diff --git a/ethermess-backend.c b/ethermess-backend.c
index 831cbff..926c64d 100644
--- a/ethermess-backend.c
+++ b/ethermess-backend.c
@@ -413,10 +413,11 @@ void readallx(int fd, unsigned char *buf, size_t length) {
 	}
 }
 
-void writeallx(int fd, unsigned char *buf, size_t length) {
+void writeallx(int fd, const void *buf, size_t length) {
+	const unsigned char *cbuf = buf;
 	size_t completed = 0;
 	while (completed < length) {
-		ssize_t res = write(fd, &buf[completed], length - completed);
+		ssize_t res = write(fd, &cbuf[completed], length - completed);
 		if (res == -1) {
 			err(1, "write");
 		}
@@ -658,36 +659,18 @@ void handle_status(const unsigned char source_mac[6], const unsigned char *data,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	char mac[18];
-	format_mac(source_mac, mac);
+	// Type of event: Status
+	writeallx(1, "s", 1);
 
-	if (printf("%s status: ", mac) == -1) {
-		err(1, "printf");
-	}
+	// MAC
+	writeallx(1, source_mac, 6);
 
-	if (status == EMS_UNAVAILABLE) {
-		if (printf("(unavailable) ") == -1) {
-			err(1, "printf");
-		}
-	} else if (status == EMS_OFFLINE) {
-		if (printf("(offline) ") == -1) {
-			err(1, "printf");
-		}
-	}
+	// Status
+	writeallx(1, &status, 1);
 
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < (size_t)nick_length; i++) {
-		if (putchar(nick[i]) == EOF) {
-			err(1, "putchar");
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (putchar('\n') == EOF) {
-		err(1, "putchar");
-	}
-
-	if (fflush(stdout) == EOF) {
-		err(1, "fflush");
-	}
+	// Nick
+	writeallx(1, &nick_length, 1);
+	writeallx(1, nick, nick_length);
 }
 
 void handle_msgid(const unsigned char source_mac[6], const unsigned char *data, size_t data_length) {
diff --git a/ethermess.py b/ethermess.py
index 98ebe05..7bec068 100644
--- a/ethermess.py
+++ b/ethermess.py
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ def parse_mac(text):
 def format_mac(mac):
 	return ':'.join(mac[i:i+1].hex() for i in range(len(mac)))
 
+def format_status(status):
+	if status == 0:
+		return 'available'
+	elif status == 1:
+		return 'unavailable'
+	elif status == 2:
+		return 'offline'
+	else:
+		raise ValueError('Unknown status %i' % status)
+
 class PollBasedThread(threading.Thread):
 	def run(self):
 		while True:
@@ -170,9 +180,25 @@ class Backend(PollBasedThread):
 				raise Exception('Unreachable')
 
 		elif fd == self.proc.stdout.fileno() and event & select.POLLIN:
-			data = self.proc.stdout.read(1024)
-			sys.stdout.buffer.write(data)
-			sys.stdout.flush()
+			event_type = readall(self.proc.stdout, 1)
+			if event_type == b's':
+				# Status
+				source_mac = readall(self.proc.stdout, 6)
+				status, = readall(self.proc.stdout, 1)
+				nick_length, = readall(self.proc.stdout, 1)
+				nick = readall(self.proc.stdout, nick_length,)
+
+				print('%s (%s) ~%s' % (format_mac(source_mac), format_status(status), nick.decode('utf-8')))
+
+			else:
+				# Not sth we handle yet
+				data = self.proc.stdout.read(1023)
+				if data is None:
+					data = b'[!] ' + event_type
+				else:
+					data = b'[!] ' + event_type + data
+				sys.stdout.buffer.write(data)
+				sys.stdout.flush()
 
 		elif fd == self.proc.stdout.fileno() and event & select.POLLHUP:
 			print('Backend exited')