diff --git a/src/librobometry/include/robometry/TreeNode.h b/src/librobometry/include/robometry/TreeNode.h
index 7310c2a..87a15f1 100644
--- a/src/librobometry/include/robometry/TreeNode.h
+++ b/src/librobometry/include/robometry/TreeNode.h
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ class TreeNode
             return false;
         }
 
+        if (name.empty()) {
+            std::cout << "The name of the node cannot be empty." << std::endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // insert the new e element in the map
         const auto out = m_children.insert({name, node});
         return out.second;
diff --git a/src/librobometry/src/BufferManager.cpp b/src/librobometry/src/BufferManager.cpp
index a1d75de..425a0b4 100644
--- a/src/librobometry/src/BufferManager.cpp
+++ b/src/librobometry/src/BufferManager.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ bool robometry::BufferManager::addChannel(const ChannelInfo &channel) {
     if(ok) {
         m_bufferConfig.channels.push_back(channel);
     }
+    else {
+        std::cout << "Failed to add channel " << channel.name << std::endl;
+    }
     return ok;
 }