diff --git a/adl.c b/adl.c
index 9a0c9b2a..d5e83a90 100644
--- a/adl.c
+++ b/adl.c
@@ -1070,9 +1070,7 @@ static bool fan_autotune(int gpu, int temp, int fanpercent, int lasttemp, bool *
 		applog(LOG_WARNING, "Overheat detected on GPU %d, increasing fan to 100%", gpu);
 		newpercent = iMax;
 
-		cgpu->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-		cgpu->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_OVER_HEAT;
-		cgpu->dev_over_heat_count++;
+		dev_error(cgpu, REASON_DEV_OVER_HEAT);
 	} else if (temp > ga->targettemp && fanpercent < top && tdiff >= 0) {
 		applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Temperature over target, increasing fanspeed");
 		if (temp > ga->targettemp + opt_hysteresis)
@@ -1176,17 +1174,12 @@ void gpu_autotune(int gpu, enum dev_enable *denable)
 			applog(LOG_WARNING, "Hit thermal cutoff limit on GPU %d, disabling!", gpu);
 			*denable = DEV_RECOVER;
 			newengine = ga->minspeed;
-
-			cgpu->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-			cgpu->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_THERMAL_CUTOFF;
-			cgpu->dev_thermal_cutoff_count++;
+			dev_error(cgpu, REASON_DEV_THERMAL_CUTOFF);
 		} else if (temp > ga->overtemp && engine > ga->minspeed) {
 			applog(LOG_WARNING, "Overheat detected, decreasing GPU %d clock speed", gpu);
 			newengine = ga->minspeed;
 
-			cgpu->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-			cgpu->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_OVER_HEAT;
-			cgpu->dev_over_heat_count++;
+			dev_error(cgpu, REASON_DEV_OVER_HEAT);
 		} else if (temp > ga->targettemp + opt_hysteresis && engine > ga->minspeed && fan_optimal) {
 			applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Temperature %d degrees over target, decreasing clock speed", opt_hysteresis);
 			newengine = engine - ga->lpOdParameters.sEngineClock.iStep;
diff --git a/cgminer.c b/cgminer.c
index 134212c6..83159b21 100644
--- a/cgminer.c
+++ b/cgminer.c
@@ -5487,10 +5487,7 @@ void *miner_thread(void *userdata)
 	gettimeofday(&getwork_start, NULL);
 
 	if (api->thread_init && !api->thread_init(mythr)) {
-		cgpu->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-		cgpu->device_not_well_reason = REASON_THREAD_FAIL_INIT;
-		cgpu->thread_fail_init_count++;
-
+		dev_error(cgpu, REASON_THREAD_FAIL_INIT);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -5561,11 +5558,7 @@ void *miner_thread(void *userdata)
 			if (unlikely(hashes == -1)) {
 				applog(LOG_ERR, "%s %d failure, disabling!", api->name, cgpu->device_id);
 				cgpu->deven = DEV_DISABLED;
-
-				cgpu->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-				cgpu->device_not_well_reason = REASON_THREAD_ZERO_HASH;
-				cgpu->thread_zero_hash_count++;
-
+				dev_error(cgpu, REASON_THREAD_ZERO_HASH);
 				mt_disable(mythr, thr_id, api);
 			}
 
@@ -6130,9 +6123,7 @@ static void *watchdog_thread(void __maybe_unused *userdata)
 				applog(LOG_ERR, "%s: Idle for more than 60 seconds, declaring SICK!", dev_str);
 				gettimeofday(&thr->sick, NULL);
 
-				cgpu->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-				cgpu->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_SICK_IDLE_60;
-				cgpu->dev_sick_idle_60_count++;
+				dev_error(cgpu, REASON_DEV_SICK_IDLE_60);
 #ifdef HAVE_ADL
 				if (adl_active && cgpu->has_adl && gpu_activity(gpu) > 50) {
 					applog(LOG_ERR, "GPU still showing activity suggesting a hard hang.");
@@ -6148,9 +6139,7 @@ static void *watchdog_thread(void __maybe_unused *userdata)
 				applog(LOG_ERR, "%s: Not responded for more than 10 minutes, declaring DEAD!", dev_str);
 				gettimeofday(&thr->sick, NULL);
 
