diff --git a/dhall-lsp-server.cabal b/dhall-lsp-server.cabal
--- a/dhall-lsp-server.cabal
+++ b/dhall-lsp-server.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           dhall-lsp-server
-Version:        1.1.1
+Version:        1.1.2
 cabal-version:  1.12
 synopsis:       Language Server Protocol (LSP) server for Dhall
 homepage:       https://github.com/dhall-lang/dhall-haskell/tree/master/dhall-lsp-server#readme
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       src
   default-extensions: RecordWildCards OverloadedStrings
   build-depends:
-      aeson                >= 1.3.1.1  && < 2.1
+      aeson                >= 1.3.1.1  && < 2.2
     , aeson-pretty         >= 0.8.7    && < 0.9
     , base                 >= 4.11     && < 5
     , bytestring           >= 0.10.8.2 && < 0.12
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     , dhall-json           >= 1.4      && < 1.8
     , filepath             >= 1.4.2    && < 1.5
     , lsp                  >= 1.2.0.0  && < 1.5
-    , rope-utf16-splay     >= 0.3.1.0  && < 0.4
+    , rope-utf16-splay     >= 0.3.1.0  && < 0.5
     , hslogger             >= 1.2.10   && < 1.4
     , lens                 >= 4.16.1   && < 5.2
     -- megaparsec follows SemVer: https://github.com/mrkkrp/megaparsec/issues/469#issuecomment-927918469
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     , mtl                  >= 2.2.2    && < 2.3
     , network-uri          >= 2.6.1.0  && < 2.7
     , prettyprinter        >= 1.7.0    && < 1.8
-    , text                 >= 1.2.3.0  && < 1.3
+    , text                 >= 1.2.3.0  && < 2.1
     , transformers         >= 0.5.5.0  && < 0.6
     , unordered-containers >= 0.2.9.0  && < 0.3
     , uri-encode           >= 1.5.0.5  && < 1.6
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@
     Build-Depends:
         base                                    ,
         lsp-types         >= 1.2.0.0  && < 1.5  ,
-        hspec             >= 2.7      && < 2.10 ,
+        hspec             >= 2.7      && < 2.11 ,
         lsp-test          >= 0.13.0.0 && < 0.15 ,
         tasty             >= 0.11.2   && < 1.5  ,
         tasty-hspec       >= 1.1      && < 1.3  ,
-        text              >= 0.11     && < 1.3
+        text              >= 0.11     && < 2.1
     Build-Tool-Depends: dhall-lsp-server:dhall-lsp-server
     Default-Language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/Dhall/LSP/Handlers.hs b/src/Dhall/LSP/Handlers.hs
--- a/src/Dhall/LSP/Handlers.hs
+++ b/src/Dhall/LSP/Handlers.hs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 
 hoverHandler :: Handlers HandlerM
 hoverHandler =
-    LSP.requestHandler STextDocumentHover \request respond -> do
+    LSP.requestHandler STextDocumentHover \request respond -> handleErrorWithDefault respond Nothing do
         let uri_ = request^.params.textDocument.uri
 
         let Position{ _line = fromIntegral -> _line, _character = fromIntegral -> _character } = request^.params.position
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 
 documentLinkHandler :: Handlers HandlerM
 documentLinkHandler =
-    LSP.requestHandler STextDocumentDocumentLink \request respond -> do
+    LSP.requestHandler STextDocumentDocumentLink \request respond -> handleErrorWithDefault respond (List []) do
         let uri_ = request^.params.textDocument.uri
 
         path <- case uriToFilePath uri_ of
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 
 documentFormattingHandler :: Handlers HandlerM
 documentFormattingHandler =
-    LSP.requestHandler STextDocumentFormatting \request respond -> do
+    LSP.requestHandler STextDocumentFormatting \request respond -> handleErrorWithDefault respond (List []) do
         let _uri = request^.params.textDocument.uri
 
         txt <- readUri _uri
@@ -310,9 +310,10 @@
 
         respond (Right (List [TextEdit{..}]))
 
