that works as a type guard to check if an element is included in an array.