diff --git a/service/notification-manager/SampleApp/linux/sampleConsumer/SampleConsumer.cpp b/service/notification-manager/SampleApp/linux/sampleConsumer/SampleConsumer.cpp
index b6c25f27d9e92b3965d05578d30bd3a23d13995a..bacaa676c617bfe80c5aae162907a41df348ce59 100644
--- a/service/notification-manager/SampleApp/linux/sampleConsumer/SampleConsumer.cpp
+++ b/service/notification-manager/SampleApp/linux/sampleConsumer/SampleConsumer.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,11 @@ int main(int argc , char *argv[])
                 startPut(g_curResource);
                 break;
             case DELETE:
-                startDelete(g_curResource);
+                try {
+                    startDelete(g_curResource);
+                }catch(OCException e) {
+                    std::cout<< "Caught OCException [Code: "<<e.code()<<" Reason: "<<e.reason()<<std::endl;
+                }
                 break;
             default:
                 std::cout << "Invalid input, please try again" << std::endl;
diff --git a/service/notification-manager/SampleApp/linux/sampleProvider/SampleProvider.cpp b/service/notification-manager/SampleApp/linux/sampleProvider/SampleProvider.cpp
index 8d924ae4dae167bffd78cbbcbe83f1ca6860ec4a..abb40db953acaa87fac10ee5e6db0b2a2a8169de 100644
--- a/service/notification-manager/SampleApp/linux/sampleProvider/SampleProvider.cpp
+++ b/service/notification-manager/SampleApp/linux/sampleProvider/SampleProvider.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TempHumidResource
 
     public:
         TempHumidResource() :
-            m_temp(0), m_humid(0), m_uri("/a/TempHumSensor")
+            m_temp(0), m_humid(0), m_uri("/a/TempHumSensor"), m_resourceHandle(NULL)
         {
         }