diff --git a/api/pkg/api/socket_server_handlers.go b/api/pkg/api/socket_server_handlers.go
index 595a6eb55..12bf42adf 100644
--- a/api/pkg/api/socket_server_handlers.go
+++ b/api/pkg/api/socket_server_handlers.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (h *RoutesEventHandlers) WebSocketMessage(ep *ikisocket.EventPayload) {
 			var tappedEntryMessage models.WebSocketTappedEntryMessage
 			err := json.Unmarshal(ep.Data, &tappedEntryMessage)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("Could not unmarshal message of message type %s %v", socketMessageBase.MessageType, err)
+				fmt.Printf("Could not unmarshal message of message type %s %v\n", socketMessageBase.MessageType, err)
 			} else {
 				h.SocketHarOutChannel <- tappedEntryMessage.Data
 			}
@@ -73,11 +73,13 @@ func (h *RoutesEventHandlers) WebSocketMessage(ep *ikisocket.EventPayload) {
 			var statusMessage shared.WebSocketStatusMessage
 			err := json.Unmarshal(ep.Data, &statusMessage)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("Could not unmarshal message of message type %s %v", socketMessageBase.MessageType, err)
+				fmt.Printf("Could not unmarshal message of message type %s %v\n", socketMessageBase.MessageType, err)
 			} else {
 				controllers.TapStatus = statusMessage.TappingStatus
 				broadcastToBrowserClients(ep.Data)
 			}
+		default:
+			fmt.Printf("Received socket message of type %s for which no handlers are defined", socketMessageBase.MessageType)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
index dca16c538..43d780963 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func syncApiStatus(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, tappingOption
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("error Sending message via control socket %s\n", err)
 			}
-			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/ui/src/components/HarPage.tsx b/ui/src/components/HarPage.tsx
index 33e7cc525..11edf80fa 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/HarPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/HarPage.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const HarPage: React.FC = () => {
     const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState([]);
     const [pathFilter, setPathFilter] = useState("");
 
-    const [apiStatus, setApiStatus] = useState(null);
+    const [tappingStatus, setTappingStatus] = useState(null);
 
     const ws = useRef(null);
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export const HarPage: React.FC = () => {
                     setEntries([...newEntries, entry])
                     break
                 case "status":
-                    setApiStatus(message.tappingStatus);
+                    setTappingStatus(message.tappingStatus);
                     break
                 default:
                     console.error(`unsupported websocket message type, Got: ${message.messageType}`)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const HarPage: React.FC = () => {
         openWebSocket();
         fetch(`http://localhost:8899/api/tapStatus`)
             .then(response => response.json())
-            .then(data => setApiStatus(data));
+            .then(data => setTappingStatus(data));
     }, []);
 
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export const HarPage: React.FC = () => {
                     {selectedHarEntry && <HAREntryDetailed harEntry={selectedHarEntry} classes={{root: classes.harViewer}}/>}
                 </div>
             </div>}
-            {apiStatus?.pods != null && <StatusBar tappingStatus={apiStatus}/>}
+            {tappingStatus?.pods != null && <StatusBar tappingStatus={tappingStatus}/>}
         </div>
     )
 };