diff --git a/villas/controller/components/managers/villas_node.py b/villas/controller/components/managers/villas_node.py
index 825f21a..3f25b45 100644
--- a/villas/controller/components/managers/villas_node.py
+++ b/villas/controller/components/managers/villas_node.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def reconcile(self):
         except Exception as e:
             self.change_to_error('failed to reconcile',
                                  exception=str(e),
-                                 args=e.args)
+                                 args=str(e.args))
 
     @property
     def status(self):
diff --git a/villas/controller/components/managers/villas_relay.py b/villas/controller/components/managers/villas_relay.py
index 6873230..4f3bb40 100644
--- a/villas/controller/components/managers/villas_relay.py
+++ b/villas/controller/components/managers/villas_relay.py
@@ -93,7 +93,13 @@ def reconcile(self):
     def status(self):
         status = super().status
 
-        status['status']['villas_relay_version'] = self._status.get('version')
+        try:
+            version = self._status.get('version')
+            status['status']['villas_relay_version'] = version
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.change_to_error('failed to get version from VILLASrelay',
+                                 exception=str(e),
+                                 args=str(e.args))
 
         return status