diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/Android/RNodeInterface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/Android/RNodeInterface.py
index d17b354..9594acc 100644
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/Android/RNodeInterface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/Android/RNodeInterface.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class KISS():
     ERROR_EEPROM_LOCKED = 0x03
     ERROR_QUEUE_FULL    = 0x04
     ERROR_MEMORY_LOW    = 0x05
+    ERROR_MODEM_TIMEOUT = 0x06
     ERROR_INVALID_FIRMWARE = 0x10
     ERROR_INVALID_BLE_MTU  = 0x20
 
@@ -1254,6 +1255,9 @@ class RNodeInterface(Interface):
                             elif (byte == KISS.ERROR_MEMORY_LOW):
                                 RNS.log(str(self)+" hardware error (code "+RNS.hexrep(byte)+"): Memory exhausted", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
                                 self.hw_errors.append({"error": KISS.ERROR_MEMORY_LOW, "description": "Memory exhausted on connected device"})
+                            elif (byte == KISS.ERROR_MODEM_TIMEOUT):
+                                RNS.log(str(self)+" hardware error (code "+RNS.hexrep(byte)+"): Modem communication timed out", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+                                self.hw_errors.append({"error": KISS.ERROR_MODEM_TIMEOUT, "description": "Modem communication timed out on connected device"})
                             else:
                                 RNS.log(str(self)+" hardware error (code "+RNS.hexrep(byte)+")", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
                                 raise IOError("Unknown hardware failure")
diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeInterface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeInterface.py
index 99cf8d8..1755fe6 100644
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeInterface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeInterface.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class KISS():
     ERROR_EEPROM_LOCKED = 0x03
     ERROR_QUEUE_FULL    = 0x04
     ERROR_MEMORY_LOW    = 0x05
+    ERROR_MODEM_TIMEOUT = 0x06
 
     PLATFORM_AVR   = 0x90
     PLATFORM_ESP32 = 0x80
@@ -850,6 +851,9 @@ class RNodeInterface(Interface):
                             elif (byte == KISS.ERROR_MEMORY_LOW):
                                 RNS.log(str(self)+" hardware error (code "+RNS.hexrep(byte)+"): Memory exhausted", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
                                 self.hw_errors.append({"error": KISS.ERROR_MEMORY_LOW, "description": "Memory exhausted on connected device"})
+                            elif (byte == KISS.ERROR_MODEM_TIMEOUT):
+                                RNS.log(str(self)+" hardware error (code "+RNS.hexrep(byte)+"): Modem communication timed out", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+                                self.hw_errors.append({"error": KISS.ERROR_MODEM_TIMEOUT, "description": "Modem communication timed out on connected device"})
                             else:
                                 RNS.log(str(self)+" hardware error (code "+RNS.hexrep(byte)+")", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
                                 raise IOError("Unknown hardware failure")