diff --git a/robots/little_john/telemetry/code/monitor/serialselect.py b/robots/little_john/telemetry/code/monitor/serialselect.py
index 01e6b00..9bb2718 100644
--- a/robots/little_john/telemetry/code/monitor/serialselect.py
+++ b/robots/little_john/telemetry/code/monitor/serialselect.py
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ def selectserial():
         os='Other'     #may be useful
 
     if len(targetdevs) == 0:
-        print("Sorry, no serial devices found.")
-        print("Exiting...")
-        return None
+        return "Sorry, no serial devices found."
     elif len(targetdevs) > 1:
         print("Found multiple serial devices: ")
         for i, dev in enumerate(targetdevs):
@@ -68,6 +66,4 @@ def selectserial():
         print("Sucessfully opened " + serialport + " as data source!")
         return datafeed
     except Exception as e:
-        print("Failed to access " + serialport + " because:")
-        print(e)
-        return None
+        return str(e)
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