diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.cpp
index 711576688..d1a880b3f 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/Implementation.cpp
@@ -497,10 +497,15 @@ void Implementation::startReceiver() {
 
     // callbacks
     if (startAcquisitionCallBack) {
-        startAcquisitionCallBack(filePath, fileName, fileIndex,
-                                 (generalData->imageSize) +
-                                     (generalData->fifoBufferHeaderSize),
-                                 pStartAcquisition);
+        try {
+            startAcquisitionCallBack(filePath, fileName, fileIndex,
+                                     (generalData->imageSize) +
+                                         (generalData->fifoBufferHeaderSize),
+                                     pStartAcquisition);
+        } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+            throw sls::RuntimeError("Start Acquisition Callback Error: " +
+                                    std::string(e.what()));
+        }
         if (rawDataReadyCallBack != nullptr) {
             LOG(logINFO) << "Data Write has been defined externally";
         }
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ReceiverApp2.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ReceiverApp2.cpp
index 75ef4f749..8b3e10327 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ReceiverApp2.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ReceiverApp2.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ int StartAcq(std::string filepath, std::string filename, uint64_t fileindex,
               << "  filename:" << filename << " fileindex:" << fileindex
               << "  datasize:" << datasize << " ####";
 
-    throw std::runtime_error("start acquisition call back error");
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+        "Throwing exception from start acquisition call back");
     return 0;
 }