diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommFactory.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommFactory.cs
index fd5fcfe2..549404e0 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommFactory.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/CommFactory.cs	
@@ -115,39 +115,54 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
         /// <returns></returns>
         public static ICec GetCecPort(ControlPropertiesConfig config)
         {
-            var dev = DeviceManager.GetDeviceForKey(config.ControlPortDevKey);
-
-			Debug.Console(0, "GetCecPort: device '{0}' {1}", config.ControlPortDevKey, dev == null 
-				? "is not valid, failed to create build cec port"
-				: "found in device manager, attempting to build cec port");
-
-	        if (dev == null)
-		        return null;
-
-	        if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(config.ControlPortName))
+	        try
 	        {
-		        Debug.Console(0, "GetCecPort: '{0}' - Configuration missing 'ControlPortName'", config.ControlPortDevKey);
-		        return null;
+		        var dev = DeviceManager.GetDeviceForKey(config.ControlPortDevKey);
+
+		        Debug.Console(0, "GetCecPort: device '{0}' {1}", config.ControlPortDevKey, dev == null
+			        ? "is not valid, failed to get cec port"
+			        : "found in device manager, attempting to get cec port");
+
+		        if (dev == null)
+			        return null;
+
+		        if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(config.ControlPortName))
+		        {
+			        Debug.Console(0, "GetCecPort: '{0}' - Configuration missing 'ControlPortName'", config.ControlPortDevKey);
+			        return null;
+		        }
+
+
+		        var inputsOutputs = dev as IRoutingInputsOutputs;
+		        if (inputsOutputs == null)
+		        {
+					Debug.Console(0, "GetCecPort: Device '{0}' does not support IRoutingInputsOutputs, failed to get CEC port called '{1}'",
+						config.ControlPortDevKey, config.ControlPortName);
+
+			        return null;
+		        }
+
+				var inputPort = inputsOutputs.InputPorts[config.ControlPortName];
+		        if (inputPort != null && inputPort.Port is ICec)
+					return inputPort.Port as ICec;
+		        
+
+		        var outputPort = inputsOutputs.OutputPorts[config.ControlPortName];
+		        if (outputPort != null && outputPort.Port is ICec)
+					return outputPort.Port as ICec;		        
+	        }
+	        catch (Exception ex)
+	        {
+		        Debug.Console(1, "GetCecPort Exception Message: {0}", ex.Message);
+		        Debug.Console(2, "GetCecPort Exception StackTrace: {0}", ex.StackTrace);
+		        if (ex.InnerException != null)
+			        Debug.Console(0, "GetCecPort Exception InnerException: {0}", ex.InnerException);				
 	        }
 
-			var inputPort = (dev as IRoutingInputsOutputs).InputPorts[config.ControlPortName];
-			if (inputPort != null)
-			{
-				if (inputPort.Port is ICec)
-					return inputPort.Port as ICec;
-			}
-
-			var outputPort = (dev as IRoutingInputsOutputs).OutputPorts[config.ControlPortName];
-			if (outputPort != null)
-			{
-				if (outputPort.Port is ICec)
-					return outputPort.Port as ICec;
-			}
-
-			Debug.Console(0, "GetCecPort: Device '{0}' does not have a CEC port called: '{1}'",
+			Debug.Console(0, "GetCecPort: Device '{0}' does not have a CEC port called '{1}'",
 					config.ControlPortDevKey, config.ControlPortName);
 
-	        return null;
+			return null;
         }
 
 		/// <summary>