diff --git a/src/runtime/src/main.rs b/src/runtime/src/main.rs
index 1a30357..a08c979 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/main.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ use libconfig::Config;
 use libcortex_a9::l2c::enable_l2_cache;
 use libboard_artiq::{logger, identifier_read, init_gateware, pl};
 
+const ASYNC_ERROR_COLLISION: u8 = 1 << 0;
+const ASYNC_ERROR_BUSY: u8 = 1 << 1;
+const ASYNC_ERROR_SEQUENCE_ERROR: u8 = 1 << 2;
+
 mod proto_async;
 mod comms;
 mod rpc;
@@ -65,15 +69,15 @@ async fn report_async_rtio_errors() {
         let _ = block_async!(wait_for_async_rtio_error()).await;
         unsafe {
             let errors = pl::csr::rtio_core::async_error_read();
-            if errors & 1 != 0 {
+            if errors & ASYNC_ERROR_COLLISION != 0 {
                 error!("RTIO collision involving channel {}",
                        pl::csr::rtio_core::collision_channel_read());
             }
-            if errors & 2 != 0 {
+            if errors & ASYNC_ERROR_BUSY != 0 {
                 error!("RTIO busy error involving channel {}",
                        pl::csr::rtio_core::busy_channel_read());
             }
-            if errors & 4 != 0 {
+            if errors & ASYNC_ERROR_SEQUENCE_ERROR != 0 {
                 error!("RTIO sequence error involving channel {}",
                        pl::csr::rtio_core::sequence_error_channel_read());
             }
diff --git a/src/runtime/src/rtio_mgt.rs b/src/runtime/src/rtio_mgt.rs
index a77f2e0..e6cb5b5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/rtio_mgt.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/rtio_mgt.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use libcortex_a9::mutex::Mutex;
 #[cfg(has_drtio)]
 pub mod drtio {
     use super::*;
+    use crate::{SEEN_ASYNC_ERRORS, ASYNC_ERROR_BUSY, ASYNC_ERROR_SEQUENCE_ERROR, ASYNC_ERROR_COLLISION};
     use libboard_artiq::drtioaux_async;
     use libboard_artiq::drtioaux_async::Packet;
     use libboard_artiq::drtioaux::Error;
@@ -217,12 +218,18 @@ pub mod drtio {
                             Ok(Packet::DestinationDownReply) =>
                                 destination_set_up(routing_table, up_destinations, destination, false).await,
                             Ok(Packet::DestinationOkReply) => (),
-                            Ok(Packet::DestinationSequenceErrorReply { channel }) =>
-                                error!("[DEST#{}] RTIO sequence error involving channel 0x{:04x}", destination, channel),
-                            Ok(Packet::DestinationCollisionReply { channel }) =>
-                                error!("[DEST#{}] RTIO collision involving channel 0x{:04x}", destination, channel),
-                            Ok(Packet::DestinationBusyReply { channel }) =>
-                                error!("[DEST#{}] RTIO busy error involving channel 0x{:04x}", destination, channel),
+                            Ok(Packet::DestinationSequenceErrorReply { channel }) =>{
+                                error!("[DEST#{}] RTIO sequence error involving channel 0x{:04x}", destination, channel);
+                                unsafe { SEEN_ASYNC_ERRORS |= ASYNC_ERROR_SEQUENCE_ERROR };
+                            }
+                            Ok(Packet::DestinationCollisionReply { channel }) =>{
+                                error!("[DEST#{}] RTIO collision involving channel 0x{:04x}", destination, channel);
+                                unsafe { SEEN_ASYNC_ERRORS |= ASYNC_ERROR_COLLISION };
+                            }
+                            Ok(Packet::DestinationBusyReply { channel }) =>{
+                                error!("[DEST#{}] RTIO busy error involving channel 0x{:04x}", destination, channel);
+                                unsafe { SEEN_ASYNC_ERRORS |= ASYNC_ERROR_BUSY };
+                            }
                             Ok(packet) => error!("[DEST#{}] received unexpected aux packet: {:?}", destination, packet),
                             Err(e) => error!("[DEST#{}] communication failed ({})", destination, e)
                         }