diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qActionsWidget.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qActionsWidget.cpp
index 465fed646..6781128c1 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qActionsWidget.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qActionsWidget.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void qActionsWidget::SetMode(int mode){
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ void qActionsWidget::SetScriptFile(){
 	//dont display if theres a none
 	if(!dispScript->text().compare("none")) dispScript->setText("");
 
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
+
 }
 
 
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@ void qActionsWidget::SetParameter(){
 	myDet->setActionParameter(id,parameter.toAscii().constData());
 	//dont display if theres a none
 	if(!dispParameter->text().compare("none")) dispParameter->setText("");
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -207,6 +211,8 @@ void qActionsWidget::Refresh(){
 			"script:" << script << "\t"
 			"parameter:" << parameter << "\t***" << endl;
 #endif
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDataOutput.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDataOutput.cpp
index 1e8be365a..edede74c3 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDataOutput.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDataOutput.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ void qTabDataOutput::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 	if(myDet->getBadChannelCorrection()) chkDiscardBad->setChecked(true);
 
 
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -152,9 +153,12 @@ void qTabDataOutput::setOutputDir(){
 	if(myDet->setReceiverOnline()==slsDetectorDefs::ONLINE_FLAG){
 		for(int i=0;i<myDet->getNumberOfDetectors();i++){
 			slsDetector *det = 	myDet->getSlsDetector(i);
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 			det->setFilePath(string(path.toAscii().constData()));
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 			if(det->getFilePath()!=(string(path.toAscii().constData()))){
 				error=true;
+				qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -162,7 +166,9 @@ void qTabDataOutput::setOutputDir(){
 			//set it back for the ones which got set
 			for(int i=0;i<myDet->getNumberOfDetectors();i++){
 				slsDetector *det = 	myDet->getSlsDetector(i);
+				qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 				det->setFilePath(oldPath);
+				qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 			}
 		}//set it in multi as well if it worked so that they reflect the same
 		else
@@ -199,6 +205,8 @@ void qTabDataOutput::setOutputDir(){
 	}
 
 	connect(dispOutputDir,		SIGNAL(editingFinished()), 	this, 	SLOT(setOutputDir()));
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -286,6 +294,8 @@ void qTabDataOutput::SetFlatField(){
 	}
 
 	connect(dispFlatField,SIGNAL(editingFinished()),this,SLOT(SetFlatField()));
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -314,12 +324,13 @@ void qTabDataOutput::UpdateFlatFieldFromServer(){
 	chkFlatField->setText("Flat Field File:");
 
 	connect(dispFlatField,		SIGNAL(editingFinished()),	this,	SLOT(SetFlatField()));
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void qTabDataOutput::BrowseFlatFieldPath()
-{
+void qTabDataOutput::BrowseFlatFieldPath(){
 	QString fName = dispFlatField->text();
 	QString dir = fName.section('/',0,-2,QString::SectionIncludeLeadingSep);
 	if(dir.isEmpty()) dir =  QString(myDet->getFlatFieldCorrectionDir().c_str());/*"/home/";*/
@@ -330,6 +341,8 @@ void qTabDataOutput::BrowseFlatFieldPath()
 		dispFlatField->setText(fName);
 		SetFlatField();
 	}
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -381,6 +394,8 @@ void qTabDataOutput::SetRateCorrection(){
 	connect(radioAuto,		SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), 			this, 	SLOT(SetRateCorrection()));
 	connect(radioDeadTime,	SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), 			this, 	SLOT(SetRateCorrection()));
 	connect(spinDeadTime,	SIGNAL(valueChanged(double)), 	this, 	SLOT(SetRateCorrection()));
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -395,6 +410,7 @@ void qTabDataOutput::UpdateRateCorrectionFromServer(){
 
 	double rate;
 	rate = (double)myDet->getRateCorrectionTau();
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << "Getting rate correction from server:" << rate << " : ";
 #endif
@@ -461,6 +477,8 @@ void qTabDataOutput::SetAngularCorrection(){
 	}
 
