diff --git a/evcontroller.c b/evcontroller.c
index bcbf1b9f..01d3b208 100644
--- a/evcontroller.c
+++ b/evcontroller.c
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@
 
         iRet = self->pDriv->GetValue(self->pDriv,&fPos);
         
-        printf("Return: %d Value: %f\n",iRet,fPos);
-        
         if(iRet == 0)
         {
            self->pDriv->GetError(self->pDriv,&iCode, pError,131);
diff --git a/tecs/coc_server.c b/tecs/coc_server.c
index 9c8c2578..67335e43 100644
--- a/tecs/coc_server.c
+++ b/tecs/coc_server.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int CocInitServer(int bufsize, int port) {
   if (bufsize==0) bufsize=1024;
   ERR_P(buf=str_create_buf(bufsize, '\0'));
   ERR_P(bufo=str_create_buf(bufsize,'\0'));
-  cList=malloc(sizeof(*cList)); /* empty header */
+  NEW(cList); /* empty header */
 
   /* first try to connect to an existing server */
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int CocHandle1Request(int tmo_msec, int fd) {
     cl->mode=0;
     cl->cmd[0]='\0';
     cl->res[0]='\0';
-    cList=malloc(sizeof(*cList));
+    NEW(cList);
     cList->next=cl;
     h=gethostbyaddr(&cadr.sin_addr, 4, AF_INET);
     if (h==NULL) {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int CocHandle1Request(int tmo_msec, int fd) {
           close(cl->fd);
           FD_CLR(cl->fd, &mask);
           cl0->next=cl->next;
-          free(cl);
+          my_free(cl);
           cl=cl0;
         } else {
 
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ void CocCloseServer() {
     close(cl->fd);
     cl0=cl;
     cl=cl->next;
-    free(cl0);
+    my_free(cl0);
   }
-  free(cList);
+  my_free(cList);
   close(mainFd);
   str_free_buf(buf); str_free_buf(bufo);
   logfileClose();
diff --git a/tecs/coc_util.c b/tecs/coc_util.c
index efce5ded..c33ad85c 100644
--- a/tecs/coc_util.c
+++ b/tecs/coc_util.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ CocVar *CocDefVar(const char *name, void *var, int type, int *flag) {
   assert(varListHdl!=NULL);
   p=CocFindVar1(*varListHdl, name);
   if (p==NULL) {
-    p=malloc(sizeof(*p));
+    p=my_malloc(sizeof(*p), name);
     p->next=*varListHdl;
     *varListHdl=p;
     str_copy(p->name, name);
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ void CocFreeVarList(CocVar **varList) {
     p=v;
     v=p->next;
     p->next=NULL;
-    free(p);
+    printf("my_free %s\n", p->name);
+    my_free(p);
   }
   *varList=NULL;
 }
diff --git a/tecs/err_handling.c b/tecs/err_handling.c
index e7d06669..a17d2bd5 100644
--- a/tecs/err_handling.c
+++ b/tecs/err_handling.c
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ char *ErrMessage=NULL;
 void (*outrtn)()=NULL;
 void *outarg;
 
+void *my_malloc(size_t size, const char *text) {
+  void *ptr;
+  ptr=calloc(1,size);
+/*  printf("new %s %X %d\n", text, ptr, size); */
+  return(ptr);
+}
+
+void my_free(void *ptr) {
+/*  printf("my_free %X\n", ptr); */
+  free(ptr);
+}
+
 void ErrTxt(char *text, int systemError)
 {
   if (systemError) { sp=0; ErrCode=errno; ErrMessage=strerror(errno); }
diff --git a/tecs/err_handling.h b/tecs/err_handling.h
index 88110dee..6183ea93 100644
--- a/tecs/err_handling.h
+++ b/tecs/err_handling.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef _ERR_HANDLING_H_
 #define _ERR_HANDLING_H_
 
+#ifdef FORTIFY
+#include "fortify.h"
+#endif
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/errno.h>
 
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ Global Variables (read only)
 #define ERR_MSG(R) { ErrMsg(R); goto OnError; }
 #define ERR_COD(R) { ErrCod(R); goto OnError; }
 
+#define NEW(PTR) ERR_SP(PTR=my_malloc(sizeof(*PTR),#PTR))
+
 void ErrTxt(char *text, int systemError);
 void ErrMsg(char *msg);
 void ErrCod(int code);
@@ -79,6 +84,8 @@ void ERR_EXIT(char *text);
 void ErrLog(char *text);
 void ErrSetOutRtn(void (*rtn)(), void *arg);
 void ErrSetOutFile(FILE *file);
+void *my_malloc(size_t size, const char *text);
+void my_free(void *ptr);
 
 extern int ErrCode;
 extern char *ErrMessage;
diff --git a/tecs/str_buf.c b/tecs/str_buf.c
index aa135d9b..443f105d 100644
--- a/tecs/str_buf.c
+++ b/tecs/str_buf.c
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ void str_put_start(Str_Buf *buf)
 Str_Buf *str_create_buf(size_t size, char separator)
 { Str_Buf *buf;
 
