diff --git a/linux/payload/PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper.cpp b/linux/payload/PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper.cpp
index 7b3cf264..20e9acca 100644
--- a/linux/payload/PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper.cpp
+++ b/linux/payload/PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::performFlashRead() {
   while (readSoFar < flashReadAndWrite.totalReadSize) {
     if (terminate) {
       std::filesystem::remove(flashReadAndWrite.obcFile, e);
+      // TODO: Might not be needed
       flashfclose();
       return returnvalue::OK;
     }
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::performFlashRead() {
     sif::debug << "reading " << nextReadSize << " bytes from offset " << readSoFar << std::endl;
     if (ofile.bad() or not ofile.is_open()) {
       std::filesystem::remove(flashReadAndWrite.obcFile, e);
+      // TODO: Might not be needed
       flashfclose();
       return FILE_READ_ERROR;
     }
@@ -215,12 +217,14 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::performFlashRead() {
     result = flashReadRequest.setPayload(nextReadSize);
     if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
       std::filesystem::remove(flashReadAndWrite.obcFile, e);
+      // TODO: Might not be needed
       flashfclose();
       return result;
     }
     result = flashReadRequest.finishPacket();
     if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
       std::filesystem::remove(flashReadAndWrite.obcFile, e);
+      // TODO: Might not be needed
       flashfclose();
       return result;
     }
@@ -228,7 +232,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::performFlashRead() {
     result = handlePacketTransmissionFlashRead(flashReadRequest, ofile, nextReadSize);
     if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
       std::filesystem::remove(flashReadAndWrite.obcFile, e);
-      sif::debug << "flash close" << std::endl;
+      // TODO: Might not be needed
       flashfclose();
       return result;
     }
@@ -283,7 +287,6 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::handlePacketTransmissionFlashRead(mpsoc
   if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
     return result;
   }
-  // ccsds::HEADER_LEN + mpsoc::FLASH_READ_MIN_OVERHEAD + tc.readSize + mpsoc::CRC_SIZE
   result = handleTmReception();
   if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
     return result;
@@ -296,6 +299,10 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::handlePacketTransmissionFlashRead(mpsoc
     if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
       return result;
     }
+    result = handleTmReception();
+    if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
+      return result;
+    }
     return handleExe();
   } else if (spReader.getApid() == mpsoc::apid::EXE_FAILURE) {
     handleExeFailure();
@@ -322,6 +329,8 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::handlePacketTransmissionNoReply(ploc::S
 
 ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::sendCommand(ploc::SpTcBase& tc) {
   ReturnValue_t result = returnvalue::OK;
+  sif::debug << "sending TC" << std::endl;
+  arrayprinter::print(tc.getFullPacket(), tc.getFullPacketLen());
   result = uartComIF->sendMessage(comCookie, tc.getFullPacket(), tc.getFullPacketLen());
   if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
     sif::warning << "PlocMPSoCHelper::sendCommand: Failed to send command" << std::endl;
@@ -419,7 +428,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::handleTmReception() {
       usleepDelay *= 4;
     }
   }
-  sif::debug << "recvd first 6 bytes" << std::endl;
+  // sif::debug << "recvd first 6 bytes" << std::endl;
   while (true) {
     if (tmCountdown.hasTimedOut()) {
       triggerEvent(MPSOC_READ_TIMEOUT, tmCountdown.getTimeoutMs());
@@ -428,7 +437,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::handleTmReception() {
     result = receive(tmBuf.data() + readBytes, fullPacketLen - readBytes, &currentBytes);
     readBytes += currentBytes;
     if (fullPacketLen == readBytes) {
-      sif::debug << "recvd full " << fullPacketLen << std::endl;
+      // sif::debug << "recvd full " << fullPacketLen << std::endl;
       break;
     }
     usleep(usleepDelay);
@@ -436,6 +445,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMpsocSpecialComHelper::handleTmReception() {
       usleepDelay *= 4;
     }
   }
+  arrayprinter::print(tmBuf.data(), readBytes);
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/linux/payload/plocMpsocHelpers.h b/linux/payload/plocMpsocHelpers.h
index 820b479a..4a6e6b5c 100644
--- a/linux/payload/plocMpsocHelpers.h
+++ b/linux/payload/plocMpsocHelpers.h
@@ -375,8 +375,9 @@ class FlashFopen : public TcBase {
       return result;
     }
     std::memcpy(payloadStart, filename.c_str(), nameSize);
-    payloadStart[nameSize] = NULL_TERMINATOR;
-    payloadStart[255] = NULL_TERMINATOR;
+    // payloadStart[nameSize] = NULL_TERMINATOR;
+    std::memset(payloadStart + nameSize, 0, 256 - nameSize);
+    // payloadStart[255] = NULL_TERMINATOR;
     payloadStart[256] = static_cast<uint8_t>(accessMode);
     return returnvalue::OK;
   }
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ class TcFlashRead : public TcBase {
       sif::error << "TcFlashRead: Read length " << readLen << " too large" << std::endl;
       return returnvalue::FAILED;
     }
-    spParams.setFullPayloadLen(readLen + FLASH_READ_MIN_OVERHEAD + CRC_SIZE);
+    spParams.setFullPayloadLen(sizeof(uint32_t) + CRC_SIZE);
     ReturnValue_t result = checkPayloadLen();
     if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
       return result;