 	emit AngularConversionSignal(chkAngular->isChecked());
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -482,6 +500,8 @@ void qTabDataOutput::DiscardBadChannels(){
 		cout << "Unsetting bad channel correction" << endl;
 #endif
 	}
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -552,6 +572,8 @@ void qTabDataOutput::Refresh(){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout  << "**Updated DataOutput Tab" << endl << endl;
 #endif
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDebugging.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDebugging.cpp
index 2aec64dc1..efb72a83a 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDebugging.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDebugging.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void qTabDebugging::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 	if(detType==slsDetectorDefs::MYTHEN) UpdateModuleList();
 	UpdateStatus();
 
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ void qTabDebugging::UpdateModuleList(){
 		cout  << "Getting Module List" << endl;
 #endif
 	det = myDet->getSlsDetector(comboDetector->currentIndex());
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 	//deletes all modules except "all modules"
 	for(int i=0;i<comboModule->count()-1;i++)
 		comboModule->removeItem(i);
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ void qTabDebugging::UpdateModuleList(){
 		comboModule->addItem(QString("Module %1").arg(i));
 	}
 
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 }
 
 
@@ -133,11 +136,12 @@ void qTabDebugging::UpdateStatus(){
 		cout  << "Getting Status" << endl;
 #endif
 	det = myDet->getSlsDetector(comboDetector->currentIndex());
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 	int detStatus = (int)det->getRunStatus();
 	string status = slsDetectorBase::runStatusType(slsDetectorDefs::runStatus(detStatus));
 	lblStatus->setText(QString(status.c_str()).toUpper());
 
-
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 }
 
 
@@ -204,9 +208,11 @@ void qTabDebugging::GetInfo(){
 		for (int i=0;i<comboDetector->count();i++){
 			QList<QTreeWidgetItem *> childItems;
 			det = myDet->getSlsDetector(i);
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 			for(int j=0;j<det->getNMods();j++)
 				childItems.append(new QTreeWidgetItem((QTreeWidget*)0, QStringList(QString("Module %1").arg(j))));
 			treeDet->topLevelItem(i)->insertChildren(0,childItems);
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 		}
 
 		break;
@@ -305,6 +311,7 @@ void qTabDebugging::SetParameters(QTreeWidgetItem *item){
 					break;
 
 			det = myDet->getSlsDetector(i);
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 			lblDetectorId->setText(comboDetector->itemText(i));
 			sprintf(value,"%llx",det->getId(slsDetectorDefs::DETECTOR_SERIAL_NUMBER));
 			lblDetectorSerial->setText(QString(value));
@@ -312,6 +319,7 @@ void qTabDebugging::SetParameters(QTreeWidgetItem *item){
 			lblDetectorFirmware	->setText(QString(value));
 			sprintf(value,"%llx",det->getId(slsDetectorDefs::DETECTOR_SOFTWARE_VERSION));
 			lblDetectorSoftware->setText(QString(value));
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 
 			lblModuleId->setText("");
 			lblModuleSerial->setText("");
@@ -324,6 +332,7 @@ void qTabDebugging::SetParameters(QTreeWidgetItem *item){
 			int im = item->parent()->indexOfChild(item);
 
 			det = myDet->getSlsDetector(i);
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 			lblDetectorId->setText(comboDetector->itemText(i));
 			sprintf(value,"%llx",det->getId(slsDetectorDefs::DETECTOR_SERIAL_NUMBER));
 			lblDetectorSerial->setText(QString(value));
@@ -337,6 +346,8 @@ void qTabDebugging::SetParameters(QTreeWidgetItem *item){
 			lblModuleSerial->setText(QString(value));
 			sprintf(value,"%llx",det->getId(slsDetectorDefs::MODULE_FIRMWARE_VERSION,im));
 			lblModuleFirmware->setText(QString(value));
+
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -353,6 +364,7 @@ void qTabDebugging::SetParameters(QTreeWidgetItem *item){
 					break;
 
