diff --git a/lib/telnet.js b/lib/telnet.js
index 042e634..793df50 100644
--- a/lib/telnet.js
+++ b/lib/telnet.js
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ function parseCommand (bufs, i, event) {
   var command = bufs.get(i)
   event.commandCode = command
   event.command = COMMAND_NAMES[command]
+  if (event.command === undefined) {
+    throw "Unsupported command received: " + command;
+  }
   return COMMAND_IMPLS[command](bufs, i + 1, event)
 }
 
@@ -198,7 +201,15 @@ function Socket (input, output) {
         var data = bufs.splice(0, i).toBuffer()
         self.emit('data', data)
       }
-      i = parse(bufs)
+      try {
+        i = parse(bufs);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.log(e);
+        break; // somehow handle the error.  break hangs the entire server; I'm
+               // guessing that the ctr+c is still in the buffer, and needs to
+               // be removed.  Very new to node, however, so perhaps someone else
+               // will know how to do that.
+	  }
       if (i === MORE) {
         debug('need to wait for more...')
         break