diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bedf8393..8c673f06 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/pkg/app"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/pkg/config"
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if client.IsErrConnectionFailed(err) {
+			log.Println(app.Tr.ConnectionFailed)
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+
 		newErr := errors.Wrap(err, 0)
 		stackTrace := newErr.ErrorStack()
 		app.Log.Error(stackTrace)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/container.go b/pkg/commands/container.go
index 614bac45..e2d3b5a4 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/container.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/container.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (c *Container) GetDisplayCPUPerc() string {
 
 	percentage, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSuffix(stats.CPUPerc, "%"), 32)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Log.Error(err)
+		// probably complaining about not being able to convert '--'
 		return ""
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index fc337bc6..254569e1 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() UserConfig {
 			StopService:              "{{ .DockerCompose }} stop {{ .Service.Name }}",
 			ServiceLogs:              "{{ .DockerCompose }} logs --since=60m --follow {{ .Service.Name }}",
 			ViewServiceLogs:          "{{ .DockerCompose }} logs --follow {{ .Service.Name }}",
-			AllLogs:                  "{{ .DockerCompose }} logs --since=60m --follow",
+			AllLogs:                  "{{ .DockerCompose }} logs --tail=300 --follow",
 			ViewAllLogs:              "{{ .DockerCompose }} logs",
 			DockerComposeConfig:      "{{ .DockerCompose }} config",
 			CheckDockerComposeConfig: "{{ .DockerCompose }} config --quiet",
diff --git a/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go b/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
index 3f684c3e..6fda5f27 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/containers_panel.go
@@ -202,7 +202,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) renderLogs(container *commands.Container, template string, setup
 	return gui.T.NewTickerTask(time.Millisecond*200, nil, func(stop, notifyStopped chan struct{}) {
 		gui.clearMainView()
 
-		cmd := container.TTYLogsCommand()
+		command := utils.ApplyTemplate(
+			template,
+			gui.DockerCommand.NewCommandObject(commands.CommandObject{Container: container}),
+		)
+		cmd := gui.OSCommand.RunCustomCommand(command)
 
 		setup(cmd)
 
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) renderLogs(container *commands.Container, template string, setup
 		go func() {
 			<-stop
 			cmd.Process.Kill()
+			gui.Log.Info("killed container logs process")
 			return
 		}()
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/services_panel.go b/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
index b2dfb5e6..e7cc5361 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
@@ -137,15 +137,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) renderServiceLogs(service *commands.Service) error {
 	}
 
 	if service.Container == nil {
-		gui.Log.Warn("container is nil")
 		return gui.T.NewTask(func(stop chan struct{}) {
-			gui.Log.Warn("about to clear main view")
 			gui.clearMainView()
-			gui.Log.Warn("cleared main view")
 		})
 	}
 
-	gui.Log.Warn("about to render container logs for service ", service.Name)
 	return gui.renderContainerLogs(service.Container)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index f6914e97..833d8577 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	AnonymousReportingPrompt                   string
 	ConfirmQuit                                string
 	ErrorOccurred                              string
+	ConnectionFailed                           string
 	Donate                                     string
 	Cancel                                     string
 	CustomCommandTitle                         string
@@ -84,9 +85,10 @@ func englishSet() TranslationSet {
 		RunningSubprocess:                          "running subprocess",
 		NoViewMachingNewLineFocusedSwitchStatement: "No view matching newLineFocused switch statement",
 
-		ErrorOccurred: "An error occurred! Please create an issue at https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/issues",
-		Donate:        "Donate",
-		Confirm:       "Confirm",
+		ErrorOccurred:    "An error occurred! Please create an issue at https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/issues",
+		ConnectionFailed: "connection to docker client failed. You may need to restart the docker client",
+		Donate:           "Donate",
+		Confirm:          "Confirm",
 
 		Navigate:           "navigate",
 		Execute:            "execute",
diff --git a/pkg/tasks/tasks.go b/pkg/tasks/tasks.go
index 3bbfb106..1d84c4ac 100644
--- a/pkg/tasks/tasks.go
+++ b/pkg/tasks/tasks.go
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ func (t *TaskManager) NewTask(f func(stop chan struct{})) error {
 		notifyStopped := make(chan struct{})
 
 		if t.currentTask != nil {
+			t.Log.Info("asking task to stop")
 			t.currentTask.Stop()
+			t.Log.Info("task stopped")
 		}
 
 		t.currentTask = &Task{
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ func (t *TaskManager) NewTask(f func(stop chan struct{})) error {
 
 		go func() {
 			f(stop)
+			t.Log.Info("returned from function, closing notifyStopped")
 			close(notifyStopped)
 		}()
 	}()
@@ -66,14 +69,17 @@ func (t *TaskManager) NewTask(f func(stop chan struct{})) error {
 
 func (t *Task) Stop() {
 	close(t.stop)
+	t.Log.Info("closed stop channel, waiting for notifyStopped message")
 	<-t.notifyStopped
+	t.Log.Info("received notifystopped message")
 	return
 }
 
 // NewTickerTask is a convenience function for making a new task that repeats some action once per e.g. second
 // the before function gets called after the lock is obtained, but before the ticker starts.
+// if you handle a message on the stop channel in f() you need to send a message on the notifyStopped channel because returning is not sufficient. Here, unlike in a regular task, simply returning means we're now going to wait till the next tick to run again.
 func (t *TaskManager) NewTickerTask(duration time.Duration, before func(stop chan struct{}), f func(stop, notifyStopped chan struct{})) error {
-	notifyStopped := make(chan struct{})
+	notifyStopped := make(chan struct{}, 10)
 
 	return t.NewTask(func(stop chan struct{}) {
 		if before != nil {
@@ -81,14 +87,17 @@ func (t *TaskManager) NewTickerTask(duration time.Duration, before func(stop cha
 		}
 		tickChan := time.NewTicker(duration)
 		// calling f first so that we're not waiting for the first tick
-		f(stop, notifyStopped)
+		// f(stop, notifyStopped)
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-notifyStopped:
+				t.Log.Info("exiting ticker task due to notifyStopped channel")
 				return
 			case <-stop:
+				t.Log.Info("exiting ticker task due to stopped cahnnel")
 				return
 			case <-tickChan.C:
+				t.Log.Info("running ticker task again")
 				f(stop, notifyStopped)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/test/testmain/main.go b/test/testmain/main.go
index cb825708..3a9d579b 100644
--- a/test/testmain/main.go
+++ b/test/testmain/main.go
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 package main
 
-import "fmt"
+import "log"
 
 func main() {
-	var arr []string
-	arr = nil
-	fmt.Println(len(arr))
+	c := make(chan struct{})
+
+	close(c)
+
+	close(c)
+
+	select {
+	case <-c:
+		log.Println("hmm")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case <-c:
+		log.Println("okay")
+	}
 }