diff --git a/source/portable/NetworkInterface/NXP1060/NetworkInterface.c b/source/portable/NetworkInterface/NXP1060/NetworkInterface.c
index 01784885a6..e2b8ea0a8a 100644
--- a/source/portable/NetworkInterface/NXP1060/NetworkInterface.c
+++ b/source/portable/NetworkInterface/NXP1060/NetworkInterface.c
@@ -347,6 +347,11 @@ static BaseType_t prvNXP1060_NetworkInterfaceInitialise( NetworkInterface_t * px
 
             if( xStatus != kStatus_Success )
             {
+                if( !xFirstCall )
+                {
+                    xTaskNotify( receiveTaskHandle, DRIVER_READY, eSetValueWithOverwrite );
+                }
+
                 break;
             }
             else
@@ -370,7 +375,7 @@ static BaseType_t prvNXP1060_NetworkInterfaceInitialise( NetworkInterface_t * px
                     xTaskCreated = xTaskCreate( prvEMACHandlerTask,
                                                 "EMAC-Handler",
                                                 configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE * 3,
-                                                NULL,
+                                                pxInterface,
                                                 configMAX_PRIORITIES - 1,
                                                 &receiveTaskHandle );
 
@@ -505,7 +510,7 @@ static void prvEMACHandlerTask( void * parameter )
         if( ulTaskNotifyTake( pdTRUE, pdMS_TO_TICKS( 500 ) ) == pdFALSE )
         {
             /* No RX packets for a bit so check for a link. */
-            const IPStackEvent_t xNetworkEventDown = { .eEventType = eNetworkDownEvent, .pvData = NULL };
+            const IPStackEvent_t xNetworkEventDown = { .eEventType = eNetworkDownEvent, .pvData = parameter };
 
             do
             {
@@ -568,13 +573,13 @@ static void prvEMACHandlerTask( void * parameter )
                         break;
 
                     case kStatus_ENET_RxFrameError: /* Received an error frame.  Read & drop it */
-                        PRINTF( "RX Receive Error\n" );
+                        FreeRTOS_printf( ( "RX Receive Error\n" ) );
                         ENET_ReadFrame( ethernetifLocal->base, &( ethernetifLocal->handle ), NULL, 0, 0, NULL );
                         /* Not sure if a trace is required.  The MAC had an error and needed to dump bytes */
                         break;
 
                     default:
-                        PRINTF( "RX Receive default" );
+                        FreeRTOS_printf( ( "RX Receive default" ) );
                         break;
                 }
             }