diff --git a/examples/c/simple/src/main.c b/examples/c/simple/src/main.c
index 0a11cae..c81822d 100644
--- a/examples/c/simple/src/main.c
+++ b/examples/c/simple/src/main.c
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+int print_error_code(const char* message, icsneo_error_t error) {
+    char error_str[256] = {0};
+    uint32_t error_length = 256;
+    icsneo_error_t res = icsneo_error_code(error, error_str, &error_length);
+    if (res != icsneo_error_success) {
+        printf("%s: Failed to get string for error code %d with error code %d\n", message, error, res);
+        return res;
+    }
+    printf("%s: %s\n", message, error_str);
+    return (int)error;
+}
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     (void)argc;
@@ -10,9 +21,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     icsneo_device_t* devices[255] = {0};
     uint32_t devices_count = 255;
 
-    if (icsneo_find(devices, &devices_count, NULL) != icsneo_error_success) {
-        printf("Failed to find devices\n");
-        return 1;
+    icsneo_error_t res = icsneo_find(devices, &devices_count, NULL);
+    if (res != icsneo_error_success) {
+        return print_error_code("Failed to find devices", res);
     };
 
     printf("Found %u devices\n", devices_count);
@@ -22,38 +33,33 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
         const char description[255] = {0};
         uint32_t description_length = 255;
-        icsneo_error_t res = icsneo_device_describe(device, description, &description_length);
+        res = icsneo_device_describe(device, description, &description_length);
         if (res != icsneo_error_success) {
-            printf("Failed to get device description %d\n", res);
-            return 1;
+            return print_error_code("Failed to get device description", res);
         };
 
         icsneo_open_options_t options = icsneo_open_options_none;
         res = icsneo_get_open_options(device, &options);
         if (res != icsneo_error_success) {
-            printf("Failed to get open options %d\n", res);
-            return 1;
+            return print_error_code("Failed to get open options", res);
         }
         // Disable Syncing RTC
-        options &= ~icsneo_open_options_sync_rtc;
+        //options &= ~icsneo_open_options_sync_rtc;
         res = icsneo_set_open_options(device, options);
         if (res != icsneo_error_success) {
-            printf("Failed to set open options %d\n", res);
-            return 1;
+            return print_error_code("Failed to set open options", res);
         }
 
         printf("Opening device: %s...\n", description);
         res = icsneo_open(device);
         if (res != icsneo_error_success) {
-            printf("Failed to open device %d\n", res);
-            return 1;
+            return print_error_code("Failed to open device", res);
         };
 
         printf("Closing device: %s...\n", description);
         res = icsneo_close(device);
         if (res != icsneo_error_success) {
-            printf("Failed to close device %d\n", res);
-            return 1;
+            return print_error_code("Failed to close device", res);
         };
     }