diff --git a/dfu/src/main/java/no/nordicsemi/android/dfu/DfuBaseService.java b/dfu/src/main/java/no/nordicsemi/android/dfu/DfuBaseService.java
index 0ab16ab..e6ef294 100644
--- a/dfu/src/main/java/no/nordicsemi/android/dfu/DfuBaseService.java
+++ b/dfu/src/main/java/no/nordicsemi/android/dfu/DfuBaseService.java
@@ -627,6 +627,13 @@ public abstract class DfuBaseService extends IntentService implements DfuProgres
 	 * Thrown when device had to be paired before the DFU process was started.
 	 */
 	public static final int ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_BONDED = ERROR_MASK | 0x0E;
+	/**
+	 * Thrown when breakpoint resume fw
+	 * <p>
+	 * Check https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Android-DFU-Library/issues/229
+	 * </p>
+	 */
+	public static final int ERROR_BREAKPOINT_RESUME = ERROR_MASK | 0x0F;
 	/**
 	 * Flag set when the DFU target returned a DFU error. Look for DFU specification to get error
 	 * codes. The error code is binary OR-ed with one of: {@link #ERROR_REMOTE_TYPE_LEGACY},
diff --git a/dfu/src/main/java/no/nordicsemi/android/dfu/SecureDfuImpl.java b/dfu/src/main/java/no/nordicsemi/android/dfu/SecureDfuImpl.java
index c7ef467..d1002e4 100644
--- a/dfu/src/main/java/no/nordicsemi/android/dfu/SecureDfuImpl.java
+++ b/dfu/src/main/java/no/nordicsemi/android/dfu/SecureDfuImpl.java
@@ -653,6 +653,12 @@ class SecureDfuImpl extends BaseCustomDfuImpl {
 						loge("Error while reading firmware stream", e);
 						mService.terminateConnection(gatt, DfuBaseService.ERROR_FILE_IO_EXCEPTION);
 						return;
+					} catch (final Throwable tr) {
+						// crash fix
+						// Check https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Android-DFU-Library/issues/229
+						loge("Error while reading firmware stream", tr);
+						mService.terminateConnection(gatt, DfuBaseService.ERROR_BREAKPOINT_RESUME);
+						return;
 					}
 					// To decrease the chance of loosing data next time let's set PRN to 1.
 					// This will make the update very long, but perhaps it will succeed.