diff --git a/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php b/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php
index 499a31d..5784511 100644
--- a/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php
+++ b/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php
@@ -940,10 +940,11 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 			if ($ch === 0xff) {
 				Log::debug(sprintf('%s:- TELNET IAC',self::LOGKEY));
 
+				$iaccmd = NULL;
 				// Peek for the next 2 chars
 				do {
 					$iac = $this->client->read(10,1,MSG_PEEK);
-					$iaccmd = NULL;
+					Log::debug(sprintf('%s:  - IAC LOOP',self::LOGKEY,['iac'=>ord($iac),'cmd'=>$iaccmd)]);
 
 					switch (ord($iac)) {
 						case 0x00:
@@ -994,16 +995,16 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 						default:
 							Log::debug(sprintf('%s:  - IAC [%02x]',self::LOGKEY,ord($iac)));
 
-							$ch = $iac;
+							$ch = ord($iac);
 							$iac = NULL;
 					}
 
 					if ($iaccmd) {
-						$iac = $this->client->read_ch(10);
+						$iac = ord($this->client->read_ch(10));
 						$ch = NULL;
 
 					} elseif (is_null($ch)) {
-						$ch = $this->client->read_ch(10);
+						$ch = ord($this->client->read_ch(10));
 					}
 
 				} while (! is_null($iac));