diff --git a/datapool/PoolRawAccess.cpp b/datapool/PoolRawAccess.cpp
index 899eedd6..ff8fb956 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolRawAccess.cpp
+++ b/datapool/PoolRawAccess.cpp
@@ -21,24 +21,13 @@ ReturnValue_t PoolRawAccess::read() {
 	PoolEntryIF* read_out = ::dataPool.getRawData(dataPoolId);
 	if (read_out != NULL) {
 		result = handleReadOut(read_out);
+		if(result == RETURN_OK) {
+			return result;
+		}
 	} else {
 		result = READ_ENTRY_NON_EXISTENT;
 	}
-	error << "PoolRawAccess: read of DP Variable 0x" << std::hex << dataPoolId
-			<< std::dec << " failed, ";
-	if(result == READ_TYPE_TOO_LARGE) {
-		error << "type too large." << std::endl;
-	}
-	else if(result == READ_INDEX_TOO_LARGE) {
-		error << "index too large." << std::endl;
-	}
-	else {
-		error << "entry does not exist." << std::endl;
-	}
-	valid = INVALID;
-	typeSize = 0;
-	sizeTillEnd = 0;
-	memset(value, 0, sizeof(value));
+	handleReadError(result);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +54,24 @@ ReturnValue_t PoolRawAccess::handleReadOut(PoolEntryIF* read_out) {
 	return result;
 }
 
+void PoolRawAccess::handleReadError(ReturnValue_t result) {
+	error << "PoolRawAccess: read of DP Variable 0x" << std::hex << dataPoolId
+			<< std::dec << " failed, ";
+	if(result == READ_TYPE_TOO_LARGE) {
+		error << "type too large." << std::endl;
+	}
+	else if(result == READ_INDEX_TOO_LARGE) {
+		error << "index too large." << std::endl;
+	}
+	else if(result == READ_ENTRY_NON_EXISTENT) {
+		error << "entry does not exist." << std::endl;
+	}
+	valid = INVALID;
+	typeSize = 0;
+	sizeTillEnd = 0;
+	memset(value, 0, sizeof(value));
+}
+
 ReturnValue_t PoolRawAccess::commit() {
 	PoolEntryIF* write_back = ::dataPool.getRawData(dataPoolId);
 	if ((write_back != NULL) && (readWriteMode != VAR_READ)) {
diff --git a/datapool/PoolRawAccess.h b/datapool/PoolRawAccess.h
index 5fb482f0..52ba8b21 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolRawAccess.h
+++ b/datapool/PoolRawAccess.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ protected:
 	ReturnValue_t commit();
 
 	ReturnValue_t handleReadOut(PoolEntryIF* read_out);
+	void handleReadError(ReturnValue_t result);
 private:
 	/**
 	 * \brief	To access the correct data pool entry on read and commit calls, the data pool id