diff --git a/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCAN.cpp b/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCAN.cpp
index 76cf121..5ce9f53 100644
--- a/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCAN.cpp
+++ b/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCAN.cpp
@@ -203,9 +203,19 @@ void ecmcSocketCAN::doReadWorker() {
     }
     // Wait for new CAN frame 
     int bytes = read(socketId_, &rxmsg_, sizeof(rxmsg_));
+    
+    // error in read()
     if(bytes == -1) {
-      errorCode_ = errno;      
-      printf("ecmcSocketCAN: read() fail with error %s.\n", strerror(errno));      
+      errorCode_ = errno;
+      printf("ecmcSocketCAN: read() fail with error: %s, (0x%x).\n", strerror(errno),errno);
+      refreshNeeded_ = 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // incomplete read()
+    if(bytes != sizeof(rxmsg_)) {
+      printf("ecmcSocketCAN: read() fail with error: Incomplete read, not a full can frame (0x%x).\n",ECMC_CAN_ERROR_READ_INCOMPLETE);
+      errorCode_ = ECMC_CAN_ERROR_READ_INCOMPLETE;
       refreshNeeded_ = 1;
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCAN.h b/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCAN.h
index 38a607a..8d57102 100644
--- a/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCAN.h
+++ b/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCAN.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define ECMC_CAN_ERROR_WRITE_NO_DATA 12
 #define ECMC_CAN_ERROR_WRITE_INCOMPLETE 13
 #define ECMC_CAN_ERROR_WRITE_BUFFER_NULL 14
+#define ECMC_CAN_ERROR_READ_INCOMPLETE 15
 
 class ecmcSocketCAN {
  public:
diff --git a/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCANWriteBuffer.cpp b/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCANWriteBuffer.cpp
index e843c71..3e7285c 100644
--- a/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCANWriteBuffer.cpp
+++ b/ecmc_plugin_socketcan/ecmc_plugin_socketcanApp/src/ecmcSocketCANWriteBuffer.cpp
@@ -185,12 +185,14 @@ int ecmcSocketCANWriteBuffer::writeCAN(can_frame *frame){
 
   // Maybe need to add the size to write here.. if struct is not full, hmm?!
   int nbytes = write(socketId_, frame, sizeof(struct can_frame));
+
   if(nbytes == -1) {    
-    printf("ecmcSocketCAN: write() fail with error %s.\n", strerror(errno));      
-    return ECMC_CAN_ERROR_WRITE_INCOMPLETE;    
+    printf("ecmcSocketCAN: write() fail with error: %s (0x%x).\n", strerror(errno),errno);
+    return errno;    
   }
   
   if (nbytes!= sizeof(struct can_frame)) {
+    printf("ecmcSocketCAN: write() fail with error: Incomplete write(), not a full can frame (0x%x).\n",ECMC_CAN_ERROR_WRITE_INCOMPLETE);    
     return ECMC_CAN_ERROR_WRITE_INCOMPLETE;
   }