diff --git a/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.c b/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.c
index 3e3fe093..9c8fe083 100644
--- a/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.c
+++ b/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ SVReceiver_disableDestAddrCheck(SVReceiver self)
 void
 SVReceiver_enableDestAddrCheck(SVReceiver self)
 {
-    self->checkDestAddr = false;
+    self->checkDestAddr = true;
 }
 
 void
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ parseSVMessage(SVReceiver self, int numbytes)
     if (numbytes < 22) return;
 
     /* Ethernet source address */
-    uint8_t* srcAddr = buffer;
+    uint8_t* dstAddr = buffer;
 
     /* skip ethernet addresses */
     bufPos = 12;
@@ -517,13 +517,13 @@ parseSVMessage(SVReceiver self, int numbytes)
         if (subscriber->appId == appId) {
 
             if (self->checkDestAddr) {
-                if (memcmp(srcAddr, subscriber->ethAddr, 6) == 0) {
+                if (memcmp(dstAddr, subscriber->ethAddr, 6) == 0) {
                     subscriberFound = true;
                     break;
                 }
                 else
                     if (DEBUG_SV_SUBSCRIBER)
-                        printf("SV_SUBSCRIBER: Checking ethernet src address failed!\n");
+                        printf("SV_SUBSCRIBER: Checking ethernet dest address failed!\n");
             }
             else {
                 subscriberFound = true;
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ parseSVMessage(SVReceiver self, int numbytes)
         parseSVPayload(self, subscriber, buffer + bufPos, apduLength);
     else {
         if (DEBUG_SV_SUBSCRIBER)
-            printf("SV_SUBSCRIBER: SV message ignored due to unknown APPID value\n");
+            printf("SV_SUBSCRIBER: SV message ignored due to unknown APPID value or dest address mismatch\n");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.h b/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.h
index 7b427d90..44ee9066 100644
--- a/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.h
+++ b/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.h
@@ -247,7 +247,12 @@ LIB61850_API bool
 SVReceiver_tick(SVReceiver self);
 
 /*
- * Subscriber
+ * \brief Create a new SV subscriber instance
+ *
+ * \param ethAddr optional destination address (NULL to not specify the destination address)
+ * \param appID the APP-ID to identify matching SV messages
+ *
+ * \return the new subscriber instance
  */
 
 LIB61850_API SVSubscriber
@@ -263,7 +268,6 @@ SVSubscriber_create(const uint8_t* ethAddr, uint16_t appID);
  * \param self The subscriber object
  * \param listener the callback function to install
  * \param a user provided parameter that is provided to the callback function
- *
  */
 LIB61850_API void
 SVSubscriber_setListener(SVSubscriber self,  SVUpdateListener listener, void* parameter);