diff --git a/src/management/nfd-controller.cpp b/src/management/nfd-controller.cpp
index 733ca36..2ebdb4a 100644
--- a/src/management/nfd-controller.cpp
+++ b/src/management/nfd-controller.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 namespace ndn {
 namespace nfd {
 
-const uint32_t Controller::ERROR_TIMEOUT = 10060;
+const uint32_t Controller::ERROR_TIMEOUT = 10060; // WinSock ESAETIMEDOUT
+const uint32_t Controller::ERROR_NACK = 10800; // 10000 + TLV-TYPE of Nack header
 const uint32_t Controller::ERROR_SERVER = 500;
 const uint32_t Controller::ERROR_LBOUND = 400;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
   m_face.expressInterest(interest,
                          bind(&Controller::processCommandResponse, this, _2,
                               command, onSuccess, onFailure),
+                         bind(onFailure, ERROR_NACK, "network Nack received"),
                          bind(onFailure, ERROR_TIMEOUT, "request timed out"));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/management/nfd-controller.hpp b/src/management/nfd-controller.hpp
index 331810f..4fbfa3e 100644
--- a/src/management/nfd-controller.hpp
+++ b/src/management/nfd-controller.hpp
@@ -84,10 +84,13 @@
 
 public:
   /** \brief error code for timeout
-   *  \note comes from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740668.aspx
    */
   static const uint32_t ERROR_TIMEOUT;
 
+  /** \brief error code for network Nack
+   */
+  static const uint32_t ERROR_NACK;
+
   /** \brief error code for server error
    */
   static const uint32_t ERROR_SERVER;