diff --git a/nCard0.cpp b/nCard0.cpp
index 853d804..1c58925 100644
--- a/nCard0.cpp
+++ b/nCard0.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 /*
 Info: Network based card0 changer. Will listen on a socket specified by user for a card0 information.
-Compiler: MinGW g++ 6.3.0 (Windows)
-          MinGW g++ 5.3.1 (Ubuntu 16.04)
+Compiler: MinGW g++ 5.3.1 (Ubuntu 16.04)
 Flags: -std=c++11 -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -lws2_32
 Run ex: nCard0.exe -p1="G:\card0.txt" -p2="H:\card0.txt" -c1="G:\check.txt" -c2="H:\check.txt" -p="4500"
 
 TODO:
-Add way to debug to log file
+Dump debug message to log file
 */
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
         }
     }
 
-    if(card_p1 == "" || check_p1 == "" || port < 1 || port > 65535) // failed validation
+    if(card_p1 == "" || port < 1 || port > 65535) // failed validation
         exampleMessage();
 
     debugOutput("Card P1:\t" + card_p1 + "\n");
@@ -247,27 +246,35 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
                         if(buffer[0] == '1') //p1
                         {
                             debugOutput("Looking for P1 check file in: " + check_p1 + "... ");
-                            if(checkExist(check_p1))
+                            if(check_p1 != "" && checkExist(check_p1))
                             {
-                                debugOutput("Found!\n");
-            
+                                debugOutput("Found!\n");        
                                 overwriteCard(buffer, card_p1);
                             }
-                            else
+                            else if(check_p1 == "") // forced overwrite without check file
                             {
-                                debugOutput("Not found!\nSkipping overwrite of card0\n");
+                                debugOutput("No check file found!\nOverwriting card regardless\n");
+                            }
+                            else // refuse overwrite
+                            {
+                                debugOutput("No check file found!\nSkipping overwrite of card0\n"); 
                             }
                         }
                         else //p2
                         {
                             debugOutput("Looking for P2 check file in: " + check_p2 + "... ");
-                            if(checkExist(check_p2))
+                            if(check_p2 != "" && checkExist(check_p2))
                             {
                                 debugOutput("Found!\n");
 
                                 overwriteCard(buffer, card_p2);
                             }
-                            else
+                            else if(check_p2 == "") // forced overwrite without check file
+                            {
+                                debugOutput("No check file found!\nOverwriting card regardless\n");
+                                overwriteCard(buffer, card_p2);
+                            }
+                            else // refuse overwrite
                             {
                                 debugOutput("Not found!\nSkipping overwrite of card0\n");
                             }
@@ -275,7 +282,8 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
                     }
                     else // invalid data
                     {
-                        debugOutput("Invalid data recieved: " + buffer);
+                        std::string bufferS(buffer); // fix this ghetto way to send the data
+                        debugOutput("Invalid data recieved: " + bufferS);
                     }
                     //send( s , "recieved" , valread , 0 );
                     
@@ -327,15 +335,24 @@ bool overwriteCard(std::string buffer, std::string location)
     debugOutput("Card data: " + card + "\n");
 
     // try to write card file
-    std::ofstream cardFile(location);
-    if(cardFile.is_open())
+    try
     {
-        cardFile << card;
-        cardFile.close();
-        debugOutput("Successfully written card number to: " + location + "\n");
+        std::ofstream cardFile(location);
+        if(cardFile.is_open())
+        {
+            cardFile << card;
+            cardFile.close();
+            debugOutput("Successfully written card number to: " + location + "\n");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            debugOutput("Unable to write to card in: " + location + "\n");
+        }
     }
-    else
+    catch (std::ofstream::failure &e)
     {
-        debugOutput("Unable to write to card in: " + location + "\n");
+        std::string errorMsg(e.what());
+        debugOutput("An error occured when trying to write file: " + errorMsg);
     }
+    
 }
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