diff --git a/inc/temp.inc.sh b/inc/temp.inc.sh
index 7721ea64..74bdc799 100644
--- a/inc/temp.inc.sh
+++ b/inc/temp.inc.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@ GET_HOST_FANSPEED(){
 START_POWERWALL_FAN(){
 	pwmconfig &
 	sleep 4s
-	killall pwmconfig
-	temp_c=$(cat ${PW_FANINPUT})
-	if [ ${temp_c} -gt 0 ]; then
-		fs=$(IDS_NUMBER_FORMAT ${temp_c})
-		SENDNOTICE "Starting up the ${SENSOR}" "Startup confirmed, the fan is now reading: ${fs}'RPM"
+	killall pwmconfig >/dev/null 2>&1
+	if [ -f ${PW_FANINPUT} ]; then
+		temp_c=$(cat ${PW_FANINPUT})
+		if [ ${temp_c} -gt 0 ]; then
+			fs=$(IDS_NUMBER_FORMAT ${temp_c})
+			SENDNOTICE "Starting up the ${SENSOR}" "Startup confirmed, the fan is now reading: ${fs}'RPM"
+		else
+			SENDNOTICE "FAILED to start ${SENSOR}" "Cannot start the fan, ERROR WILL ROBINSON!!!" 1
+		fi
 	else
-		SENDNOTICE "FAILED to start ${SENSOR}" "Cannot start the fan, ERROR WILL ROBINSON!!!"
+		SENDNOTICE "FAILED to start ${SENSOR}" "Cannot find hardware (${PW_FANINPUT}), ERROR ERROR ERROR... DOES NOT COMPUTE... YOU SUCK" 1
 	fi
 }
 CHECKTEMP(){