diff --git a/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c b/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c
index b038382..3f8e206 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c
@@ -979,7 +979,12 @@
 int
 dco_get_peer_stats(struct context *c)
 {
-    uint32_t peer_id = c->c2.tls_multi->dco_peer_id;
+    int peer_id = c->c2.tls_multi->dco_peer_id;
+    if (peer_id == -1)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     msg(D_DCO_DEBUG, "%s: peer-id %d", __func__, peer_id);
 
     if (!c->c1.tuntap)
diff --git a/src/openvpn/forward.c b/src/openvpn/forward.c
index d50b24c..4c4f3f7 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/forward.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/forward.c
@@ -483,16 +483,27 @@
 static void
 check_inactivity_timeout(struct context *c)
 {
-    if (dco_enabled(&c->options) && dco_get_peer_stats(c) == 0)
+    if (dco_enabled(&c->options))
     {
-        int64_t tot_bytes = c->c2.tun_read_bytes + c->c2.tun_write_bytes;
-        int64_t new_bytes = tot_bytes - c->c2.inactivity_bytes;
-
-        if (new_bytes > c->options.inactivity_minimum_bytes)
+        const int stats_request = dco_get_peer_stats(c);
+        if (stats_request == 0)
         {
-            c->c2.inactivity_bytes = tot_bytes;
-            event_timeout_reset(&c->c2.inactivity_interval);
+            int64_t tot_bytes = c->c2.tun_read_bytes + c->c2.tun_write_bytes;
+            int64_t new_bytes = tot_bytes - c->c2.inactivity_bytes;
 
+            if (new_bytes > c->options.inactivity_minimum_bytes)
+            {
+                c->c2.inactivity_bytes = tot_bytes;
+                event_timeout_reset(&c->c2.inactivity_interval);
+
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (stats_request < 0)
+        {
+            msg(M_WARN, "Error requesting peer %d DCO stats (%s). Restarting the session",
+                c->c2.tls_multi->dco_peer_id, strerror(-stats_request));
+            register_signal(c->sig, SIGUSR1, "dco peer stats error");
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/openvpn/manage.c b/src/openvpn/manage.c
index e79a118..be2da4a 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/manage.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/manage.c
@@ -4138,10 +4138,21 @@
         counter_type dco_read_bytes = 0;
         counter_type dco_write_bytes = 0;
 
-        if (dco_enabled(&c->options) && (dco_get_peer_stats(c) == 0))
+        if (dco_enabled(&c->options) && c->c2.tls_multi->peer_id != -1)
         {
-            dco_read_bytes = c->c2.dco_read_bytes;
-            dco_write_bytes = c->c2.dco_write_bytes;
+            const int stats_request = dco_get_peer_stats(c);
+            if (stats_request == 0)
+            {
+                dco_read_bytes = c->c2.dco_read_bytes;
+                dco_write_bytes = c->c2.dco_write_bytes;
+            }
+            else if (stats_request < 0)
+            {
+                msg(D_MANAGEMENT, "MANAGEMENT: Error requesting peer %d DCO stats (%s). Restarting the session",
+                    c->c2.tls_multi->dco_peer_id, strerror(-stats_request));
+                register_signal(c->sig, SIGUSR1, "dco peer stats error");
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         if (!(man->persist.callback.flags & MCF_SERVER))
diff --git a/src/openvpn/multi.c b/src/openvpn/multi.c
index 45b3cfa..20724a0 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/multi.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/multi.c
@@ -549,7 +549,13 @@
 {
     if (dco_enabled(&m->top.options))
     {
-        dco_get_peer_stats_multi(&m->top.c1.tuntap->dco, m);
+        const int stats_request = dco_get_peer_stats_multi(&m->top.c1.tuntap->dco, m);
+        if (stats_request < 0)
+        {
+            msg(D_DCO, "Error requesting peer %d DCO stats (%s)",
+                c->c2.tls_multi->dco_peer_id, strerror(-stats_request));
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     setenv_counter(c->c2.es, "bytes_received", c->c2.link_read_bytes + c->c2.dco_read_bytes);
@@ -855,7 +861,14 @@
 
         if (dco_enabled(&m->top.options))
         {
-            dco_get_peer_stats_multi(&m->top.c1.tuntap->dco, m);
+            const int stats_request = dco_get_peer_stats_multi(&m->top.c1.tuntap->dco, m);
+            if (stats_request == -ENOENT)
+            {
+                msg(M_WARN, "Error requesting peer DCO stats (%s)",
+                    strerror(-stats_request));
+                register_signal(m->top.sig, SIGUSR1, "dco peer stats error");
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         if (version == 1)
diff --git a/src/openvpn/sig.c b/src/openvpn/sig.c
index 8323f0d..3654033 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/sig.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/sig.c
@@ -489,7 +489,14 @@
 
     if (dco_enabled(&c->options))
     {
-        dco_get_peer_stats(c);
+        const int stats_request = dco_get_peer_stats(c);
+        if (stats_request < 0)
+        {
+            msg(M_WARN, "Error requesting peer %d DCO stats (%s). Restarting the session",
+                c->c2.tls_multi->dco_peer_id, strerror(-stats_request));
+            register_signal(c->sig, SIGUSR1, "dco peer stats error");
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     status_printf(so, "OpenVPN STATISTICS");