diff --git a/rtmp/rtmp.go b/rtmp/rtmp.go
index 1693a7f1..16300f4c 100644
--- a/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -241,20 +241,19 @@ func connectStream(s *Session) error {
 }
 
 // handlePacket handles a packet that the client has received.
-// NB: cases have been commented out that are not currently used by AusOcean
+// NB: Unsupported packet types are logged fatally.
 func handlePacket(s *Session, pkt *packet) error {
+	if pkt.bodySize < 4 {
+		return errInvalidBody
+	}
+
 	switch pkt.packetType {
 	case packetTypeChunkSize:
-		if pkt.bodySize >= 4 {
-			s.inChunkSize = int32(amf.DecodeInt32(pkt.body[:4]))
-		}
+		s.inChunkSize = int32(amf.DecodeInt32(pkt.body[:4]))
 
 	case packetTypeBytesReadReport:
 		s.serverBW = int32(amf.DecodeInt32(pkt.body[:4]))
 
-	case packetTypeControl:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported packet type packetTypeControl")
-
 	case packetTypeServerBW:
 		s.serverBW = int32(amf.DecodeInt32(pkt.body[:4]))
 
@@ -266,18 +265,6 @@ func handlePacket(s *Session, pkt *packet) error {
 			s.clientBW2 = 0xff
 		}
 
-	case packetTypeAudio:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported packet type packetTypeAudio")
-
-	case packetTypeVideo:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported packet type packetTypeVideo")
-
-	case packetTypeFlexMessage:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported packet type packetTypeFlexMessage")
-
-	case packetTypeInfo:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported packet type packetTypeInfo")
-
 	case packetTypeInvoke:
 		err := handleInvoke(s, pkt.body[:pkt.bodySize])
 		if err != nil {
@@ -286,8 +273,8 @@ func handlePacket(s *Session, pkt *packet) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-	case packetTypeFlashVideo:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported packet type packetType_FLASHVideo")
+	case packetTypeControl, packetTypeAudio, packetTypeVideo, packetTypeFlashVideo, packetTypeFlexMessage, packetTypeInfo:
+		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported packet type "+strconv.Itoa(int(pkt.packetType)))
 
 	default:
 		s.log(WarnLevel, pkg+"unknown packet type", "type", pkt.packetType)
@@ -315,49 +302,21 @@ func sendConnectPacket(s *Session) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	enc[0] = amf.TypeObject
 	enc = enc[1:]
-
 	enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedString(enc, avApp, s.link.app)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if s.link.protocol&featureWrite != 0 {
-		enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedString(enc, avType, avNonprivate)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedString(enc, avType, avNonprivate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	if s.link.url != "" {
-		enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedString(enc, avTcUrl, s.link.url)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedString(enc, avTcUrl, s.link.url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	if s.link.protocol&featureWrite == 0 {
-		enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedBoolean(enc, avFpad, false)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedNumber(enc, avCapabilities, 15)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedNumber(enc, avAudioCodecs, s.audioCodecs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedNumber(enc, avVideoCodecs, s.videoCodecs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		enc, err = amf.EncodeNamedNumber(enc, avVideoFunction, 1)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	// terminate the AMF object
 	enc, err = amf.EncodeInt24(enc, amf.TypeObjectEnd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -707,8 +666,8 @@ func handleInvoke(s *Session, body []byte) error {
 				return err
 			}
 
-		case avPlay, avPublish:
-			s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avPlay/avPublish")
+		default:
+			s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unexpected method invoked"+methodInvoked)
 		}
 
 	case avOnBWDone:
@@ -719,21 +678,6 @@ func handleInvoke(s *Session, body []byte) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-	case avOnFCUnsubscribe, avOnFCSubscribe:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avOnFCUnsubscribe/avOonfcsubscribe")
-
-	case avPing:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avPing")
-
-	case av_onbwcheck:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method av_onbwcheck")
-
-	case av_onbwdone:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method av_onbwdone")
-
-	case avClose:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avClose")
-
 	case avOnStatus:
 		obj2, err := obj.ObjectProperty("", 3)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -749,40 +693,20 @@ func handleInvoke(s *Session, body []byte) error {
 		}
 		s.log(DebugLevel, pkg+"onStatus", "code", code, "level", level)
 
-		switch code {
-		case avNetStreamFailed, avNetStreamPlayFailed,
-			avNetStreamPlayStreamNotFound, avNetConnectionConnectInvalidApp:
-			s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avNetStream/avNetStreamPlayFailed/avNetstream_play_streamnotfound/av_netConnection_Connect_invalidApp")
-
-		case avNetStreamPlayStart, avNetStreamPlayPublishNotify:
-			s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avNetStreamPlayStart/avNetStreamPlayPublishNotify")
-
-		case avNetStreamPublish_Start:
-			s.log(DebugLevel, pkg+"playing")
-			s.isPlaying = true
-			for i, m := range s.methodCalls {
-				if m.name == avPublish {
-					s.methodCalls = eraseMethod(s.methodCalls, i)
-					break
-				}
+		if code != avNetStreamPublish_Start {
+			s.log(ErrorLevel, pkg+"unexpected response "+code)
+			return errUnimplemented
+		}
+		s.log(DebugLevel, pkg+"playing")
+		s.isPlaying = true
+		for i, m := range s.methodCalls {
+			if m.name == avPublish {
+				s.methodCalls = eraseMethod(s.methodCalls, i)
 			}
-			// ToDo: handle case when avPublish method not found
-
-		case avNetStreamPlayComplete, avNetStreamPlayStop, avNetStreamPlayUnpublishNotify:
-			s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avNetStreamPlayComplete/avNetStreamPlayStop/avNetStreamPlayUnpublishNotify")
-
-		case avNetStreamSeekNotify:
-			s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avNetstream_seek_notify")
-
-		case avNetStreamPauseNotify:
-			s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avNetStreamPauseNotify")
 		}
 
-	case avPlaylist_ready:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsupported method avPlaylist_ready")
-
 	default:
-		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unknown method "+meth)
+		s.log(FatalLevel, pkg+"unsuppoted method "+meth)
 	}
 	return nil
 }