diff --git a/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/Frame.cpp b/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/Frame.cpp
index 52ae67ad..d4b40e69 100644
--- a/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/Frame.cpp
+++ b/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/Frame.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #include "Frame.h"
 
+#include <MPFDetectionException.h>
+
 using namespace MPF::COMPONENT;
 
 cv::Mat Frame::getDataAsResizedFloat(
@@ -43,9 +45,23 @@ cv::Mat Frame::getDataAsResizedFloat(
         // limited by target x
         scaleFactor = targetSize.width / static_cast<double>(data.cols);
     }
+    
+    if (scaleFactor * static_cast<double>(data.rows) <= 0.5) {
+        throw MPFDetectionException(MPF_BAD_FRAME_SIZE, "Unable to resize. Image height (" +
+                std::to_string(data.rows) + ") too short vs. width (" + std::to_string(data.cols) + ").");
+    }
+    if (scaleFactor * static_cast<double>(data.cols) <= 0.5) {
+        throw MPFDetectionException(MPF_BAD_FRAME_SIZE, "Unable to resize. Image width (" +
+                std::to_string(data.cols) + ") too narrow vs. height (" + std::to_string(data.rows) + ").");
+    }
 
     cv::Mat resizedData;
-    cv::resize(data, resizedData, cv::Size(), scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
+    try {
+        cv::resize(data, resizedData, cv::Size(), scaleFactor, scaleFactor);
+    }
+    catch(const std::exception &ex) {
+        throw MPFDetectionException(MPF_BAD_FRAME_SIZE, ex.what());
+    }
 
     int leftPadding = (targetSize.width - resizedData.cols) / 2;
     int topPadding = (targetSize.height - resizedData.rows) / 2;
diff --git a/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/triton/TritonInferencer.cpp b/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/triton/TritonInferencer.cpp
index 506e12e4..700b111a 100644
--- a/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/triton/TritonInferencer.cpp
+++ b/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/triton/TritonInferencer.cpp
@@ -238,8 +238,12 @@ void TritonInferencer::infer(
         shape[0] = size;
 
         // get a client from pool
-        int clientId = acquireClientId();
-        TritonClient &client = *clients_[clientId];
+        auto releaser = [this](int* ptr) {
+            releaseClientId(*ptr);
+            delete ptr;
+        };
+        std::shared_ptr<int> clientId(new int(acquireClientId()), releaser);
+        TritonClient &client = *clients_[*clientId];
 
         // create blob directly, in client input shm region if appropriate,
         //   with code similar to opencv's blobFromImages
@@ -274,14 +278,13 @@ void TritonInferencer::infer(
                               try {
                                   std::vector<cv::Mat> outBlobs;
                                   for (auto & i : outputsMeta) {
-                                      outBlobs.push_back(clients_[clientId]->getOutput(i));
+                                      outBlobs.push_back(clients_[*clientId]->getOutput(i));
                                   }
                                   extractDetectionsCallback(outBlobs, begin, end);
                               }
                               catch (const std::exception &ex) {
-                                  eptr = std::current_exception();
+                                  setClientException(std::current_exception());
                               }
-                              releaseClientId(clientId, eptr);
                           });
     }
 }
@@ -304,12 +307,19 @@ int TritonInferencer::acquireClientId() {
 }
 
 
-void TritonInferencer::releaseClientId(int clientId, const std::exception_ptr& newClientEptr) {
+void TritonInferencer::setClientException(const std::exception_ptr& newClientEptr) {
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(freeClientIdsMtx_);
         if (newClientEptr && !clientEptr_) {
             clientEptr_ = newClientEptr;
         }
+    }
+}
+
+
+void TritonInferencer::releaseClientId(int clientId) {
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(freeClientIdsMtx_);
         freeClientIds_.insert(clientId);
         LOG_TRACE("Freeing client[" << clientId << "]");
     }
diff --git a/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/triton/TritonInferencer.h b/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/triton/TritonInferencer.h
index d895b97c..c03cfdc3 100644
--- a/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/triton/TritonInferencer.h
+++ b/cpp/OcvYoloDetection/triton/TritonInferencer.h
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ class TritonInferencer {
 
     int acquireClientId();
 
-    void releaseClientId(int clientId, const std::exception_ptr& eptr);
+    void setClientException(const std::exception_ptr& eptr);
+
+    void releaseClientId(int clientId);
 
     void waitTillAllClientsReleased() noexcept;