diff --git a/sandbox/errorHandling.lua b/sandbox/errorHandling.lua
index 6d19281..c0579ad 100644
--- a/sandbox/errorHandling.lua
+++ b/sandbox/errorHandling.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 -- but there is a stock lua package with that name (which isnt included in Empty Epsilon)
 errorHandling = {}
 
+-- note - setCommsScript is not wrapped unlike setCommsFunction
+-- I am somewhat unsure if it is possible to wrap or not
+
 -- please note - this file is likely to become either irrelevant or in need of update when the EE ECS rework is complete
 -- it would be nice if the whole walking through the class hierarchy was moved out into its own file
 -- however that walking is likely to be made obsolete semi soon with the ECS system
@@ -14,12 +17,24 @@ errorHandling = {}
 -- the latter is better in my eyes
 -- I am planning personally on waiting ECS changes have been implemented and I'm more sure on whats happening
 -- PlayerShips created via the gm screen are ***NOT*** wrapped - this would be fairly easy to fix via wrapping on onNewPlayerShip
--- If there is a use case people want this for I will add that happily
+
+function errorHandling:onError(err, replacementTraceback)
+	if self._onError then
+		if replacementTraceback then
+			self._onError(err,replacementTraceback)
+		else
+			-- it might be nice to suppress the first few lines of the traceback (the ones inside of errorHandling)
+			self._onError(err,traceback())
+		end
+	end
+end
 
 function errorHandling:callWithErrorHandling(fun,...)
 	assert(type(fun)=="function" or fun==nil)
 	if fun ~= nil then
-		return xpcall(fun, self.onError, ...)
+		return xpcall(fun, function(...)
+				self:onError(...)
+			end, ...)
 	end
 end
 
@@ -47,7 +62,7 @@ function errorHandling:_autoWrapArgX(originalFunction, argToWrap)
 	end
 end
 
-function errorHandling:WormHole()
+function errorHandling:_WormHole()
 	local create = WormHole
 	return function()
 		local worm = create()
@@ -198,8 +213,46 @@ function errorHandling:_AddMissileErrorHandling(missile)
 	return missile
 end
 
+-- this will call function fn
+-- if during the call of fn setCommsMessage is not called then we will call onError if myTraceback has been sent
+-- this is due to needing to call this during the setCommsFunction callback (where no setCommsMessage is sometimes useful)
+-- and within addCommsReply (where it is not useful)
+function errorHandling:_checkRelayMessageSent(fn,myTraceback)
+	return function ()
+		local _setCommsMessage = setCommsMessage
+		local _addCommsReply = addCommsReply
+		-- the reversed boolean is annoying, but I am unsure (and am not sure how to confirm)
+		-- if a local is set to nil will it be a local or a global (also does it change while its an upvalue?)
+		local messageUnset = true
+		setCommsMessage = function(msg)
+			messageUnset = nil
+			_setCommsMessage(msg)
+		end
+		addCommsReply = function (text, fn)
+			return _addCommsReply(text,self:_checkRelayMessageSent(fn,traceback()))
+		end
+		local ret = fn()
+		if messageUnset and myTraceback then
+			self:onError("A function set via addCommsReply has been called, but setCommsMessage wasn't called. This will result in relay seeing \"?\"\n Traceback of the function setting the callback is as follows \n\n",myTraceback)
+		end
+		setCommsMessage = _setCommsMessage
+		addCommsReply = _addCommsReply
+		return ret
+	end
+end
+
+function errorHandling:_wrapSetCommsFunction(object, _setCommsFunction)
+	return function (object,fn)
+		return _setCommsFunction(object,self:_checkRelayMessageSent(fn,nil))
+	end
+end
+
 function errorHandling:_AddSpaceObjectErrorHandling(object)
+	-- we deal with setCommsFunction in two parts
+	-- first we are trapping errors happening inside of the call
 	object.setCommsFunction = self:_autoWrapArgX(object.setCommsFunction,2)
+	-- secondly we are ensuring that setCommsMessage is called at some point
+	object.setCommsFunction = self:_wrapSetCommsFunction(object,object.setCommsFunction)
 	object.onDestroyed = self:_autoWrapArgX(object.onDestroyed,2)
 	return object
 end
@@ -233,7 +286,7 @@ function errorHandling:_wrapAllFunctions()
 	update = self:wrapWithErrorHandling(update)
 	init = self:wrapWithErrorHandling(init)
 
-	WormHole = self:WormHole()
+	WormHole = self:_WormHole()
 	WarpJammer = self:_WarpJammer()
 	SupplyDrop = self:_SupplyDrop()
 	PlayerSpaceship = self:_PlayerSpaceship()
@@ -265,6 +318,6 @@ end
 -- a natural location IMO is as the last line of the main script
 function errorHandling:wrapAllFunctions(onError)
 	assert(type(onError) == "function")
-	self.onError = onError
+	self._onError = onError
 	self:callWithErrorHandling(self._wrapAllFunctions,self,onError)
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sandbox/main.lua b/sandbox/main.lua
index 25e80b6..6db1b93 100755
--- a/sandbox/main.lua
+++ b/sandbox/main.lua
@@ -52842,8 +52842,8 @@ function updateCommerce(assets,region_station)
 		end	--of zero item check branch
 	end	--not nil commercial asset list check branch
 end
-function onError(error)
-	local err = "script error : - \n" .. error .. "\n\ntraceback :-\n" .. traceback()
+function onError(error, errorTraceback)
+	local err = "script error : - \n" .. error .. "\n\ntraceback :-\n" .. errorTraceback
 	print(err)
 	addGMMessage(err)
 end