diff --git a/inc/main.h b/inc/main.h
index f4aef79a..f79e81be 100644
--- a/inc/main.h
+++ b/inc/main.h
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ typedef enum {
   JOINT_FB_ERROR,
   POS_ERROR,
   SAT_ERROR,
-  HV_ERROR,
+  HV_CRC_ERROR,
+  HV_TIMEOUT_ERROR,
   HV_TEMP_ERROR,
   HV_VOLT_ERROR,
   MOT_TEMP_ERROR,
diff --git a/shared/comps/fault.c b/shared/comps/fault.c
index 7d7add38..bc07f7a6 100644
--- a/shared/comps/fault.c
+++ b/shared/comps/fault.c
@@ -163,8 +163,14 @@ static void rt_func(float period, volatile void *ctx_ptr, volatile hal_pin_inst_
   }
 
   if(err_filter(&(ctx->hv_error), 3.0, 0.001, PIN(hv_error) > 0.0)) {
-    ctx->fault = HV_ERROR;
+    if(PIN(hv_error) > 1.0){
+      ctx->fault = HV_TIMEOUT_ERROR;
+    }
+    else{
+      ctx->fault = HV_CRC_ERROR;
+    }
     ctx->state = SOFT_FAULT;
+
   }
 
   if(ABS(PIN(pos_error)) > PIN(max_pos_error)) {
@@ -321,8 +327,12 @@ static void nrt_func(volatile void *ctx_ptr, volatile hal_pin_inst_t *pin_ptr) {
             printf("saturation error\n");
             break;
 
-          case HV_ERROR:
-            printf("HV error\n");
+          case HV_CRC_ERROR:
+            printf("HV crc error\n");
+            break;
+
+          case HV_TIMEOUT_ERROR:
+            printf("HV timeout error\n");
             break;
 
           case HV_TEMP_ERROR:
diff --git a/src/comps/hv.c b/src/comps/hv.c
index b2761980..b4ad1e96 100644
--- a/src/comps/hv.c
+++ b/src/comps/hv.c
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ static void rt_func(float period, volatile void *ctx_ptr, volatile hal_pin_inst_
     }
   }
 
-  if(ctx->timeout > 5) {
+  if(ctx->timeout > 3) {
     PIN(timeout)
     ++;
-    PIN(com_error) = 1.0;
+    PIN(com_error) = 2.0;
   }
   ctx->timeout++;