diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fc42c1a..82fab75 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extern crate log;
 mod bundle;
 mod config;
 
+use std::error::Error;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
 #[cfg(feature = "bundle")]
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use watchers::{run_first_supported, ReportClient, WatcherType};
 
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
-async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let config = config::from_cli()?;
     #[cfg(feature = "bundle")]
     let no_tray = config.no_tray;
diff --git a/watchers/Cargo.toml b/watchers/Cargo.toml
index a263525..eedadc3 100644
--- a/watchers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/watchers/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rstest = "0.19.0"
 tempfile = "3.10.1"
 
 [dependencies]
-aw-client-rust = { git = "https://github.com/ActivityWatch/aw-server-rust", rev = "448312d" }
+aw-client-rust = { git = "https://github.com/ActivityWatch/aw-server-rust", rev = "9275009" }
 wayland-client = "0.31.1"
 wayland-protocols = { version = "0.31.2", features = ["staging", "client" ]}
 wayland-protocols-plasma = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["client"] }
diff --git a/watchers/src/config.rs b/watchers/src/config.rs
index 6e5e776..0ebe7cb 100644
--- a/watchers/src/config.rs
+++ b/watchers/src/config.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub use file_config::FileConfig;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 pub struct Config {
-    pub port: u32,
+    pub port: u16,
     pub host: String,
     pub idle_timeout: Duration,
     pub poll_time_idle: Duration,
diff --git a/watchers/src/config/defaults.rs b/watchers/src/config/defaults.rs
index a9e3566..21d5f7d 100644
--- a/watchers/src/config/defaults.rs
+++ b/watchers/src/config/defaults.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub fn poll_time_idle_seconds() -> u32 {
 pub fn poll_time_window_seconds() -> u32 {
     1
 }
-pub fn port() -> u32 {
+pub fn port() -> u16 {
     5600
 }
 pub fn host() -> String {
diff --git a/watchers/src/config/file_config.rs b/watchers/src/config/file_config.rs
index 4b4fa79..7554509 100644
--- a/watchers/src/config/file_config.rs
+++ b/watchers/src/config/file_config.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn default_config() -> String {
 #[derive(Deserialize, DefaultFromSerde)]
 pub struct ServerConfig {
     #[serde(default = "defaults::port")]
-    pub port: u32,
+    pub port: u16,
     #[serde(default = "defaults::host")]
     pub host: String,
 }
diff --git a/watchers/src/report_client.rs b/watchers/src/report_client.rs
index 1d4a8e6..d8d4754 100644
--- a/watchers/src/report_client.rs
+++ b/watchers/src/report_client.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use aw_client_rust::{AwClient, Event as AwEvent};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 use std::future::Future;
+use std::error::Error;
 
 pub struct ReportClient {
     pub client: AwClient,
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ pub struct ReportClient {
 }
 
 impl ReportClient {
-    pub async fn new(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
-        let client = AwClient::new(&config.host, &config.port.to_string(), "awatcher");
+    pub async fn new(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let client = AwClient::new(&config.host, config.port, "awatcher")?;
 
         let hostname = gethostname::gethostname().into_string().unwrap();
         let idle_bucket_name = format!("aw-watcher-afk_{hostname}");