diff --git a/lib/config.cpp b/lib/config.cpp
index 99b1503a..c974c3ac 100644
--- a/lib/config.cpp
+++ b/lib/config.cpp
@@ -341,5 +341,9 @@ void Util::Daemonize(){
   #if DEBUG >= 3
   fprintf(stderr, "Going into background mode...\n");
   #endif
-  daemon(1, 0);
+  if (daemon(1, 0) < 0) {
+    #if DEBUG >= 1
+    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to daemonize: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    #endif
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/dtsc.cpp b/lib/dtsc.cpp
index e18d7817..44f00ebe 100644
--- a/lib/dtsc.cpp
+++ b/lib/dtsc.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,12 @@ DTSC::File::File(std::string filename, bool create){
 std::string & DTSC::File::getHeader(){
   fseek(F, 8, SEEK_SET);
   strbuffer.resize(headerSize);
-  fread((void*)strbuffer.c_str(), headerSize, 1, F);
+  if (fread((void*)strbuffer.c_str(), headerSize, 1, F) != headerSize){
+    /// \todo check seek as well and do something more sensible...
+    #if DEBUG >= 10
+    fprintf(stderr, "Panic! Invalid DTSC File header\n");
+    #endif
+  }
   fseek(F, 8+headerSize, SEEK_SET);
   return strbuffer;
 }