diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
index 2f48fe2d..55cd0252 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "../memory/scratchApi.h"
 #include "../memory/SdCardManager.h"
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 CoreController::CoreController(object_id_t objectId):
         ExtendedControllerBase(objectId, objects::NO_OBJECT, 5) {
 }
@@ -27,10 +29,18 @@ LocalPoolDataSetBase* CoreController::getDataSetHandle(sid_t sid) {
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t CoreController::initialize() {
-    ReturnValue_t result = sdCardInit();
-    if(result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
-        sif::warning << "CoreController::initialize: SD card init failed" << std::endl;
+    ReturnValue_t result = HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
+    try {
+        result = sdCardInit();
+        if(result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
+            sif::warning << "CoreController::initialize: SD card init failed" << std::endl;
+        }
     }
+    catch(const std::filesystem::filesystem_error& e) {
+        sif::error << "CoreController::initialize: sdCardInit failed with exception " << e.what()
+                << std::endl;
+    }
+
     result = scratch::writeNumber(scratch::ALLOC_FAILURE_COUNT, 0);
     if(result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
         sif::warning << "CoreController::initialize: Setting up alloc failure "
@@ -103,9 +113,14 @@ ReturnValue_t CoreController::sdCardSetup(SdCardManager& sdcMan,
         return sdcMan.mountSdCard(sdCard);
     }
     else {
-        sif::info << "SD card " << sdString << " already on and mounted at " <<
-                mountString << std::endl;
-        return SdCardManager::ALREADY_MOUNTED;
+        if(std::filesystem::exists(mountString)) {
+            sif::info << "SD card " << sdString << " already on and mounted at " <<
+                    mountString << std::endl;
+            return SdCardManager::ALREADY_MOUNTED;
+        }
+        sif::error << "SD card mounted but expected mount point " << mountString << " not found!"
+                << std::endl;
+        return SdCardManager::MOUNT_ERROR;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/bsp_q7s/memory/SdCardManager.cpp b/bsp_q7s/memory/SdCardManager.cpp
index d24f540d..3dfa0b10 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/memory/SdCardManager.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/memory/SdCardManager.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ ReturnValue_t SdCardManager::unmountSdCard(sd::SdCard sdCard) {
     else if(sdCard == sd::SdCard::SLOT_1) {
         mountPoint = SD_1_MOUNT_POINT;
     }
+    if(not filesystem::exists(mountPoint)) {
+        sif::error << "SdCardManager::unmountSdCard: Default mount point " << mountPoint <<
+                "does not exist" << std::endl;
+        return UNMOUNT_ERROR;
+    }
     if(filesystem::is_empty(mountPoint)) {
         // The mount point will always exist, but if it is empty, that is strong hint that
         // the SD card was not mounted properly. Still proceed with operation.
diff --git a/linux/utility/utility.cpp b/linux/utility/utility.cpp
index 69a3d08f..1d6ec5c0 100644
--- a/linux/utility/utility.cpp
+++ b/linux/utility/utility.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 #include "utility.h"
 
 #include "fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterface.h"
+#include <cstring>
 
 void utility::handleSystemError(int retcode, std::string function) {
 #if OBSW_VERBOSE_LEVEL >= 1
-    sif::warning << function << ": System call failed with code " << retcode;
+    sif::warning << function << ": System call failed with code " << retcode << ": " <<
+            strerror(retcode) << std::endl;
 #endif
 }