diff --git a/shelly-ble-rpc/.gitignore b/shelly-ble-rpc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a5ca19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shelly-ble-rpc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+venv/
+*.log
diff --git a/shelly-ble-rpc/shelly-ble-rpc.py b/shelly-ble-rpc/shelly-ble-rpc.py
index 99a0770..e5773d0 100755
--- a/shelly-ble-rpc/shelly-ble-rpc.py
+++ b/shelly-ble-rpc/shelly-ble-rpc.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Tuple, List
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
-from bleak import BleakClient, BleakError, BleakScanner
+from bleak import BleakClient, BleakScanner
+from bleak.exc import BleakError
 from bleak.backends.device import BLEDevice
 from bleak.backends.scanner import AdvertisementData
 from colorama import Fore, Style, init as colorama_init
@@ -391,7 +392,6 @@ async def call_rpc(
     async def retrieve_shelly_service(self, client: BleakClient) -> None:
         """Retrieves the Shelly GATT service from the BLE client."""
         try:
-            await client.get_services()
             services = client.services
             self.shelly_service = services.get_service(SHELLY_GATT_SERVICE_UUID)
             if self.shelly_service is None:
@@ -1050,16 +1050,6 @@ async def list_available_methods(device: ShellyDevice) -> None:
         print_error(f"Failed to list available methods: {e}")
 
 
-# ============================
-# Utility Exception Classes
-# ============================
-
-
-class RescanWithNewFiltersException(Exception):
-    """Custom exception to handle rescan with new filters."""
-    pass
-
-
 # ============================
 # Entry Point
 # ============================
@@ -1085,4 +1075,4 @@ class RescanWithNewFiltersException(Exception):
         print_error("\nScript interrupted by user.")
     except Exception as e:
         log_error(f"Unexpected error in main: {e}")
-        print_error(f"Unexpected error: {e}")
\ No newline at end of file
+        print_error(f"Unexpected error: {e}")