diff --git a/src/blackcore/fsd/fsdclient.cpp b/src/blackcore/fsd/fsdclient.cpp
index 84783ce6b..6fd0e153d 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/fsd/fsdclient.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/fsd/fsdclient.cpp
@@ -1471,12 +1471,12 @@ namespace BlackCore
 
         void CFSDClient::printSocketError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError socketError)
         {
-            CLogMessage(this).error(u"FSD socket error: %1") << socketErrorToQString(socketError);
+            CLogMessage(this).error(u"FSD socket error: %1") << this->socketErrorString(socketError);
         }
 
         void CFSDClient::handleSocketError(QAbstractSocket::SocketError socketError)
         {
-            const QString error = socketErrorToQString(socketError);
+            const QString error = this->socketErrorString(socketError);
             switch (socketError)
             {
             // all named here need a logoff
@@ -1850,6 +1850,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                     QPointer<CFSDClient> myself(this);
                     QTimer::singleShot(DelayMs, this, [ = ]
                     {
+                        if (!sApp || sApp->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
                         if (myself) { myself->readDataFromSocketMaxLines(newMax); }
                     });
                     break;
@@ -1858,6 +1859,16 @@ namespace BlackCore
             }
         }
 
+        QString CFSDClient::socketErrorString(QAbstractSocket::SocketError error) const
+        {
+            QString e = CFSDClient::socketErrorToQString(error);
+            if (!m_socket.errorString().isEmpty())
+            {
+                e += QStringLiteral(": ") % m_socket.errorString();
+            }
+            return e;
+        }
+
         QString CFSDClient::socketErrorToQString(QAbstractSocket::SocketError error)
         {
             static const QMetaEnum metaEnum = QMetaEnum::fromType<QAbstractSocket::SocketError>();
diff --git a/src/blackcore/fsd/fsdclient.h b/src/blackcore/fsd/fsdclient.h
index d3c1e3e66..ccaebe0b1 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/fsd/fsdclient.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/fsd/fsdclient.h
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ namespace BlackCore
 
             void readDataFromSocket() { this->readDataFromSocketMaxLines(); }
             void readDataFromSocketMaxLines(int maxLines = -1);
-            QString socketErrorToQString(QAbstractSocket::SocketError error);
+            QString socketErrorString(QAbstractSocket::SocketError error) const;
+            static QString socketErrorToQString(QAbstractSocket::SocketError error);
             void parseMessage(const QString &lineRaw);
 
             //! Init. the message types