diff --git a/src/EncoderBase.h b/src/EncoderBase.h
index 1aaf50c..3270a8b 100644
--- a/src/EncoderBase.h
+++ b/src/EncoderBase.h
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ namespace EncoderTool
         if (direction == ERR)
         {
             if (errCallback != nullptr)
-                errCallback(value);
+                errCallback(value,999);
         }
 #endif
         return false;
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index c67156c..980957e 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 // comment the following line out if you prefer plain vanilla function pointers for callbacks
 #define WANT_MODERN_CALLBACKS
+#define USE_ERROR_CALLBACKS
 
 //================================================================================================================