-				cgpu->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-				cgpu->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_DEAD_IDLE_600;
-				cgpu->dev_dead_idle_600_count++;
+				dev_error(cgpu, REASON_DEV_DEAD_IDLE_600);
 			} else if (now.tv_sec - thr->sick.tv_sec > 60 &&
 				   (cgpu->status == LIFE_SICK || cgpu->status == LIFE_DEAD)) {
 				/* Attempt to restart a GPU that's sick or dead once every minute */
diff --git a/driver-bitforce.c b/driver-bitforce.c
index ae9fa01c..4cb1721d 100644
--- a/driver-bitforce.c
+++ b/driver-bitforce.c
@@ -420,10 +420,7 @@ static bool bitforce_get_temp(struct cgpu_info *bitforce)
 			if (unlikely(bitforce->cutofftemp > 0 && temp > bitforce->cutofftemp)) {
 				applog(LOG_WARNING, "BFL%i: Hit thermal cutoff limit, disabling!", bitforce->device_id);
 				bitforce->deven = DEV_RECOVER;
-
-				bitforce->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-				bitforce->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_THERMAL_CUTOFF;
-				bitforce->dev_thermal_cutoff_count++;
+				dev_error(bitforce, REASON_DEV_THERMAL_CUTOFF);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -431,9 +428,7 @@ static bool bitforce_get_temp(struct cgpu_info *bitforce)
 		 * our responses are out of sync and flush the buffer to
 		 * hopefully recover */
 		applog(LOG_WARNING, "BFL%i: Garbled response probably throttling, clearing buffer", bitforce->device_id);
-		bitforce->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-		bitforce->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_THROTTLE;
-		bitforce->dev_throttle_count++;
+		dev_error(bitforce, REASON_DEV_THROTTLE);
 		/* Count throttling episodes as hardware errors */
 		bitforce->hw_errors++;
 		bitforce_clear_buffer(bitforce);
@@ -568,9 +563,7 @@ static int64_t bitforce_get_result(struct thr_info *thr, struct work *work)
 	if (elapsed.tv_sec > BITFORCE_TIMEOUT_S) {
 		applog(LOG_ERR, "BFL%i: took %dms - longer than %dms", bitforce->device_id,
 			tv_to_ms(elapsed), BITFORCE_TIMEOUT_MS);
-		bitforce->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-		bitforce->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_OVER_HEAT;
-		bitforce->dev_over_heat_count++;
+		dev_error(bitforce, REASON_DEV_OVER_HEAT);
 
 		if (!pdevbuf[0])	/* Only return if we got nothing after timeout - there still may be results */
 			return 0;
@@ -673,9 +666,7 @@ static int64_t bitforce_scanhash(struct thr_info *thr, struct work *work, int64_
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		ret = 0;
 		applog(LOG_ERR, "BFL%i: Comms error", bitforce->device_id);
-		bitforce->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-		bitforce->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_COMMS_ERROR;
-		bitforce->dev_comms_error_count++;
+		dev_error(bitforce, REASON_DEV_COMMS_ERROR);
 		bitforce->hw_errors++;
 		/* empty read buffer */
 		bitforce_clear_buffer(bitforce);
diff --git a/driver-icarus.c b/driver-icarus.c
index c3adafa6..c979a681 100644
--- a/driver-icarus.c
+++ b/driver-icarus.c
@@ -669,9 +669,7 @@ static int64_t icarus_scanhash(struct thr_info *thr, struct work *work,
 	if (icarus->device_fd == -1)
 		if (!icarus_prepare(thr)) {
 			applog(LOG_ERR, "ICA%i: Comms error", icarus->device_id);
-			icarus->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-			icarus->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_COMMS_ERROR;
-			icarus->dev_comms_error_count++;
+			dev_error(icarus, REASON_DEV_COMMS_ERROR);
 
 			// fail the device if the reopen attempt fails
 			return -1;
@@ -691,9 +689,7 @@ static int64_t icarus_scanhash(struct thr_info *thr, struct work *work,
 	if (ret) {
 		do_icarus_close(thr);
 		applog(LOG_ERR, "ICA%i: Comms error", icarus->device_id);
-		icarus->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-		icarus->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_COMMS_ERROR;
-		icarus->dev_comms_error_count++;
+		dev_error(icarus, REASON_DEV_COMMS_ERROR);
 		return 0;	/* This should never happen */
 	}
 
