diff --git a/csharp/Lib/Devices/Battery48TL/Battery48TLDevice.cs b/csharp/Lib/Devices/Battery48TL/Battery48TLDevice.cs
index 58e0b9144..5702c1227 100644
--- a/csharp/Lib/Devices/Battery48TL/Battery48TLDevice.cs
+++ b/csharp/Lib/Devices/Battery48TL/Battery48TLDevice.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public class Battery48TlDevice : ModbusDevice<Battery48TlRecord>
     public const Int32  BaudRate = 115200;
     public const Int32  DataBits = 8;
 
+    public Byte SlaveId { get; }
 
     public Battery48TlDevice(String tty, Byte slaveId, SshHost host) : this
     (
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public class Battery48TlDevice : ModbusDevice<Battery48TlRecord>
     
     public Battery48TlDevice(ModbusClient client): base(client)
     {
+        SlaveId = client.SlaveId;
     }
 
 }
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diff --git a/csharp/Lib/Devices/Battery48TL/Battery48TlDevices.cs b/csharp/Lib/Devices/Battery48TL/Battery48TlDevices.cs
index 6d6a98c63..bdd25d8d8 100644
--- a/csharp/Lib/Devices/Battery48TL/Battery48TlDevices.cs
+++ b/csharp/Lib/Devices/Battery48TL/Battery48TlDevices.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ public class Battery48TlDevices
         try
         {
             var records = _Devices
-                          .Select(d => d.Read())
+                          .Select(TryRead)
+                          .NotNull()
                           .ToArray(_Devices.Count);
 
             return new Battery48TlRecords(records);
@@ -26,4 +27,19 @@ public class Battery48TlDevices
             return Battery48TlRecords.Null;
         }
     }
+
+    private static Battery48TlRecord? TryRead(Battery48TlDevice d)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return d.Read();
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Failed to read Battery node {d.SlaveId}\n{e.Message}");
+            // TODO: log
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/csharp/Lib/Protocols/Modbus/Clients/ModbusClient.cs b/csharp/Lib/Protocols/Modbus/Clients/ModbusClient.cs
index 2aba23c4d..230a49a2d 100644
--- a/csharp/Lib/Protocols/Modbus/Clients/ModbusClient.cs
+++ b/csharp/Lib/Protocols/Modbus/Clients/ModbusClient.cs
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ using UInt16s  = IReadOnlyCollection<UInt16>;
 
 public abstract class ModbusClient
 {
+    public   Byte    SlaveId { get; }
+
     internal Channel Channel { get; }
-    internal Byte    SlaveId { get; }
     internal Endian  Endian  { get; }
 
     // TODO: add additional functions: coils...