diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/72_UBUS_CALL.pm b/fhem/FHEM/72_UBUS_CALL.pm
index dbc24d93b..2dcdb09e9 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/72_UBUS_CALL.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/72_UBUS_CALL.pm
@@ -330,9 +330,6 @@ sub Parse
 		Log3($ioname, 1, "UBUS - decode_json error: $@");
 		return;
 	}
-
-	my $error = $data->{result}[0];
-	my $result = $data->{result}[1];
 	my $id = $data->{id};
 
 	if($id !~ m/^(.*):call:(.*)/)
@@ -344,8 +341,6 @@ sub Parse
 	$id = $2;
 	my $hash = $main::defs{$name};
 
-	readingsSingleUpdate($hash, 'state', 'received', 1);
-
 	if(!defined $hash)
 	{
 		Log3($ioname, 1, "UBUS - received message for unknown device $name");
@@ -358,6 +353,22 @@ sub Parse
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if(defined $data->{error})
+	{
+		readingsSingleUpdate($hash, 'state', 'Error ' . $data->{error}->{code} . ': ' . $data->{error}->{message}, 1);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	readingsSingleUpdate($hash, 'state', 'received', 1);
+
+	if(!defined $data->{result})
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	my $error = $data->{result}[0];
+	my $result = $data->{result}[1];
+
 	my ($module, $function, $params);
 
 	if(!defined $hash->{rpc}{$id})