diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6544b5f..187c479 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - Fixed clipboard crashing, when seat has neither keyboard nor pointer focus
 - Advertise UTF8_STRING mimetype
+- Fixed crash when writing data to the server fails
 - Fixed fd leaking from keymap updates
 
 ## 0.5.1 -- 2020-07-10
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 26fc5ad..1d03b87 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,10 +43,17 @@ impl Clipboard {
     /// Loads content from a clipboard on a last observed seat.
     pub fn load(&self) -> Result<String> {
         let _ = self.request_sender.send(worker::Command::Load);
-        self.request_receiver.recv().unwrap()
+
+        if let Ok(reply) = self.request_receiver.recv() {
+            reply
+        } else {
+            // The clipboard thread is dead, however we shouldn't crash downstream, so
+            // propogating an error.
+            Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, "clipboard is dead."))
+        }
     }
 
-    /// Store to a clipboard
+    /// Store to a clipboard.
     ///
     /// Stores to a clipboard on a last observed seat.
     pub fn store<T: Into<String>>(&self, text: T) {
@@ -59,7 +66,14 @@ impl Clipboard {
     /// Loads content from a  primary clipboard on a last observed seat.
     pub fn load_primary(&self) -> Result<String> {
         let _ = self.request_sender.send(worker::Command::LoadPrimary);
-        self.request_receiver.recv().unwrap()
+
+        if let Ok(reply) = self.request_receiver.recv() {
+            reply
+        } else {
+            // The clipboard thread is dead, however we shouldn't crash downstream, so
+            // propogating an error.
+            Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, "clipboard is dead."))
+        }
     }
 
     /// Store to a primary clipboard.
@@ -74,7 +88,7 @@ impl Clipboard {
 impl Drop for Clipboard {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         // Shutdown smithay-clipboard.
-        self.request_sender.send(worker::Command::Exit).unwrap();
+        let _ = self.request_sender.send(worker::Command::Exit);
         if let Some(clipboard_thread) = self.clipboard_thread.take() {
             let _ = clipboard_thread.join();
         }
diff --git a/src/worker/handlers.rs b/src/worker/handlers.rs
index d372a91..08ca172 100644
--- a/src/worker/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/worker/handlers.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ macro_rules! handle_load {
                 }
             };
 
-            $queue.sync_roundtrip(&mut (), |_, _, _| unreachable!()).unwrap();
+            // If we fail here, it means that we likely won't be able
+            // to read clipboard anyway, so return and reply to prevent block/crash.
+            if $queue.sync_roundtrip(&mut (), |_, _, _| unreachable!()).is_err() {
+                handlers::reply_error(&$tx, "failed to access clipboard.");
+                return;
+            };
 
             let mut contents = String::new();
             let result = reader.read_to_string(&mut contents).map(|_| {
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ macro_rules! handle_load {
                 }
             });
 
-            $tx.send(result).unwrap();
+            let _ = $tx.send(result);
         });
 
         // Send back that we've failed to load data from the clipboard.
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ macro_rules! handle_store {
 
 /// Reply an error to a clipboard master.
 pub fn reply_error(tx: &Sender<Result<String>>, description: &str) {
-    tx.send(Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, description))).unwrap();
+    let _ = tx.send(Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, description)));
 }
 
 /// Update seat and serial on pointer events.
diff --git a/src/worker/mod.rs b/src/worker/mod.rs
index cf54b1a..75304fb 100644
--- a/src/worker/mod.rs
+++ b/src/worker/mod.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ fn worker_impl(display: Display, request_rx: Receiver<Command>, reply_tx: Sender
 
     let env = Environment::init(&display_proxy, SmithayClipboard::new());
     let req = queue.sync_roundtrip(&mut (), |_, _, _| unreachable!());
-    let _ = req.and_then(|_| queue.sync_roundtrip(&mut (), |_, _, _| unreachable!())).unwrap();
+    let req = req.and_then(|_| queue.sync_roundtrip(&mut (), |_, _, _| unreachable!()));
+
+    // We shouldn't crash the application if we've failed to dispatch.
+    if req.is_err() {
+        return;
+    }
 
     // Get data device manager.
     let data_device_manager = env.get_global::<WlDataDeviceManager>();
@@ -209,7 +214,12 @@ fn worker_impl(display: Display, request_rx: Receiver<Command>, reply_tx: Sender
             // Reset the time we're sleeping.
             sa_tracker.reset_sleep();
 
-            queue.sync_roundtrip(&mut dispatch_data, |_, _, _| unimplemented!()).unwrap();
+            if queue.sync_roundtrip(&mut dispatch_data, |_, _, _| unimplemented!()).is_err() {
+                if request == Command::LoadPrimary || request == Command::Load {
+                    handlers::reply_error(&reply_tx, "primary clipboard is not available.");
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
 
             // Get latest observed seat and serial.
             let (seat, serial) = match dispatch_data.last_seat() {
@@ -270,7 +280,10 @@ fn worker_impl(display: Display, request_rx: Receiver<Command>, reply_tx: Sender
             }
         }
 
-        let pending_events = queue.dispatch_pending(&mut dispatch_data, |_, _, _| {}).unwrap();
+        let pending_events = match queue.dispatch_pending(&mut dispatch_data, |_, _, _| {}) {
+            Ok(pending_events) => pending_events,
+            Err(_) => break,
+        };
 
         // If some application is trying to spam us when there're no seats, it's likely that
         // someone is trying to paste from us.