diff --git a/common/JackNetInterface.cpp b/common/JackNetInterface.cpp
index deffcae5..eaf9cae4 100644
--- a/common/JackNetInterface.cpp
+++ b/common/JackNetInterface.cpp
@@ -867,8 +867,7 @@ namespace Jack
                 jack_error("No data, is the master still running ?");
             //if a network error occurs, this exception will restart the driver
             } else if (error == NET_CONN_ERROR) {
-                jack_error("Recv connection lost");
-                throw JackNetException();
+                FatalError();
             } else {
                 jack_error("Fatal error in slave receive : %s", StrError(NET_ERROR_CODE));
             }
@@ -879,6 +878,12 @@ namespace Jack
         return rx_bytes;
     }
 
+    void JackNetSlaveInterface::FatalError()
+    {
+        jack_error("Send connection lost");
+        throw JackNetException();
+    }
+
     int JackNetSlaveInterface::Send(size_t size, int flags)
     {
         packet_header_t* header = reinterpret_cast<packet_header_t*>(fTxBuffer);
@@ -890,8 +895,7 @@ namespace Jack
             net_error_t error = fSocket.GetError();
             //if a network error occurs, this exception will restart the driver
             if (error == NET_CONN_ERROR) {
-                jack_error("Send connection lost");
-                throw JackNetException();
+                FatalError();
             } else {
                 jack_error("Fatal error in slave send : %s", StrError(NET_ERROR_CODE));
             }
diff --git a/common/JackNetInterface.h b/common/JackNetInterface.h
index 5ecdcbab..88f5b400 100644
--- a/common/JackNetInterface.h
+++ b/common/JackNetInterface.h
@@ -81,12 +81,14 @@ namespace Jack
             virtual int DataRecv() = 0;
             virtual int DataSend() = 0;
 
-            virtual int Send ( size_t size, int flags ) = 0;
-            virtual int Recv ( size_t size, int flags ) = 0;
+            virtual int Send(size_t size, int flags) = 0;
+            virtual int Recv(size_t size, int flags) = 0;
+
+            virtual void FatalError() = 0;
 
             JackNetInterface();
-            JackNetInterface ( const char* multicast_ip, int port );
-            JackNetInterface ( session_params_t& params, JackNetSocket& socket, const char* multicast_ip );
+            JackNetInterface(const char* multicast_ip, int port);
+            JackNetInterface(session_params_t& params, JackNetSocket& socket, const char* multicast_ip);
 
         public:
 
@@ -173,6 +175,8 @@ namespace Jack
             int Recv ( size_t size, int flags );
             int Send ( size_t size, int flags );
 
+            void FatalError();
+
         public:
 
             JackNetSlaveInterface() : JackNetInterface()