diff --git a/io/wol/39-wol.js b/io/wol/39-wol.js
index be475369..b455f282 100644
--- a/io/wol/39-wol.js
+++ b/io/wol/39-wol.js
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             var mac = this.mac || msg.mac || null;
             if (mac != null) {
                 if (chk.test(mac)) {
-                    wol.wake(mac, function(error) {
-                        if (error) { node.warn(error); }
-                    });
+                    try {
+                        wol.wake(mac, function(error) {
+                            if (error) { node.warn(error); }
+                            else if (RED.settings.verbose) {
+                                node.log("sent WOL magic packet");
+                            }
+                        });
+                    } catch(e) { if (RED.settings.verbose) { node.log("WOL: socket error"); }
                 }
                 else { node.warn('WOL: bad mac address "'+mac+'"'); }
             }
diff --git a/io/wol/package.json b/io/wol/package.json
index f3a325d1..3dd47cd7 100644
--- a/io/wol/package.json
+++ b/io/wol/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "version"       : "0.0.2",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to send Wake-On-LAN (WOL) magic packets",
     "dependencies"  : {
-        "wake_on_lan"   : "0.0.3"
+        "wake_on_lan"   : "0.0.4"
     },
     "repository" : {
         "type":"git",