diff --git a/src/ePowerSwitchFront.cpp b/src/ePowerSwitchFront.cpp
index b6caf04..d5be81c 100644
--- a/src/ePowerSwitchFront.cpp
+++ b/src/ePowerSwitchFront.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ePowerSwitchEquipment::ePowerSwitchEquipment(std::string equipmentName,
                                              const char *equipmentFileName)
     : TMFeEquipment(equipmentName.c_str(), equipmentFileName),
       outletNumberRecord(mEpicsCa<int>(
-          std::string_view(EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKETNUMBER_INFO_PREFIX), true)) {
+          std::string_view(EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKETNUMBER_INFO_PREFIX))) {
     fEqConfReadConfigFromOdb = false;
     fEqConfPeriodMilliSec = 1000;
     fEqConfLogHistory = 1;
@@ -83,10 +83,15 @@ void ePowerSwitchEquipment::refreshSocket(int socketId) {
     fOdbEqVariables->RI(varname.c_str(), &midasSocketState, true);
 
     if (midasSocketState != this->outletLastState.at(socketId)) {
-        this->outletCommandRecords.at(socketId)->put(&midasSocketState);
+        int errorCode =
+            this->outletCommandRecords.at(socketId)->put(&midasSocketState);
+        if (errorCode < 0) {
+            fMfe->Msg(MERROR, __FUNCTION__,
+                      "Couldn't put new value into socket n° %d", socketId);
+        } else {
+            this->outletLastState.at(socketId) = midasSocketState;
+        }
     }
-
-    this->outletLastState.at(socketId) = midasSocketState;
 }
 
 void ePowerSwitchEquipment::refreshAllSockets() {
@@ -98,15 +103,26 @@ void ePowerSwitchEquipment::refreshAllSockets() {
 void ePowerSwitchEquipment::updateSocketNumber() {
     int epicsOutletNumber = 0;
 
-    if (!outletNumberRecord.connected())
+    if (!outletNumberRecord.connected()) {
+        fMfe->Msg(MERROR, __FUNCTION__,
+                  "Couldn't connect to outlet number record.");
         return;
+    }
     int returnCode = outletNumberRecord.get(&epicsOutletNumber);
 
     if (returnCode < 0) {
-        printf("error\n");
+        fMfe->Msg(MERROR, __FUNCTION__,
+                  "Couldn't get outlet number record. [ERROR_CODE : %d]\n "
+                  "skipping function execution",
+                  returnCode);
         return;
     }
 
+    if (this->numberOfOutlet < epicsOutletNumber)
+        fMfe->Msg(MDEBUG, __FUNCTION__,
+                  "socket number increasing, creating %d new socket(s)",
+                  epicsOutletNumber - this->numberOfOutlet);
+
     for (int i = this->numberOfOutlet; i < epicsOutletNumber; i++) {
         std::string epicsRecordName =
             format(EPOWERSWITCH_SOCKET_COMMAND_PREFIX, i);
@@ -114,17 +130,19 @@ void ePowerSwitchEquipment::updateSocketNumber() {
         this->outletCommandRecords.push_back(
             new mEpicsCa<int>(epicsRecordName.c_str(), true));
         this->outletLastState.push_back(0);
-
-        printf("new socket created\n");
     }
 
+    if (this->numberOfOutlet > epicsOutletNumber)
+        fMfe->Msg(MDEBUG, __FUNCTION__,
+                  "socket number decreasing, destroying %d socket(s)",
+                  this->numberOfOutlet - epicsOutletNumber);
+
     for (int i = epicsOutletNumber; i < this->numberOfOutlet; i++) {
         mEpicsCa<int> *ptr = this->outletCommandRecords.back();
         delete ptr;
 
         this->outletCommandRecords.pop_back();
         this->outletLastState.pop_back();
-        printf("old socket destroyed\n");
     }
 
     this->numberOfOutlet = epicsOutletNumber;