diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 02b13ba8..727a5cad 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ func uploadHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var filePaths []string
-	filePaths = append(filePaths, filePath)
-
 	tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "extrafiles")
 	if err != nil {
 		c.String(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
@@ -139,7 +136,6 @@ func uploadHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 			c.String(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 			return
 		}
-		filePaths = append(filePaths, path)
 		log.Printf("Saving %s on %s", extraFile.Filename, path)
 
 		err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0744)
diff --git a/serial.go b/serial.go
index 96778734..64e5b8f7 100755
--- a/serial.go
+++ b/serial.go
@@ -83,19 +83,6 @@ func (sh *serialhub) Unregister(port *serport) {
 	sh.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-// Write data to the serial port.
-func (sh *serialhub) Write(port *serport, data string, sendMode string) {
-	// if user sent in the commands as one text mode line
-	switch sendMode {
-	case "send":
-		port.sendBuffered <- data
-	case "sendnobuf":
-		port.sendNoBuf <- []byte(data)
-	case "sendraw":
-		port.sendRaw <- data
-	}
-}
-
 func (sh *serialhub) FindPortByName(portname string) (*serport, bool) {
 	sh.mu.Lock()
 	defer sh.mu.Unlock()
@@ -275,18 +262,10 @@ func spErr(err string) {
 }
 
 func spClose(portname string) {
-	// look up the registered port by name
-	// then call the close method inside serialport
-	// that should cause an unregister channel call back
-	// to myself
-
-	myport, isFound := sh.FindPortByName(portname)
-
-	if isFound {
-		// we found our port
-		spHandlerClose(myport)
+	if myport, ok := sh.FindPortByName(portname); ok {
+		h.broadcastSys <- []byte("Closing serial port " + portname)
+		myport.Close()
 	} else {
-		// we couldn't find the port, so send err
 		spErr("We could not find the serial port " + portname + " that you were trying to close.")
 	}
 }
@@ -328,5 +307,5 @@ func spWrite(arg string) {
 	}
 
 	// send it to the write channel
-	sh.Write(port, data, bufferingMode)
+	port.Write(data, bufferingMode)
 }
diff --git a/serialport.go b/serialport.go
index 43c810ff..a11483f6 100755
--- a/serialport.go
+++ b/serialport.go
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ type serport struct {
 
 	isClosingDueToError bool
 
-	// counter incremented on queue, decremented on write
-	itemsInBuffer int
-
 	// buffered channel containing up to 25600 outbound messages.
 	sendBuffered chan string
 
@@ -161,18 +158,29 @@ func (p *serport) reader(buftype string) {
 			// Keep track of time difference between two consecutive read with n == 0 and err == nil
 			// we get here if the port has been disconnected while open (cpu usage will jump to 100%)
 			// let's close the port only if the events are extremely fast (<1ms)
-			if err == nil {
-				diff := time.Since(timeCheckOpen)
-				if diff.Nanoseconds() < 1000000 {
-					p.isClosingDueToError = true
-					break
-				}
-				timeCheckOpen = time.Now()
+			diff := time.Since(timeCheckOpen)
+			if diff.Nanoseconds() < 1000000 {
+				p.isClosingDueToError = true
+				break
 			}
+			timeCheckOpen = time.Now()
 		}
 	}
 	if p.isClosingDueToError {
-		spCloseReal(p)
+		p.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+// Write data to the serial port.
+func (p *serport) Write(data string, sendMode string) {
+	// if user sent in the commands as one text mode line
+	switch sendMode {
+	case "send":
+		p.sendBuffered <- data
+	case "sendnobuf":
+		p.sendNoBuf <- []byte(data)
+	case "sendraw":
+		p.sendRaw <- data
 	}
 }
 
@@ -213,10 +221,6 @@ func (p *serport) writerNoBuf() {
 		// if we get here, we were able to write successfully
 		// to the serial port because it blocks until it can write
 
-		// decrement counter
-		p.itemsInBuffer--
-		log.Printf("itemsInBuffer:%v\n", p.itemsInBuffer)
-
 		// FINALLY, OF ALL THE CODE IN THIS PROJECT
 		// WE TRULY/FINALLY GET TO WRITE TO THE SERIAL PORT!
 		n2, err := p.portIo.Write(data)
@@ -343,13 +347,8 @@ func spHandlerOpen(portname string, baud int, buftype string) {
 	serialPorts.List()
 }
 
-func spHandlerClose(p *serport) {
+func (p *serport) Close() {
 	p.isClosing = true
-	h.broadcastSys <- []byte("Closing serial port " + p.portConf.Name)
-	spCloseReal(p)
-}
-
-func spCloseReal(p *serport) {
 	p.bufferwatcher.Close()
 	p.portIo.Close()
 	serialPorts.MarkPortAsClosed(p.portName)