diff --git a/SportiduinoPQ.py b/SportiduinoPQ.py
index 596b53d..9dfd0dc 100755
--- a/SportiduinoPQ.py
+++ b/SportiduinoPQ.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import design
 
 from serial import Serial
-from sportiduino import Sportiduino, SportiduinoException, SportiduinoTimeout
+from sportiduino import Sportiduino, SportiduinoException, SportiduinoTimeout, SportiduinoNoCardPresentException
 from basestation import BaseStation
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from PyQt5 import uic, QtWidgets, QtPrintSupport, QtCore, sip
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ def ReadCard_clicked(self):
             
             self._show_card_data(data, card_type)
             self._save_card_data_to_file(data)
-            
+
+        except SportiduinoNoCardPresentException as err:
+            self.log(self.tr("Card not found. Place card near reader and try again"))
+
         except Exception as err:
             self._process_error(err)
             raise err
diff --git a/sportiduino.py b/sportiduino.py
index 49eb1f6..4ebafc1 100644
--- a/sportiduino.py
+++ b/sportiduino.py
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ def _connect_master_station(self, port):
 
     def _send_command(self, code, parameters=None, wait_response=True, timeout=None):
         resp_code, data = self._serialproto.send_command(self._serial, code, parameters, wait_response, timeout)
+        
         return Sportiduino._preprocess_response(resp_code, data, self._log_debug)
 
 
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ def _preprocess_response(func, data, log_debug):
                 raise SportiduinoException(Sportiduino._translate("sportiduino","Can't read EEPROM"))
             elif err_code == Sportiduino.ERR_CARD_NOT_FOUND:
                 if card_type == 0 or card_type == 0xff:
-                    raise SportiduinoException(Sportiduino._translate("sportiduino","Card is not found"))
+                    raise SportiduinoNoCardPresentException(Sportiduino._translate("sportiduino","Card is not found"))
                 else :
                     raise SportiduinoException(Sportiduino._translate("sportiduino","Unsupported card type = {}").format(card_type))
             elif err_code == Sportiduino.ERR_UNKNOWN_CMD:
@@ -781,6 +782,10 @@ class SportiduinoException(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class SportiduinoNoCardPresentException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class SportiduinoTimeout(SportiduinoException):
     pass