diff --git a/leechcore-sys/build.rs b/leechcore-sys/build.rs
index 1e609f8..54a7e15 100644
--- a/leechcore-sys/build.rs
+++ b/leechcore-sys/build.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ fn build_leechcore(target: &str) {
                 .map(|o| "src/leechcore/leechcore/".to_string() + o)
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
         )
+        .include("src/leechcore/includes/")
         .flag(&format!("-D{}", os_define()))
         .flag("-D_GNU_SOURCE");
     // EXPORTED_FUNCTION= to not export any symbols
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ fn build_leechcore(target: &str) {
         }
     } else {
         // copy pre-compiled idl file into the leechcore folder
-        std::fs::copy("gen/leechrpc_c.c", "src/leechcore/leechcore/leechrpc_c.c").unwrap();
-        std::fs::copy("gen/leechrpc_h.h", "src/leechcore/leechcore/leechrpc_h.h").unwrap();
+        std::fs::copy("gen/leechrpc_c.c", "src/leechcore/leechcore/leechrpc_c.c").expect("Failed to copy leechrpc_c.c");
+        std::fs::copy("gen/leechrpc_h.h", "src/leechcore/leechcore/leechrpc_h.h").expect("Failed to copy leechrpc_h.h");
 
         // link against required libraries
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=rpcrt4");
@@ -113,8 +114,8 @@ fn build_leechcore(target: &str) {
 
     if target.contains("windows") {
         // remove temporary generated files
-        std::fs::remove_file("src/leechcore/leechcore/leechrpc_c.c").unwrap();
-        std::fs::remove_file("src/leechcore/leechcore/leechrpc_h.h").unwrap();
+        std::fs::remove_file("src/leechcore/leechcore/leechrpc_c.c").expect("Failed to remove leechrpc_c.c");
+        std::fs::remove_file("src/leechcore/leechcore/leechrpc_h.h").expect("Failed to remove leechrpc_h.h");
     }
 
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=leechcore");
diff --git a/leechcore-sys/src/leechcore b/leechcore-sys/src/leechcore
index 258c958..0efa866 160000
--- a/leechcore-sys/src/leechcore
+++ b/leechcore-sys/src/leechcore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 258c95894deb1a5d0cdeb0838152ac2312cb8bb8
+Subproject commit 0efa866043743ef010dc7f90f8ac95f83fe6dfd6
diff --git a/memflow-pcileech/src/lib.rs b/memflow-pcileech/src/lib.rs
index 110e785..5306b8c 100644
--- a/memflow-pcileech/src/lib.rs
+++ b/memflow-pcileech/src/lib.rs
@@ -124,13 +124,22 @@ impl PciLeech {
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         // open device
         let mut conf = build_lc_config(device, remote, mem_map.is_some());
-        let err = std::ptr::null_mut::<PLC_CONFIG_ERRORINFO>();
-        let handle = unsafe { LcCreateEx(&mut conf, err) };
+        let p_lc_config_error_info = std::ptr::null_mut::<LC_CONFIG_ERRORINFO>();
+        let pp_lc_config_error_info = &raw const p_lc_config_error_info as *mut PLC_CONFIG_ERRORINFO;
+        let handle = unsafe { LcCreateEx(&mut conf, pp_lc_config_error_info) };
         if handle.is_null() {
+            error!("Unable to create leechcore context: {conf:?} ppErr: {pp_lc_config_error_info:?} pErr: {p_lc_config_error_info:?}");
             // TODO: handle version error
             // TODO: handle special case of fUserInputRequest
+            let err = if p_lc_config_error_info.is_null() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                // read the data at the error
+                Some(unsafe { p_lc_config_error_info.read() })
+            };
+
             return Err(Error(ErrorOrigin::Connector, ErrorKind::Configuration)
-                .log_error(format!("unable to create leechcore context: {err:?}")));
+                .log_error(format!("unable to create leechcore context: {err:?}", )));
         }
 
         // TODO: allow handling these errors properly