@@ -713,9 +709,7 @@ static int64_t icarus_scanhash(struct thr_info *thr, struct work *work,
 	if (ret == ICA_GETS_ERROR) {
 		do_icarus_close(thr);
 		applog(LOG_ERR, "ICA%i: Comms error", icarus->device_id);
-		icarus->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-		icarus->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_COMMS_ERROR;
-		icarus->dev_comms_error_count++;
+		dev_error(icarus, REASON_DEV_COMMS_ERROR);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/driver-modminer.c b/driver-modminer.c
index 9c4c45be..afdd68b1 100644
--- a/driver-modminer.c
+++ b/driver-modminer.c
@@ -560,17 +560,13 @@ static uint64_t modminer_process_results(struct thr_info *thr)
 				applog(LOG_WARNING, "%s%u.%u: Hit thermal cutoff limit (%f) at %f, disabling device!", modminer->api->name, modminer->device_id, fpgaid, MODMINER_CUTOFF_TEMP, state->temp);
 				modminer_delta_clock(thr, true, MODMINER_OVERHEAT_CLOCK, true);
 
+				dev_error(modminer, REASON_DEV_THERMAL_CUTOFF);
 				modminer->deven = DEV_RECOVER;
-				modminer->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-				modminer->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_THERMAL_CUTOFF;
-				modminer->dev_thermal_cutoff_count++;
 			} else {
 				 applog(LOG_WARNING, "%s%u.%u Overheat limit (%f) reached %f", modminer->api->name, modminer->device_id, fpgaid, MODMINER_OVERHEAT_TEMP, state->temp);
 				modminer_delta_clock(thr, true, MODMINER_CLOCK_DOWN, true);
 
-				modminer->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
-				modminer->device_not_well_reason = REASON_DEV_OVER_HEAT;
-				modminer->dev_over_heat_count++;
+				dev_error(modminer, REASON_DEV_OVER_HEAT);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index d5c2e542..d9d1d48f 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -1423,3 +1423,46 @@ out:
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+
+void dev_error(struct cgpu_info *dev, enum dev_reason reason)
+{
+	dev->device_last_not_well = time(NULL);
+	dev->device_not_well_reason = reason;
+
+
+	switch (reason)
+	{
+		case REASON_THREAD_FAIL_INIT:
+			dev->thread_fail_init_count++;
+		break;
+		case REASON_THREAD_ZERO_HASH:
+			dev->thread_zero_hash_count++;
+		break;
+		case REASON_THREAD_FAIL_QUEUE:
+			dev->thread_fail_queue_count++;
+		break;
+		case REASON_DEV_SICK_IDLE_60:
+			dev->dev_sick_idle_60_count++;
+		break;
+		case REASON_DEV_DEAD_IDLE_600:
+			dev->dev_dead_idle_600_count++;
+		break;
+		case REASON_DEV_NOSTART:
+			dev->dev_nostart_count++;
+		break;
+		case REASON_DEV_OVER_HEAT:
+			dev->dev_over_heat_count++;
+		break;
+		case REASON_DEV_THERMAL_CUTOFF:
+			dev->dev_thermal_cutoff_count++;
+		break;
+		case REASON_DEV_COMMS_ERROR:
+			dev->dev_comms_error_count++;
+		break;
+		case REASON_DEV_THROTTLE:
+			dev->dev_throttle_count++;
+		break;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index d5ac54c3..61dc6689 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@
 #endif
 
 struct pool;
+enum dev_reason;
+struct cgpu_info;
 bool stratum_send(struct pool *pool, char *s, ssize_t len);
 char *recv_line(struct pool *pool);
 bool parse_method(struct pool *pool, char *s);
 bool extract_sockaddr(struct pool *pool, char *url);
 bool auth_stratum(struct pool *pool);
 bool initiate_stratum(struct pool *pool);
+void dev_error(struct cgpu_info *dev, enum dev_reason reason);
 
 #endif /* __UTIL_H__ */