diff --git a/netstack/src/error.rs b/netstack/src/error.rs
index 6a0e14928f..c35051606a 100644
--- a/netstack/src/error.rs
+++ b/netstack/src/error.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl std::error::Error for Error {}
 
 impl convert::From<IOError> for Error {
     fn from(e: IOError) -> Self {
-        Error::from_io_error(e, "")
+        Error::from_io_error(e, "generic error")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/netstack/src/main.rs b/netstack/src/main.rs
index 0fac115464..81594d3d03 100644
--- a/netstack/src/main.rs
+++ b/netstack/src/main.rs
@@ -150,14 +150,15 @@ fn run(daemon: redox_daemon::Daemon) -> Result<()> {
         .chain(event_queue.map(|r| r.map(|e| e.user_data)))
     {
         match event_res? {
-            EventSource::Network => smolnetd.on_network_scheme_event()?,
-            EventSource::Time => smolnetd.on_time_event()?,
-            EventSource::IpScheme => smolnetd.on_ip_scheme_event()?,
-            EventSource::UdpScheme => smolnetd.on_udp_scheme_event()?,
-            EventSource::TcpScheme => smolnetd.on_tcp_scheme_event()?,
-            EventSource::IcmpScheme => smolnetd.on_icmp_scheme_event()?,
-            EventSource::NetcfgScheme => smolnetd.on_netcfg_scheme_event()?,
+            EventSource::Network => smolnetd.on_network_scheme_event(),
+            EventSource::Time => smolnetd.on_time_event(),
+            EventSource::IpScheme => smolnetd.on_ip_scheme_event(),
+            EventSource::UdpScheme => smolnetd.on_udp_scheme_event(),
+            EventSource::TcpScheme => smolnetd.on_tcp_scheme_event(),
+            EventSource::IcmpScheme => smolnetd.on_icmp_scheme_event(),
+            EventSource::NetcfgScheme => smolnetd.on_netcfg_scheme_event(),
         }
+        .map_err(|e| error!("Received packet error: {:?}", e));
     }
     Ok(())
 }