diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/ComPortController.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/ComPortController.cs
index ddb578d7..8d2f2db1 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/ComPortController.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Comm and IR/ComPortController.cs	
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 
 	    private void RegisterAndConfigureComPort()
 	    {
+	        if (Port == null)
+	        {
+	            Debug.Console(0,this,Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Error, "Configured com Port for this device does not exist.");
+	        }
             if (Port.Parent is CrestronControlSystem)
             {
                 var result = Port.Register();