-  ERR_P(buf=malloc(sizeof(*buf)));
-  ERR_P(buf->buf=malloc(size));
+  NEW(buf);
+  ERR_P(buf->buf=my_malloc(size, "buf"));
   buf->dsize=size;
   buf->sep=separator;
   buf->wrpos=0;
@@ -183,6 +183,6 @@ void str_link_buf(Str_Buf *buf, char *str, int size, char separator) {
 }
 
 void str_free_buf(Str_Buf *buf)
-{ free(buf->buf);
-  free(buf);
+{ my_free(buf->buf);
+  my_free(buf);
 }
diff --git a/tecs/str_util.c b/tecs/str_util.c
index 9d4346ce..e3899681 100644
--- a/tecs/str_util.c
+++ b/tecs/str_util.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ char *str_read_file(char *file) {
   i=stat(file, &statbuf);
   if (i<0) ERR_MSG("file not found");
   size=statbuf.st_size+4;
-  ERR_SP(str=malloc(size));
+  ERR_SP(str=my_malloc(size, file));
   e=&str[size-1];
   ERR_SP(fil=fopen(file, "r"));
   s=str;
diff --git a/tecs/tecs.c b/tecs/tecs.c
index 219832fa..60ecedd5 100644
--- a/tecs/tecs.c
+++ b/tecs/tecs.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int instCurve(char *nam, char *channel) {
     str_append(buf, " ");
     str_upcase(buf, buf);
 
-    if (cache==NULL) { cache=malloc(1); *cache='\0'; } /* create empty cache if undefined */
+    if (cache==NULL) { ERR_SP(cache=my_malloc(1,"one")); *cache='\0'; } /* create empty cache if undefined */
     start=strchr(cache, '\n'); /* skip device names */
     if (start==NULL) { start=cache; } else { start++; }
     entry=strstr(start, buf);
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int instCurve(char *nam, char *channel) {
     logfileOut(LOG_MAIN, "curve selected on channel %s\n", chan);
     saveTime=tim+30;
   }
-  free(crv); crv=NULL;
+  my_free(crv); crv=NULL;
 
   if (num<=20) return(0); /* standard curve, do not touch cache */
 
@@ -276,15 +276,16 @@ int instCurve(char *nam, char *channel) {
     ERR_SI(fputs("\n", fil));
     ERR_SI(fputs(e, fil));
   }
+  ERR_SI(fputc('\0', fil));
   ERR_SI(fclose(fil));
   fil=NULL;
-  free(cache);
+  my_free(cache);
   /* re-read it */
   ERR_P(cache=str_read_file(nbuf));
   return(0);
 
   OnError:
-    if (crv!=NULL) free(crv);
+    if (crv!=NULL) my_free(crv);
     if (fil!=NULL) fclose(fil);
     return(retstat);
 }
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ int configInput() {
     sprintf(buf, "%+d ", testpoint->code);
     if (testpoint->code==0) return(0);
   }
-  if (table!=NULL && tim>tableTime+60) { free(table); table=NULL; }; /* clear old table */
+  if (table!=NULL && tim>tableTime+60) { my_free(table); table=NULL; }; /* clear old table */
   if (table==NULL) { /* read table */
     str_copy(nbuf, binDir);
     str_append(nbuf, TABLE_FILE);
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ int PeriodicTask() {
       if (samp.manual || samp.code!=0) { samp.dirty=1; }
       ERR_P(LscCmd(ser, "RANGE:0")); /* switch off heater */
       /* reload curve cache: */
-      if (cache!=NULL) free(cache);
+      if (cache!=NULL) my_free(cache);
       sprintf(lbuf, "lsc.%d", serialNo);
       str_copy(buf, logDir);
       str_append(buf, lbuf);
diff --git a/tecs/tecs_cli.c b/tecs/tecs_cli.c
index c2ec1c83..1090e9c3 100644
--- a/tecs/tecs_cli.c
+++ b/tecs/tecs_cli.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static float tempX, tempP, tempC;
 pTecsClient TeccInit(char *startcmd, int port) {
   CocConn *conn;
 
-  ERR_SP(conn=(CocConn *)malloc(sizeof(*conn)));
+  ERR_SP(conn=(CocConn *)my_malloc(sizeof(*conn),"conn"));
   ERR_I(CocInitClient(conn, "", port, "#rwacs", 0, startcmd));
   CocDefFlt(tempC, CocRD);
   CocDefFlt(tempP, CocRD);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int TeccQuitServer(pTecsClient conn) {
 void TeccClose(pTecsClient conn) {
   if (conn!=NULL) {
     CocCloseClient(conn);
-    free(conn);
+    my_free(conn);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tecs/tecs_serial.c b/tecs/tecs_serial.c
index 6b0049b6..37e26263 100644
--- a/tecs/tecs_serial.c
+++ b/tecs/tecs_serial.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SerChannel *SerOpen(const char *host, int msecTmo, void (*idleHdl)(int,int)) {
   int port, chan;
 
   idleHandler=idleHdl;
-  ser=calloc(1, sizeof(*ser));
+  NEW(ser);
   str_copy(hbuf, host);
   p=str_split(ser->asyn_info.host, hbuf, ':');
   port=4000;
diff --git a/tecsdriv.c b/tecsdriv.c
index a15d71a5..caa2993a 100644
--- a/tecsdriv.c
+++ b/tecsdriv.c
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@
      if (now!=lastGet) { /* TecsGet was not yet called within this second */
        lastGet=now;
      } else {
-       CocDelay(500); /* wait 0.5 sec. (seems that SICS has nothing else to do then reading temperatures) */
-       printf("usleep %d\n", now);
+       CocDelay(200); /* wait 0.2 sec. (seems that SICS has nothing else to do then reading temperatures) */
      }
 
      /* get temperature */
diff --git a/tecsdriv.h b/tecsdriv.h
index 50f20939..d38b69a0 100644
--- a/tecsdriv.h
+++ b/tecsdriv.h
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@
    int TecsWrapper(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
                      int argc, char *argv[]);
 
+   int TecsError(pEVDriver self, int *iCode, char *error, int iErrLen);
+
 #endif