diff --git a/software/drsosc/Osci.cpp b/software/drsosc/Osci.cpp
index 9e6639b..9ae9b09 100644
--- a/software/drsosc/Osci.cpp
+++ b/software/drsosc/Osci.cpp
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ void *OsciThread::Entry()
    DRSBoard *b;
    TIMESTAMP ts;
    bool skip_event;
+   time_t lastTempRead = 0;
 
    n = m = 0;
    autoTriggered = false;
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@ void *OsciThread::Entry()
                      *p++ = (unsigned short)b->GetBoardSerialNumber();
                   }
 
-                  // restart boards in invertd order (master last)
+                  // restart boards in inverted order (master last)
                   for (index = m_osci->GetDRS()->GetNumberOfBoards()-1 ; index>=0 ; index--) {
                      b = m_osci->GetBoard(index);
                      if (!m_osci->IsMultiBoard() && m_osci->GetCurrentBoard() != b)
@@ -537,7 +538,18 @@ void *OsciThread::Entry()
          wxThread::Sleep(10);
          m_active = false;
       }
-      
+
+      // read temperature once every second
+      time_t now;
+      time(&now);
+      if (now > lastTempRead) {
+         lastTempRead = now;
+         for (int i=0 ; i<m_osci->GetDRS()->GetNumberOfBoards() ; i++) {
+            b = m_osci->GetBoard(i);
+            b->ReadTemperature();
+         }
+      }
+
    } while (!m_stopThread);
 
    m_finished = true;
diff --git a/software/include/DRS.h b/software/include/DRS.h
index 62ac3d4..3f53ae3 100644
--- a/software/include/DRS.h
+++ b/software/include/DRS.h
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ protected:
    int                  fTcalPhase;
    int                  fTcalSource;
    int                  fRefclk;
+   double               fTemperature;
 
    unsigned char        fWaveforms[kNumberOfChipsMax * kNumberOfChannelsMax * 2 * kNumberOfBins];
 
@@ -741,7 +742,8 @@ public:
    int          GetTcalSource() { return fTcalSource; }
    int          SetCalibVoltage(double value);
    int          SetCalibTiming(int t1, int t2);
-   double       GetTemperature();
+   double       GetTemperature() { return fTemperature; };
+   int          ReadTemperature();
    int          Is2048ModeCapable();
    int          GetTriggerBus();
    unsigned int GetScaler(int channel);
diff --git a/software/src/DRS.cpp b/software/src/DRS.cpp
index ac11203..3034536 100644
--- a/software/src/DRS.cpp
+++ b/software/src/DRS.cpp
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ DRSBoard::DRSBoard(MUSB_INTERFACE * musb_interface, int usb_slot)
     , fNumberOfTimeData(0)
     , fDebug(0)
     , fTriggerStartBin(0)
+    , fTemperature(0)
 {
    if (musb_interface->usb_type == 1)
       fTransport = TR_USB;
@@ -4501,19 +4502,19 @@ int DRSBoard::FinishClearCycle()
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-double DRSBoard::GetTemperature()
+int DRSBoard::ReadTemperature()
 {
    // Read Out Temperature Sensor
    unsigned char buffer[2];
    unsigned short d;
    double temperature;
 
-   Read(T_STATUS, buffer, REG_TEMPERATURE, 2);
+   int status = Read(T_STATUS, buffer, REG_TEMPERATURE, sizeof(buffer));
 
    d = (static_cast < unsigned int >(buffer[1]) << 8) +buffer[0];
-   temperature = ((d >> 3) & 0x0FFF) * 0.0625;
+   this->fTemperature = ((d >> 3) & 0x0FFF) * 0.0625;
 
-   return temperature;
+   return status;
 }
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/software/src/musbstd.c b/software/src/musbstd.c
index 689d774..db1270c 100755
--- a/software/src/musbstd.c
+++ b/software/src/musbstd.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ int musb_read(MUSB_INTERFACE *musb_interface, int endpoint, void *buf, int count
    libusb_bulk_transfer(musb_interface->dev, endpoint | 0x80, (unsigned char*)buf, count, &n_read, timeout);
    /* errors should be handled in upper layer ....
     if (n_read <= 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "musb_read: requested %d, read %d, errno %d (%s)\n", count, n_read, status, strerror(status));
+    fprintf(stderr, "musb_read: requested %d, read %d, errno %d (%s)\n", count, n_read, status, libusb_strerror(status));
     }
     */