diff --git a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_netif.cpp b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_netif.cpp
index 1220853fcb..c8513e8740 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_netif.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_netif.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ void Netif::pause()
 
 Netif::~Netif()
 {
+    ppp_dte->set_read_cb(nullptr);
     if (signal.is_any(PPP_STARTED)) {
         esp_netif_action_stop(driver.base.netif, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
         signal.clear(PPP_STARTED);
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_uart.cpp b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_uart.cpp
index ebe31fdded..ae1efe15e9 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_uart.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_uart.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ int UartTerminal::read(uint8_t *data, size_t len)
     length = std::min(len, length);
     if (length > 0) {
         int read_len = uart_read_bytes(uart.port, data, length, portMAX_DELAY);
+        if (read_len < 0) {
+            ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Error occurred during read: %d", read_len);
+            return 0;
+        }
 #if CONFIG_ESP_MODEM_ADD_DEBUG_LOGS
         ESP_LOG_BUFFER_HEXDUMP("uart-rx", data, read_len, ESP_LOG_DEBUG);
 #endif