diff --git a/apphandler.C b/apphandler.C
index a921643..fc6c811 100644
--- a/apphandler.C
+++ b/apphandler.C
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
     printf("IPMI APP GET CHANNEL INFO\n");
 
     // I"m only supporting channel 1.  0xE is the 'default channel'
-    if (*p == 0xe || *p == 1) {
+    if (*p == 0xe || *p == 1 || *p == 8) {
 
         *data_len = sizeof(resp);
         memcpy(response, resp, *data_len);
diff --git a/ipmid.C b/ipmid.C
index 6726a27..728ba0b 100644
--- a/ipmid.C
+++ b/ipmid.C
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@
     if(r != 0)
     {
         fprintf(stderr,"ERROR:[0x%X] handling NetFn:[0x%X], Cmd:[0x%X]\n",r, netfn, cmd);
-        return -1;
     }
 
     fprintf(ipmiio, "IPMI Response:\n");