diff --git a/backend/backend.go b/backend/backend.go
index 18d8655..4c62b9e 100644
--- a/backend/backend.go
+++ b/backend/backend.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package backend
 
-import "sync"
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+)
 
 type Backend struct {
 	url     string
-	healthy bool
+	healthy atomic.Bool
 }
 
 func NewBackend(url string) *Backend {
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ func (b *Backend) GetUrl() string {
 }
 
 func (b *Backend) IsHealthy() bool {
-	return b.healthy
+	return b.healthy.Load()
 }
 
 type BackendPool struct {
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ type BackendPool struct {
 }
 
 func NewBackendPool(bs []*Backend) *BackendPool {
+	if len(bs) < 1 {
+		panic("backend pool is empty")
+	}
 	return &BackendPool{bs: bs}
 }
 
diff --git a/listener/listener.go b/listener/listener.go
index d33ce3e..27bbd57 100644
--- a/listener/listener.go
+++ b/listener/listener.go
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ package listener
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type ProxyIO interface {
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ type Listener struct {
 }
 
 func NewListener(px ProxyIO) *Listener {
+	if px == nil {
+		panic("proxy cannot be nil")
+	}
 	return &Listener{
 		proxy:       px,
 		activeConns: make(map[net.Conn]struct{}),
@@ -36,6 +40,8 @@ func (l *Listener) Listen(ln net.Listener) {
 			if errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) {
 				return
 			}
+			log.Printf("accept error: %v", err)
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 			continue
 		}
 		l.mu.Lock()
@@ -44,6 +50,12 @@ func (l *Listener) Listen(ln net.Listener) {
 		l.wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer l.wg.Done()
+			defer func() {
+				if r := recover(); r != nil {
+					log.Printf("panic handling connection %s: %v",
+						conn.RemoteAddr(), r)
+				}
+			}()
 			defer conn.Close()
 			defer func() {
 				l.mu.Lock()
@@ -52,7 +64,7 @@ func (l *Listener) Listen(ln net.Listener) {
 			}()
 			err := l.proxy.Handle(conn)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Println(err)
+				log.Printf("connection %s: %v", conn.RemoteAddr(), err)
 			}
 		}()
 	}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 76da389..4114e32 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"load-balancer/proxy"
 	"load-balancer/router"
 	"load-balancer/router/roundrobin"
+	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func main() {
 	host := "[::1]"
 	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port))
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		log.Fatalf("failed to listen on port %d: %v", port, err)
 	}
 	b := backend.NewBackend("localhost:80")
 	b1 := backend.NewBackend("localhost:8081")
diff --git a/proxy/proxy.go b/proxy/proxy.go
index 9648a3a..2ded4af 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type RouterIO interface {
-	Route(string) *backend.Backend
+	Route(string) (*backend.Backend, error)
 }
 
 type Proxy struct {
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ type Proxy struct {
 }
 
 func NewProxy(rt RouterIO) *Proxy {
+	if rt == nil {
+		panic("router cannot be nil")
+	}
 	return &Proxy{
 		router:      rt,
 		dialTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
@@ -28,30 +31,36 @@ func NewProxy(rt RouterIO) *Proxy {
 
 func (p *Proxy) Handle(conn net.Conn) error {
 	localAddr := conn.LocalAddr().String()
-	b := p.router.Route(localAddr)
-	if b == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no available backend")
+	b, err := p.router.Route(localAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("routing: %w", err)
 	}
 	backendConn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", b.GetUrl(), p.dialTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("dial %s: %w", b.GetUrl(), err)
 	}
 	defer backendConn.Close()
 	err = conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(p.connTimeout))
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("set deadline %s: %w", conn.RemoteAddr(), err)
 	}
 	err = backendConn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(p.connTimeout))
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("set deadline %s: %w", backendConn.RemoteAddr(), err)
 	}
 	ch := make(chan error, 2)
 	go func() {
 		_, localErr := io.Copy(backendConn, conn)
+		if localErr != nil {
+			localErr = fmt.Errorf("copy from %s to %s: %w", conn.RemoteAddr(), backendConn.RemoteAddr(), localErr)
+		}
 		ch <- localErr
 	}()
 	go func() {
 		_, localErr := io.Copy(conn, backendConn)
+		if localErr != nil {
+			localErr = fmt.Errorf("copy from %s to %s: %w", backendConn.RemoteAddr(), conn.RemoteAddr(), localErr)
+		}
 		ch <- localErr
 	}()
 	for range 2 {
diff --git a/router/roundrobin/round_robin.go b/router/roundrobin/round_robin.go
index a4069ba..f526e94 100644
--- a/router/roundrobin/round_robin.go
+++ b/router/roundrobin/round_robin.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package roundrobin
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"load-balancer/backend"
 	"sync"
 )
 
+var ErrNoBackends = errors.New("no backends available")
+
 type BackendPoolIO interface {
 	GetPool() []*backend.Backend
 }
@@ -16,14 +19,22 @@ type RoundRobin struct {
 }
 
 func NewRoundRobin(bs BackendPoolIO) *RoundRobin {
+	if bs == nil {
+		panic("backend pool cannot be nil")
+	}
 	return &RoundRobin{bp: bs}
 }
 
-func (rr *RoundRobin) GetBackend() *backend.Backend {
+func (rr *RoundRobin) GetBackend() (*backend.Backend, error) {
 	rr.mu.Lock()
 	defer rr.mu.Unlock()
 	bp := rr.bp.GetPool()
-	b := bp[rr.index]
-	rr.index = (rr.index + 1) % len(bp)
-	return b
+	for range len(bp) {
+		b := bp[rr.index]
+		rr.index = (rr.index + 1) % len(bp)
+		if b.IsHealthy() {
+			return b, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, ErrNoBackends
 }
diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index e74dcb9..c1ca71f 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package router
 import "load-balancer/backend"
 
 type AlgoIO interface {
-	GetBackend() *backend.Backend
+	GetBackend() (*backend.Backend, error)
 }
 
 type Router struct {
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ type Router struct {
 }
 
 func NewRouter(path string, be AlgoIO) *Router {
+	if be == nil {
+		panic("algorithm cannot be nil")
+	}
 	router := make(map[string]AlgoIO)
 	router[path] = be
 	return &Router{router: router}
 }
 
-func (r *Router) Route(path string) *backend.Backend {
+func (r *Router) Route(path string) (*backend.Backend, error) {
 	return r.router[path].GetBackend()
 }