diff --git a/devices/APSCTL.py b/devices/APSCTL.py
index 0cb322251d66d5f21f737ce9d1f3034dafd802a0..fe66a52a1dbe1f0bbb2b7f5ae931e1a7d4f338c1 100644
--- a/devices/APSCTL.py
+++ b/devices/APSCTL.py
@@ -149,9 +149,11 @@ class APSCTL(hardware_device):
     @log_exceptions()
     def configure_for_off(self):
         """ user code here. is called when the state is set to OFF """
-
         # Stop keep-alive
-        self.opcua_connection.stop()
+        try:
+            self.opcua_connection.stop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.error_stream("Caught this exception when going to OFF state:".format(e))
 
     @log_exceptions()
     def configure_for_initialise(self):
@@ -165,10 +167,10 @@ class APSCTL(hardware_device):
         for i in self.attr_list():
             try:
                 i.set_comm_client(self.OPCua_client)
-            except:
+            except Exception as e:
                 # use the pass function instead of setting read/write fails
                 i.set_pass_func()
-                self.error_stream("error in getting APSCTL attribute: {} from client".format(i))
+                self.warn_stream("error while setting the APSCTL attribute {} read/write function. {}".format(i, e))
 
         self.OPCua_client.start()
 
diff --git a/devices/PCC.py b/devices/PCC.py
index da615d180061cbb3704b1322d99e1134b9ebb234..a8c104a3e400253ada5279078065f13994ac3cf4 100644
--- a/devices/PCC.py
+++ b/devices/PCC.py
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ class PCC(hardware_device):
     def configure_for_off(self):
         """ user code here. is called when the state is set to OFF """
         # Stop keep-alive
-        self.OPCua_client.stop()
+        try:
+            self.opcua_connection.stop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.error_stream("Caught this exception when going to OFF state:".format(e))
 
     @log_exceptions()
     def configure_for_initialise(self):
@@ -144,10 +147,10 @@ class PCC(hardware_device):
         for i in self.attr_list():
             try:
                 i.set_comm_client(self.OPCua_client)
-            except:
+            except Exception as e:
                 # use the pass function instead of setting read/write fails
                 i.set_pass_func()
-                self.error_stream("error in getting PCC attribute: {} from client".format(i))
+                self.warn_stream("error while setting the PCC attribute {} read/write function. {}".format(i, e))
 
         self.OPCua_client.start()
 
diff --git a/devices/SDP.py b/devices/SDP.py
index ebe6809998419e31ca0864e69b96ab2b4160faf1..f8b16bd46b96be1bc7e4edc7f0e2b1b08173ce1a 100644
--- a/devices/SDP.py
+++ b/devices/SDP.py
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ class SDP(hardware_device):
         """ user code here. is called when the state is set to OFF """
 
         # Stop keep-alive
-        self.opcua_connection.stop()
+        try:
+            self.opcua_connection.stop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.error_stream("Caught this exception when going to OFF state:".format(e))
 
     @log_exceptions()
     def configure_for_initialise(self):
@@ -138,10 +141,10 @@ class SDP(hardware_device):
         for i in self.attr_list():
             try:
                 i.set_comm_client(self.OPCua_client)
-            except:
+            except Exception as e:
                 # use the pass function instead of setting read/write fails
                 i.set_pass_func()
-                self.debug_stream("error in getting SDP attribute: {} from client".format(i))
+                self.warn_stream("error while setting the SDP attribute {} read/write function. {}".format(i, e))
                 pass
 
         self.OPCua_client.start()
diff --git a/devices/SNMP.py b/devices/SNMP.py
index 078ca6ddf69e237c9aa8c3bc282be3f87c50ef23..db748639ef3c784792b0d5e2211019b50bac1e9f 100644
--- a/devices/SNMP.py
+++ b/devices/SNMP.py
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ class SNMP(hardware_device):
         for i in self.attr_list():
             try:
                 i.set_comm_client(self.snmp_manager)
-            except:
+            except Exception as e:
                 # use the pass function instead of setting read/write fails
                 i.set_pass_func()
-                self.error_stream("error in getting SNMP attribute: {} from client".format(i))
+                self.warn_stream("error while setting the SNMP attribute {} read/write function. {}".format(i, e))
 
         self.snmp_manager.start()
 
diff --git a/devices/ini_device.py b/devices/ini_device.py
index 9b3e83a1e41e25a775c3b509fff483c5e0ccdafc..dbc6e6159409449cfa7f5577e06eaa84e0620a06 100644
--- a/devices/ini_device.py
+++ b/devices/ini_device.py
@@ -110,10 +110,11 @@ class ini_device(hardware_device):
         for i in self.attr_list():
             try:
                 i.set_comm_client(self.ini_client)
-            except:
+            except Exception as e:
                 # use the pass function instead of setting read/write fails
                 i.set_pass_func()
-                self.error_stream("error in getting ini attribute: {} from client".format(i))
+
+                self.warn_stream("error while setting the ini attribute {} read/write function. {}".format(i, e))
 
         self.ini_client.start()
 
diff --git a/devices/util/attribute_wrapper.py b/devices/util/attribute_wrapper.py
index 8340af6144c05bf56d60b4d1464ccf3d75278aac..d4584f01b78b22d0ee634d91963d2b80adcd29f4 100644
--- a/devices/util/attribute_wrapper.py
+++ b/devices/util/attribute_wrapper.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class attribute_wrapper(attribute):
             self.read_function, self.write_function = client.setup_attribute(self.comms_annotation, self)
         except Exception as e:
 
-            logger.error("Exception while setting {} attribute with annotation: '{}'".format(client.__class__.__name__, self.comms_annotation))
+            logger.error("Exception while setting {} attribute with annotation: '{}' {}".format(client.__class__.__name__, self.comms_annotation, e))
             raise Exception("Exception while setting %s attribute with annotation: '%s'", client.__class__.__name__, self.comms_annotation) from e
 
     def set_pass_func(self):