diff --git a/MP1/client.py b/MP1/client.py
index 1c5f14a..e1cee3c 100644
--- a/MP1/client.py
+++ b/MP1/client.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import socket
 import sys
+import time
+import shlex
 
-PORT = 5055
+PORT = 5056
 ALL_IPS = [
     "172.22.156.3",
     "172.22.158.2",
@@ -48,10 +50,9 @@ def grep_all_ips(ips, cmd, if_unit_test):
             client_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
             client_socket.connect((ip, PORT))
 
-            if if_unit_test:
-                full_cmd = cmd + f" ./machine.{i + 1}.test.log"
-            else:
-                full_cmd = cmd + f" ./machine.{i + 1}.log"
+            filename = f"machine.{i + 1}.test.log" if if_unit_test else f"machine.{i + 1}.log"
+
+            full_cmd = shlex.join(cmd + [filename])
 
             send_message(client_socket, full_cmd)
             data = receive_message(client_socket)
@@ -73,8 +74,12 @@ def grep_all_ips(ips, cmd, if_unit_test):
 
 #main
 #if unit test flag exists, then use the test log files instead of the actual log files
-cmd = "grep " + " ".join([arg for arg in sys.argv[1:] if arg != "-t"])
-match_count = grep_all_ips(ALL_IPS, cmd, if_unit_test=[x for x in sys.argv].count("-t") > 0)
+cmd = ["grep", *[arg for arg in sys.argv[1:] if arg != "-t"]]
+#track time
+start_time = time.perf_counter()
+is_unit_test = "-t" in sys.argv
+match_count = grep_all_ips(ALL_IPS, cmd, if_unit_test=is_unit_test)
+end_time = time.perf_counter()
 
 print("=========================== SUMMARY ===========================")
 for i, count in enumerate(match_count):
@@ -88,5 +93,7 @@ for i, count in enumerate(match_count):
             print(f"machine.{i + 1}.test.log: {count} matches")
         else:
             print(f"machine.{i + 1}.log: {count} matches")
-print(f"Total matches: {max(0, sum(match_count))}")
-print("===============================================================")
\ No newline at end of file
+total_matches = sum(count for count in match_count if count > 0)
+print(f"Total matches: {total_matches}")
+print("===============================================================")
+print(f"Time taken: {end_time - start_time:.2f} seconds")
diff --git a/MP1/scripts/kill_mp.sh b/MP1/scripts/kill_mp.sh
index b93e9e0..92959e2 100755
--- a/MP1/scripts/kill_mp.sh
+++ b/MP1/scripts/kill_mp.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 if [[ "$1" == "all" ]]; then
     for i in {1..10}; do
         echo "Killing server$i..."
-        ssh -o BatchMode=yes "server$i" "fuser -k -9 5055/tcp"
+        ssh -o BatchMode=yes "server$i" "fuser -k -9 5056/tcp"
         echo ""
     done
 else
     for i in "$@"; do
         echo "Killing server$i..."
-        ssh -o BatchMode=yes "server$i" "fuser -k -9 5055/tcp"
+        ssh -o BatchMode=yes "server$i" "fuser -k -9 5056/tcp"
         echo ""
     done
 fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MP1/server.py b/MP1/server.py
index b3893f5..1e51567 100644
--- a/MP1/server.py
+++ b/MP1/server.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
 HOST = "0.0.0.0"
-PORT = 5055
+PORT = 5056
 
 server_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
 
@@ -44,25 +44,23 @@ while True:
     conn, addr = server_socket.accept()
     print(f"Connected by {addr}")
 
-    command = receive_message(conn)
-    if command is None:
+    try:
+        command = receive_message(conn)
+        if command is None:
+            conn.close()
+            continue
+
+        command_args = shlex.split(command)
+
+        command_args.insert(1, "-n")
+
+        result = subprocess.run(command_args, cwd=SCRIPT_DIR, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    
+        send_message(conn, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+    
+    except Exception as e:
+        None
+    finally:
         conn.close()
-        continue
-
-    command_args = shlex.split(command)
-
-    if not command_args or command_args[0] != "grep":
-        response = "Invalid command. Please use the 'grep' command."
-        send_message(conn, response)
-        conn.close()
-        continue
-
-    command_args.insert(1, "-n")
-
-    result = subprocess.run(command_args, cwd=SCRIPT_DIR, capture_output=True, text=True)
-   
-    send_message(conn, result.stdout + result.stderr)
-
-    conn.close()
 
 server_socket.close()
diff --git a/MP1/test.py b/MP1/test.py
index 8e5cb10..97e5640 100644
--- a/MP1/test.py
+++ b/MP1/test.py
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ print(f"Running grep command on a {machine_num} random machine...")
 for i in tests:
     result = subprocess.run(["ssh", f"asing271@{ALL_IPS[machine_num - 1]}", f"cd ~/fa26_cs425_.group-mp_.team-01/MP1 &&  grepp {i} -t"], capture_output=True, text=True)
     if result.stdout.strip() == results[tests.index(i)].strip():
-        print("PASS {i} test")
+        print(f"PASS {i} test")
     else:
-        print("FAIL {i} test")
+        print(f"FAIL {i} test")
 
 #delete log files on all the machines after running this test
 print("Deleting log files on all machines...")