 			det = myDet->getSlsDetector(i);
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 			lblDetectorId->setText(comboDetector->itemText(i));
 			sprintf(value,"%llx",det->getId(slsDetectorDefs::DETECTOR_SERIAL_NUMBER));
 			lblDetectorSerial->setText(QString(value));
@@ -360,6 +372,8 @@ void qTabDebugging::SetParameters(QTreeWidgetItem *item){
 			lblDetectorFirmware	->setText(QString(value));
 			sprintf(value,"%llx",det->getId(slsDetectorDefs::DETECTOR_SOFTWARE_VERSION));
 			lblDetectorSoftware->setText(QString(value));
+
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -374,6 +388,7 @@ void qTabDebugging::SetParameters(QTreeWidgetItem *item){
 				break;
 
 		det = myDet->getSlsDetector(i);
+		qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 		lblDetectorId->setText(comboDetector->itemText(i));
 		sprintf(value,"%llx",det->getId(slsDetectorDefs::DETECTOR_SERIAL_NUMBER));
 		lblDetectorSerial->setText(QString(value));
@@ -381,6 +396,8 @@ void qTabDebugging::SetParameters(QTreeWidgetItem *item){
 		lblDetectorFirmware	->setText(QString(value));
 		sprintf(value,"%llx",det->getId(slsDetectorDefs::DETECTOR_SOFTWARE_VERSION));
 		lblDetectorSoftware->setText(QString(value));
+
+		qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -421,6 +438,7 @@ void qTabDebugging::TestDetector(){
 
 	//get sls det object
 	det = myDet->getSlsDetector(comboDetector->currentIndex());
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 
 	//detector firmware
 	if(chkDetectorFirmware->isChecked()){
@@ -478,6 +496,8 @@ void qTabDebugging::TestDetector(){
 	}
 	//display message
 	qDefs::Message(qDefs::INFORMATION,message.toAscii().constData(),"Debugging");
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp
index f6e050747..2b5a19c43 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabPlot.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ void qTabPlot::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 		btnResetPedestal->setEnabled(false);
 	}
 
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -482,6 +483,7 @@ void qTabPlot::SetFrequency(){
 	//if period is 0, check exptime, if that is also 0, give warning and set to min timer
 	if(acqPeriodMS==0){
 		acqPeriodMS = (myDet->setTimer(slsDetectorDefs::ACQUISITION_TIME,-1)*(1E-6));
+
 		if(acqPeriodMS==0){
 			qDefs::Message(qDefs::WARNING,"<nobr>Interval between Plots:</nobr><br><nobr>"
 					"<b>Every Nth Image</b>: Period betwen Frames and Exposure Time cannot both be 0 ms.</nobr><br><nobr>"
@@ -500,6 +502,7 @@ void qTabPlot::SetFrequency(){
 			connect(spinTimeGap,	SIGNAL(editingFinished()),			this, SLOT(SetFrequency()));
 			connect(spinNthFrame,	SIGNAL(editingFinished()),			this, SLOT(SetFrequency()));
 			connect(comboFrequency, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)),	this, SLOT(SetFrequency()));
+			qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -594,6 +597,8 @@ void qTabPlot::SetFrequency(){
 	connect(spinTimeGap,	SIGNAL(editingFinished()),			this, SLOT(SetFrequency()));
 	connect(spinNthFrame,	SIGNAL(editingFinished()),			this, SLOT(SetFrequency()));
 	connect(comboFrequency, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)),	this, SLOT(SetFrequency()));
+
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
 }
 
 
@@ -614,6 +619,8 @@ void qTabPlot::EnableScanBox(){
 	//none of these scan plotting options make sense if positions exists
 	bool positionsExist = myDet->getAngularConversion(ang);//myDet->getPositions();
 
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
+
 	//only now enable/disable
 	boxScan->setEnabled((mode0||mode1)&&(!positionsExist));
 
@@ -801,6 +808,8 @@ void qTabPlot::SetScanArgument(){
 	}else //done here so that it isnt set by default each time
 		myPlot->SetScanArgument(0);
 
+	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet);
+
 }