diff --git a/src/serial.rs b/src/serial.rs
index fcc9aeb..817fb67 100644
--- a/src/serial.rs
+++ b/src/serial.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use esp_idf_hal::serial::{self, Rx, Tx};
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum SerialError {
     ReadError,
-    WriteError(String),
+    WriteError,
     TimeoutError,
 }
 
@@ -79,13 +79,19 @@ impl<UART: serial::Uart> SerialIO<UART> {
     }
 
     pub fn send_bytes(&mut self, payload: &[u8], eos: Option<u8>) -> Result<usize> {
-        //self.rx.clear();
+        let mut num_bytes = 0;
         for b in payload.iter() {
             nb::block!(self.tx.write(*b))
-                .map_err(|err| SerialError::WriteError(format!("Error writing '{}' to serial, Original error {}", b, err)))?;
+                .map_err(|err| SerialError::WriteError)?;
+            num_bytes += 1;
+        }
+        if num_bytes == payload.len() {
+            eos.map(|b| nb::block!(self.tx.write(b)));
+            Ok(num_bytes + if eos.is_none() { 0 } else { 1 })
+        }
+        else {
+            Err(SerialError::WriteError)
         }
-        eos.map(|b| nb::block!(self.tx.write(b)));
-        Ok(payload.len() + if eos.is_none() { 0 } else { 1 })
     }
 
     /// Reads a whole line (that ends with \\n) within the given `timeout` passed on input.