diff --git a/site_scons/prereq_tools/base.py b/site_scons/prereq_tools/base.py
index ed18cc18b76..8e847c639d8 100644
--- a/site_scons/prereq_tools/base.py
+++ b/site_scons/prereq_tools/base.py
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ def run_commands(self, commands, subdir=None, env=None):
                 retval = True
             else:
                 print(f"RUN: {' '.join(cmd)}")
-                if subprocess.call(cmd, shell=False, cwd=subdir, env=passed_env['ENV']) != 0:
+                rc = subprocess.call(cmd, shell=False, cwd=subdir, env=passed_env['ENV'])
+                if rc != 0:
+                    print(f"Command failed with {rc}")
                     retval = False
                     break
         return retval
diff --git a/src/client/dfuse/ops/read.c b/src/client/dfuse/ops/read.c
index 9dd54baf318..2341b928f5e 100644
--- a/src/client/dfuse/ops/read.c
+++ b/src/client/dfuse/ops/read.c
@@ -332,6 +332,12 @@ chunk_read(fuse_req_t req, size_t len, off_t position, struct dfuse_obj_hdl *oh)
 	bool                      rcb;
 	bool                      all_done = true;
 
+	if (ie->ie_dfs->dfc_data_timeout == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if (!atomic_load_relaxed(&oh->doh_ie->ip_open_write_count) != 0)
+		return false;
+
 	if (len != K128)
 		return false;