diff --git a/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile.cpp b/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile.cpp
index 5d1b84dfdf..6c671845b5 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace eCAL
       if (!memfile::db::AddFile(name_, create_, create_ ? len_ + m_header.int_hdr_size : SIZEOF_PARTIAL_STRUCT(SInternalHeader, int_hdr_size), m_memfile_info))
       {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-        printf("Could not create memory file: %s.\n\n", name_);
+        printf("Could not create memory file: %s.\n", name_);
 #endif
         return(false);
       }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace eCAL
     if(!m_memfile_mutex.Create(name_, m_auto_sanitizing))
     {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-      printf("Could not create memory file mutex: %s.\n\n", name_);
+      printf("Could not create memory file mutex: %s.\n", name_);
 #endif
       return(false);
     }
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile_sync.cpp b/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile_sync.cpp
index ee22d8a363..ce071df73d 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile_sync.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile_sync.cpp
@@ -251,12 +251,12 @@ namespace eCAL
     // create the memory file
     if (!m_memfile.Create(m_memfile_name.c_str(), true, memfile_size))
     {
-      Logging::Log(log_level_error, std::string(m_base_name + "::CSyncMemoryFile::Create - FAILED : ") + m_memfile_name);
+      Logging::Log(log_level_error, std::string("CSyncMemoryFile::Create FAILED : ") + m_memfile_name);
       return false;
     }
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-    Logging::Log(log_level_debug2, std::string(m_base_name + "::CSyncMemoryFile::Create - SUCCESS : ") + m_memfile_name);
+    Logging::Log(log_level_debug2, std::string("CSyncMemoryFile::Create SUCCESS : ") + m_memfile_name);
 #endif
 
     // initialize memory file with empty header
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile_sync.h b/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile_sync.h
index daefd5add5..a6756116d0 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile_sync.h
+++ b/ecal/core/src/io/ecal_memfile_sync.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace eCAL
 
     std::string GetName() const;
     size_t GetSize() const;
+    bool IsCreated() const { return m_created; };
 
   protected:
     bool Create(const std::string& base_name_, size_t size_);
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/io/linux/ecal_memfile_os.cpp b/ecal/core/src/io/linux/ecal_memfile_os.cpp
index 8857bce875..5d2fb89132 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/io/linux/ecal_memfile_os.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/io/linux/ecal_memfile_os.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,14 @@ namespace eCAL
         umask(previous_umask);            // reset umask to previous permissions
         if (mem_file_info_.memfile == -1)
         {
-          std::cout << "shm_open failed : " << mem_file_info_.name << " errno: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
+          if(create_)
+          {
+            std::cerr << "shm_open failed to CREATE memory file (memfile::os::AllocFile): " << mem_file_info_.name << " errno: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            std::cerr << "shm_open failed to OPEN memory file (memfile::os::AllocFile): " << mem_file_info_.name << " errno: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
+          }
           mem_file_info_.memfile = 0;
           mem_file_info_.name = "";
           mem_file_info_.exists = false;
@@ -101,7 +108,7 @@ namespace eCAL
             // truncate file
             if (::ftruncate(mem_file_info_.memfile, mem_file_info_.size) != 0)
             {
-              std::cout << "ftruncate failed : " << mem_file_info_.name << " errno: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
+              std::cerr << "ftruncate failed (memfile::os::MapFile): " << mem_file_info_.name << " errno: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
             }
           }
 
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ namespace eCAL
           if (mem_file_info_.mem_address == MAP_FAILED)
           {
             mem_file_info_.mem_address = nullptr;
-            std::cout << "mmap failed : " << mem_file_info_.name << " errno: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "mmap failed (memfile::os::MapFile): " << mem_file_info_.name << " errno: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
             return(false);
           }
         }
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer.cpp b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer.cpp
index 5a18c3d08d..aa289ffcdb 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer.cpp
@@ -1057,10 +1057,16 @@ namespace eCAL
     {
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_auto:
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_on:
-      m_writer.udp_mc.Create(m_host_name, m_topic_name, m_topic_id);
+      if (m_writer.udp_mc.Create(m_host_name, m_topic_name, m_topic_id))
+      {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-      Logging::Log(log_level_debug4, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::UDP_MC_WRITER");
+        Logging::Log(log_level_debug4, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::UDP_MC_WRITER - SUCCESS");
 #endif
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        Logging::Log(log_level_error, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::UDP_MC_WRITER - FAILED");
+      }
       break;
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_none:
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_off:
@@ -1081,10 +1087,16 @@ namespace eCAL
     {
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_auto:
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_on:
-      m_writer.shm.Create(m_host_name, m_topic_name, m_topic_id);
+      if (m_writer.shm.Create(m_host_name, m_topic_name, m_topic_id))
+      {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-      Logging::Log(log_level_debug4, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::SHM_WRITER");
+        Logging::Log(log_level_debug4, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::SHM_WRITER - SUCCESS");
 #endif
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        Logging::Log(log_level_error, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::SHM_WRITER - FAILED");
+      }
       break;
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_none:
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_off:
@@ -1105,10 +1117,16 @@ namespace eCAL
     {
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_auto:
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_on:
-      m_writer.tcp.Create(m_host_name, m_topic_name, m_topic_id);
+      if (m_writer.tcp.Create(m_host_name, m_topic_name, m_topic_id))
+      {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-      Logging::Log(log_level_debug4, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::TCP_WRITER");
+        Logging::Log(log_level_debug4, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::TCP_WRITER - SUCCESS");
 #endif
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        Logging::Log(log_level_error, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::TCP_WRITER - FAILED");
+      }
       break;
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_none:
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_off:
@@ -1129,10 +1147,16 @@ namespace eCAL
     {
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_auto:
     case TLayer::eSendMode::smode_on:
-      m_writer.inproc.Create(m_host_name, m_topic_name, m_topic_id);
+      if (m_writer.inproc.Create(m_host_name, m_topic_name, m_topic_id))
+      {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-      Logging::Log(log_level_debug4, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::INPROC_WRITER");
+        Logging::Log(log_level_debug4, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::INPROC_WRITER - SUCCESS");
 #endif
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        Logging::Log(log_level_error, m_topic_name + "::CDataWriter::Create::INPROC_WRITER - FAILED");
+      }
       break;
     default:
       m_writer.inproc.Destroy();
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_shm.cpp b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_shm.cpp
index 5dbee9cd44..fd11fd548d 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_shm.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_shm.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ namespace eCAL
     m_memory_file_attr.timeout_ack_ms  = Config::GetMemfileAckTimeoutMs();
 
     // initialize memory file buffer
-    SetBufferCount(m_buffer_count);
-
-    m_created = true;
+    m_created = SetBufferCount(m_buffer_count);;
     return m_created;
   }
 
@@ -124,12 +122,21 @@ namespace eCAL
       memory_file_size = m_memory_file_attr.min_size;
     }
 
-    // recreate memory file vector
+    // create memory file vector
     m_memory_file_vec.clear();
     while (m_memory_file_vec.size() < buffer_count_)
     {
       auto sync_memfile = std::make_shared<CSyncMemoryFile>(m_memfile_base_name, memory_file_size, m_memory_file_attr);
-      m_memory_file_vec.push_back(sync_memfile);
+      if (sync_memfile->IsCreated())
+      {
+        m_memory_file_vec.push_back(sync_memfile);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        m_memory_file_vec.clear();
+        Logging::Log(log_level_error, "CDataWriterSHM::SetBufferCount - FAILED");
+        return false;
+      }
     }
 
     return true;