+
 executeCommandHandler :: Handlers HandlerM
 executeCommandHandler =
-    LSP.requestHandler SWorkspaceExecuteCommand \request respond -> do
+    LSP.requestHandler SWorkspaceExecuteCommand \request respond -> handleErrorWithDefault respond Aeson.Null do
         let command_ = request^.params.command
         if  | command_ == "dhall.server.lint" ->
                 executeLintAndFormat request respond
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@
 
 completionHandler :: Handlers HandlerM
 completionHandler =
-  LSP.requestHandler STextDocumentCompletion \request respond -> do
+  LSP.requestHandler STextDocumentCompletion \request respond -> handleErrorWithDefault respond (InR (CompletionList False (List []))) do
     let uri_  = request ^. params . textDocument . uri
         line_ = fromIntegral (request ^. params . position . line)
         col_  = fromIntegral (request ^. params . position . character)
@@ -612,3 +613,45 @@
     LSP.notificationHandler STextDocumentDidSave \notification -> do
         let _uri = notification^.params.textDocument.uri
         diagnosticsHandler _uri
+
+
+-- this handler is a stab to prevent `lsp:no handler for:` messages.
+initializedHandler :: Handlers HandlerM
+initializedHandler = 
+    LSP.notificationHandler SInitialized \_ -> return ()
+
+-- this handler is a stab to prevent `lsp:no handler for:` messages.
+workspaceChangeConfigurationHandler :: Handlers HandlerM
+workspaceChangeConfigurationHandler = 
+    LSP.notificationHandler SWorkspaceDidChangeConfiguration \_ -> return ()
+
+-- this handler is a stab to prevent `lsp:no handler for:` messages.
+textDocumentChangeHandler :: Handlers HandlerM
+textDocumentChangeHandler =
+    LSP.notificationHandler STextDocumentDidChange \_ -> return ()
+
+-- this handler is a stab to prevent `lsp:no handler for:` messages.
+cancelationHandler :: Handlers HandlerM
+cancelationHandler =
+    LSP.notificationHandler SCancelRequest \_ -> return ()
+
+handleErrorWithDefault :: (Either a1 b -> HandlerM a2)
+ -> b
+ -> HandlerM a2
+ -> HandlerM a2
+handleErrorWithDefault respond _default = flip catchE handler  
+  where
+    handler (Log, _message)  = do
+                    let _xtype = MtLog
+                    liftLSP $ LSP.sendNotification SWindowLogMessage LogMessageParams{..}
+                    respond (Right _default)
+
+    handler (severity_, _message) = do
+                    let _xtype = case severity_ of
+                          Error   -> MtError
+                          Warning -> MtWarning
+                          Info    -> MtInfo
+                          Log     -> MtLog
+
+                    liftLSP $ LSP.sendNotification SWindowShowMessage ShowMessageParams{..}
+                    respond (Right _default)
diff --git a/src/Dhall/LSP/Server.hs b/src/Dhall/LSP/Server.hs
--- a/src/Dhall/LSP/Server.hs
+++ b/src/Dhall/LSP/Server.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
     , documentLinkHandler
     , executeCommandHandler
     , hoverHandler
+    , initializedHandler
+    , workspaceChangeConfigurationHandler
+    , textDocumentChangeHandler
+    , cancelationHandler
     )
 import Dhall.LSP.State
 import Language.LSP.Server (Options(..), ServerDefinition(..), type (<~>)(..))
@@ -76,6 +80,10 @@
           , documentFormattingHandler
           , documentLinkHandler
           , completionHandler
+          , initializedHandler
+          , workspaceChangeConfigurationHandler
+          , textDocumentChangeHandler
+          , cancelationHandler
           ]
 
   let interpretHandler environment = Iso{..}
