diff --git a/obsws_python/baseclient.py b/obsws_python/baseclient.py
index 8361993..42e00b7 100644
--- a/obsws_python/baseclient.py
+++ b/obsws_python/baseclient.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import base64
 import hashlib
 import json
+import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from random import randint
 
@@ -11,9 +12,11 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError:
 
 import websocket
 
+from .error import OBSSDKError
+
 
 class ObsClient:
-    DELAY = 0.001
+    logger = logging.getLogger("baseclient.obsclient")
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         defaultkwargs = {
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ class ObsClient:
         kwargs = defaultkwargs | kwargs
         for attr, val in kwargs.items():
             setattr(self, attr, val)
-        if not (self.host and self.port and self.password):
+        if not (self.host and self.port):
             conn = self._conn_from_toml()
             self.host = conn["host"]
             self.port = conn["port"]
@@ -40,50 +43,51 @@ class ObsClient:
         return conn["connection"]
 
     def authenticate(self):
-        secret = base64.b64encode(
-            hashlib.sha256(
-                (
-                    self.password + self.server_hello["d"]["authentication"]["salt"]
-                ).encode()
-            ).digest()
-        )
-
-        auth = base64.b64encode(
-            hashlib.sha256(
-                (
-                    secret.decode()
-                    + self.server_hello["d"]["authentication"]["challenge"]
-                ).encode()
-            ).digest()
-        ).decode()
-
         payload = {
             "op": 1,
             "d": {
                 "rpcVersion": 1,
-                "authentication": auth,
                 "eventSubscriptions": self.subs,
             },
         }
 
+        if "authentication" in self.server_hello["d"]:
+            secret = base64.b64encode(
+                hashlib.sha256(
+                    (
+                        self.password + self.server_hello["d"]["authentication"]["salt"]
+                    ).encode()
+                ).digest()
+            )
+
+            auth = base64.b64encode(
+                hashlib.sha256(
+                    (
+                        secret.decode()
+                        + self.server_hello["d"]["authentication"]["challenge"]
+                    ).encode()
+                ).digest()
+            ).decode()
+
+            payload["d"]["authentication"] = auth
+
         self.ws.send(json.dumps(payload))
-        return self.ws.recv()
+        try:
+            response = json.loads(self.ws.recv())
+            return response["op"] == 2
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
+            raise OBSSDKError("failed to identify client with the server")
 
     def req(self, req_type, req_data=None):
+        id = randint(1, 1000)
+        self.logger.debug(f"Sending request with response id {id}")
+        payload = {
+            "op": 6,
+            "d": {"requestType": req_type, "requestId": id},
+        }
         if req_data:
-            payload = {
-                "op": 6,
-                "d": {
-                    "requestType": req_type,
-                    "requestId": randint(1, 1000),
-                    "requestData": req_data,
-                },
-            }
-        else:
-            payload = {
-                "op": 6,
-                "d": {"requestType": req_type, "requestId": randint(1, 1000)},
-            }
+            payload["d"]["requestData"] = req_data
         self.ws.send(json.dumps(payload))
         response = json.loads(self.ws.recv())
+        self.logger.debug(f"Reponse received {response}")
         return response["d"]
diff --git a/obsws_python/callback.py b/obsws_python/callback.py
index 28e090d..20e46fe 100644
--- a/obsws_python/callback.py
+++ b/obsws_python/callback.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Callback:
             for fn in iterator:
                 if fn not in self._callbacks:
                     self._callbacks.append(fn)
-        except TypeError as e:
+        except TypeError:
             if fns not in self._callbacks:
                 self._callbacks.append(fns)
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Callback:
             for fn in iterator:
                 if fn in self._callbacks:
                     self._callbacks.remove(fn)
-        except TypeError as e:
+        except TypeError:
             if fns in self._callbacks:
                 self._callbacks.remove(fns)
 
diff --git a/obsws_python/events.py b/obsws_python/events.py
index 56c4b63..c4d0c8c 100644
--- a/obsws_python/events.py
+++ b/obsws_python/events.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import logging
 import time
 from enum import IntEnum
 from threading import Thread
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ Subs = IntEnum(
 
 
 class EventClient:
+    logger = logging.getLogger("events.eventclient")
     DELAY = 0.001
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -40,7 +42,8 @@ class EventClient:
         }
         kwargs = defaultkwargs | kwargs
         self.base_client = ObsClient(**kwargs)
-        self.base_client.authenticate()
+        if self.base_client.authenticate():
+            self.logger.info("Successfully identified client with the server")
         self.callback = Callback()
         self.subscribe()
 
@@ -56,12 +59,13 @@ class EventClient:
         """
         self.running = True
         while self.running:
-            self.data = json.loads(self.base_client.ws.recv())
-            event, data = (
-                self.data["d"].get("eventType"),
-                self.data["d"].get("eventData"),
+            event = json.loads(self.base_client.ws.recv())
+            self.logger.debug(f"Event received {event}")
+            type_, data = (
+                event["d"].get("eventType"),
+                event["d"].get("eventData"),
             )
-            self.callback.trigger(event, data if data else {})
+            self.callback.trigger(type_, data if data else {})
             time.sleep(self.DELAY)
 
     def unsubscribe(self):
diff --git a/obsws_python/reqs.py b/obsws_python/reqs.py
index 95654c8..3c98e50 100644
--- a/obsws_python/reqs.py
+++ b/obsws_python/reqs.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 from .baseclient import ObsClient
 from .error import OBSSDKError
 from .util import as_dataclass
@@ -10,9 +12,18 @@ https://github.com/obsproject/obs-websocket/blob/master/docs/generated/protocol.
 
 
 class ReqClient:
+    logger = logging.getLogger("reqs.reqclient")
+
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.base_client = ObsClient(**kwargs)
-        self.base_client.authenticate()
+        if self.base_client.authenticate():
+            self.logger.info("Successfully identified client with the server")
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
+        self.base_client.ws.close()
 
     def send(self, param, data=None):
         response = self.base_client.req(param, data)
@@ -486,7 +497,7 @@ class ReqClient:
 
 
         """
-        return self.send("GetSceneList")
+        return self.send("GetGroupList")
 
     def get_current_program_scene(self):
         """