diff --git a/osal/linux/MessageQueue.cpp b/osal/linux/MessageQueue.cpp
index 2456a329..86d1e0d9 100644
--- a/osal/linux/MessageQueue.cpp
+++ b/osal/linux/MessageQueue.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ReturnValue_t MessageQueue::handleError(mq_attr* attributes,
 			// Run the unlockRealtime script or grant the mode manully by using:
 			// sudo setcap 'CAP_SYS_RESOURCE=+ep' <pathToBinary>
 
-			// Permanent solution:
+			// Permanent solution (EventManager has mq depth of 80):
 			// echo msg_max | sudo tee /proc/sys/fs/mqueue/msg_max
 			sif::error << "MessageQueue::MessageQueue: Default MQ size "
 					<< defaultMqMaxMsg << " is too small for requested size "
diff --git a/osal/linux/PosixThread.cpp b/osal/linux/PosixThread.cpp
index e8d624ca..cfc3ed4d 100644
--- a/osal/linux/PosixThread.cpp
+++ b/osal/linux/PosixThread.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <framework/osal/linux/PosixThread.h>
 
+PosixThread::PosixThread(const char* name_, int priority_, size_t stackSize_):
+		thread(0),priority(priority_),stackSize(stackSize_) {
+	strcpy(name,name_);
+}
 
 PosixThread::~PosixThread() {
 	//No deletion and no free of Stack Pointer
@@ -113,12 +117,6 @@ uint64_t PosixThread::getCurrentMonotonicTimeMs(){
 	return currentTime_ms;
 }
 
-PosixThread::PosixThread(const char* name_, int priority_, size_t stackSize_):
-		thread(0),priority(priority_),stackSize(stackSize_) {
-	strcpy(name,name_);
-}
-
-
 
 void PosixThread::createTask(void* (*fnc_)(void*), void* arg_) {
 	//sif::debug << "PosixThread::createTask" << std::endl;
@@ -135,14 +133,24 @@ void PosixThread::createTask(void* (*fnc_)(void*), void* arg_) {
 		sif::error << "Posix Thread attribute init failed with: " <<
 				strerror(status) << std::endl;
 	}
-	void* sp;
-	status = posix_memalign(&sp, sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE), stackSize);
+	void* stackPointer;
+	status = posix_memalign(&stackPointer, sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE), stackSize);
 	if(status != 0){
 		sif::error << "PosixThread::createTask: Stack init failed with: " <<
 				strerror(status) << std::endl;
+		if(errno == ENOMEM) {
+			double stackMb = (double)((double)stackSize/(double)10e6);
+			sif::error << "PosixThread::createTask: Insufficient memory for"
+					" the requested " << stackMb << " MB" << std::endl;
+		}
+		else if(errno == EINVAL) {
+			sif::error << "PosixThread::createTask: Wrong alignment argument!"
+					<< std::endl;
+		}
+		return;
 	}
 
-	status = pthread_attr_setstack(&attributes, sp, stackSize);
+	status = pthread_attr_setstack(&attributes, stackPointer, stackSize);
 	if(status != 0){
 		sif::error << "Posix Thread attribute setStack failed with: " <<
 				strerror(status) << std::endl;
diff --git a/osal/linux/PosixThread.h b/osal/linux/PosixThread.h
index d96c4156..f10352b4 100644
--- a/osal/linux/PosixThread.h
+++ b/osal/linux/PosixThread.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ protected:
 private:
 	char name[10];
 	int priority;
-	size_t stackSize;
+	size_t stackSize = 0;
 };
 
 #endif /* FRAMEWORK_OSAL_LINUX_POSIXTHREAD_H_ */
diff --git a/osal/linux/TaskFactory.cpp b/osal/linux/TaskFactory.cpp
index 44f46d90..219630a7 100644
--- a/osal/linux/TaskFactory.cpp
+++ b/osal/linux/TaskFactory.cpp
@@ -13,12 +13,20 @@ TaskFactory* TaskFactory::instance() {
 	return TaskFactory::factoryInstance;
 }
 
-PeriodicTaskIF* TaskFactory::createPeriodicTask(TaskName name_,TaskPriority taskPriority_,TaskStackSize stackSize_,TaskPeriod periodInSeconds_,TaskDeadlineMissedFunction deadLineMissedFunction_) {
-	return static_cast<PeriodicTaskIF*>(new PeriodicPosixTask(name_, taskPriority_,stackSize_,periodInSeconds_ * 1000,deadLineMissedFunction_));
+PeriodicTaskIF* TaskFactory::createPeriodicTask(TaskName name_,
+		TaskPriority taskPriority_,TaskStackSize stackSize_,
+		TaskPeriod periodInSeconds_,
+		TaskDeadlineMissedFunction deadLineMissedFunction_) {
+	return new PeriodicPosixTask(name_, taskPriority_,stackSize_,
+			periodInSeconds_ * 1000, deadLineMissedFunction_);
 }
 
-FixedTimeslotTaskIF* TaskFactory::createFixedTimeslotTask(TaskName name_,TaskPriority taskPriority_,TaskStackSize stackSize_,TaskPeriod periodInSeconds_,TaskDeadlineMissedFunction deadLineMissedFunction_) {
-	return static_cast<FixedTimeslotTaskIF*>(new FixedTimeslotTask(name_, taskPriority_,stackSize_,periodInSeconds_*1000));
+FixedTimeslotTaskIF* TaskFactory::createFixedTimeslotTask(TaskName name_,
+		TaskPriority taskPriority_,TaskStackSize stackSize_,
+		TaskPeriod periodInSeconds_,
+		TaskDeadlineMissedFunction deadLineMissedFunction_) {
+	return new FixedTimeslotTask(name_, taskPriority_,stackSize_,
+			periodInSeconds_*1000);
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t TaskFactory::deleteTask(PeriodicTaskIF* task) {