diff --git a/lib/drive.proto b/lib/drive.proto
index 509959fe..e60a04b6 100644
--- a/lib/drive.proto
+++ b/lib/drive.proto
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ message DriveProto
     optional int32 tpi = 11 [ default = 96, (help) = "TPI of drive" ];
     optional double rotational_period_ms = 12
         [ default = 0, (help) = "Rotational period of the drive in milliseconds (0 to autodetect)"];
+
+    enum ErrorBehaviour {
+        NOTHING = 0;
+        JIGGLE = 1;
+        RECALIBRATE = 2;
+    }
+
+    optional ErrorBehaviour error_behaviour = 15
+        [ default = JIGGLE, (help) = "what to do when an error occurs during reads" ];
 }
 
 // vim: ts=4 sw=4 et
diff --git a/lib/fluxsource/fluxsource.h b/lib/fluxsource/fluxsource.h
index 811952b3..a7dc04ad 100644
--- a/lib/fluxsource/fluxsource.h
+++ b/lib/fluxsource/fluxsource.h
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ class FlxFluxSourceProto;
 class FluxSourceIterator
 {
 public:
-	virtual ~FluxSourceIterator() {}
+    virtual ~FluxSourceIterator() {}
 
-	virtual bool hasNext() const = 0;
-	virtual std::unique_ptr<const Fluxmap> next() = 0;
+    virtual bool hasNext() const = 0;
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<const Fluxmap> next() = 0;
 };
 
 class FluxSource
@@ -31,33 +31,48 @@ public:
     virtual ~FluxSource() {}
 
 private:
-    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createCwfFluxSource(const CwfFluxSourceProto& config);
-    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createEraseFluxSource(const EraseFluxSourceProto& config);
-    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createFl2FluxSource(const Fl2FluxSourceProto& config);
-    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createFlxFluxSource(const FlxFluxSourceProto& config);
-    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createHardwareFluxSource(const HardwareFluxSourceProto& config);
-    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createKryofluxFluxSource(const KryofluxFluxSourceProto& config);
-    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createScpFluxSource(const ScpFluxSourceProto& config);
-    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createTestPatternFluxSource(const TestPatternFluxSourceProto& config);
+    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createCwfFluxSource(
+        const CwfFluxSourceProto& config);
+    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createEraseFluxSource(
+        const EraseFluxSourceProto& config);
+    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createFl2FluxSource(
+        const Fl2FluxSourceProto& config);
+    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createFlxFluxSource(
+        const FlxFluxSourceProto& config);
+    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createHardwareFluxSource(
+        const HardwareFluxSourceProto& config);
+    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createKryofluxFluxSource(
+        const KryofluxFluxSourceProto& config);
+    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createScpFluxSource(
+        const ScpFluxSourceProto& config);
+    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createTestPatternFluxSource(
+        const TestPatternFluxSourceProto& config);
 
 public:
-    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createMemoryFluxSource(const DiskFlux& flux);
+    static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> createMemoryFluxSource(
+        const DiskFlux& flux);
 
     static std::unique_ptr<FluxSource> create(const FluxSourceProto& spec);
-	static void updateConfigForFilename(FluxSourceProto* proto, const std::string& filename);
+    static void updateConfigForFilename(
+        FluxSourceProto* proto, const std::string& filename);
 
 public:
-    virtual std::unique_ptr<FluxSourceIterator> readFlux(int track, int side) = 0;
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<FluxSourceIterator> readFlux(
+        int track, int side) = 0;
     virtual void recalibrate() {}
-	virtual bool isHardware() { return false; }
+    virtual void seek(int track) {}
+    virtual bool isHardware()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 };
 
 class TrivialFluxSource : public FluxSource
 {
 public:
     std::unique_ptr<FluxSourceIterator> readFlux(int track, int side);
-	virtual std::unique_ptr<const Fluxmap> readSingleFlux(int track, int side) = 0;
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<const Fluxmap> readSingleFlux(
+        int track, int side) = 0;
 };
 
 #endif
-
diff --git a/lib/fluxsource/hardwarefluxsource.cc b/lib/fluxsource/hardwarefluxsource.cc
index 165f7ed7..02f268f5 100644
--- a/lib/fluxsource/hardwarefluxsource.cc
+++ b/lib/fluxsource/hardwarefluxsource.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ private:
 
         std::unique_ptr<const Fluxmap> next()
         {
-            usbSetDrive(config.drive().drive(), config.drive().high_density(), config.drive().index_mode());
+            usbSetDrive(config.drive().drive(),
+                config.drive().high_density(),
+                config.drive().index_mode());
             usbSeek(_track);
 
             Bytes data = usbRead(_head,
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ private:
 public:
     HardwareFluxSource(const HardwareFluxSourceProto& conf): _config(conf)
     {
-    	measureDiskRotation(_oneRevolution, _hardSectorThreshold);
+        measureDiskRotation(_oneRevolution, _hardSectorThreshold);
     }
 
     ~HardwareFluxSource() {}
@@ -59,8 +61,7 @@ public:
 public:
     std::unique_ptr<FluxSourceIterator> readFlux(int track, int head) override
     {
-        return std::make_unique<HardwareFluxSourceIterator>(
-            *this, track, head);
+        return std::make_unique<HardwareFluxSourceIterator>(*this, track, head);
     }
 
     void recalibrate() override
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ public:
         usbRecalibrate();
     }
 
+    void seek(int track) override
+    {
+        usbSeek(track);
+    }
+
     bool isHardware() override
     {
         return true;
diff --git a/lib/readerwriter.cc b/lib/readerwriter.cc
index 80b041d0..3e61a6fc 100644
--- a/lib/readerwriter.cc
+++ b/lib/readerwriter.cc
@@ -189,6 +189,26 @@ BadSectorsState combineRecordAndSectors(TrackFlux& trackFlux,
     return HAS_NO_BAD_SECTORS;
 }
 
+static void adjustTrackOnError(FluxSource& fluxSource, int baseTrack)
+{
+    switch (config.drive().error_behaviour())
+    {
+        case DriveProto::NOTHING:
+            break;
+
+        case DriveProto::RECALIBRATE:
+            fluxSource.recalibrate();
+            break;
+
+        case DriveProto::JIGGLE:
+            if (baseTrack > 0)
+                fluxSource.seek(baseTrack - 1);
+            else
+                fluxSource.seek(baseTrack + 1);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
 ReadResult readGroup(FluxSourceIteratorHolder& fluxSourceIteratorHolder,
     std::shared_ptr<const TrackInfo>& trackInfo,
     TrackFlux& trackFlux,
@@ -343,6 +363,7 @@ void writeTracksAndVerify(FluxSink& fluxSink,
 
             if (result != GOOD_READ)
             {
+                adjustTrackOnError(fluxSource, trackInfo->physicalTrack);
                 Logger() << "bad read";
                 return false;
             }
@@ -453,6 +474,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<TrackFlux> readAndDecodeTrack(FluxSource& fluxSource,
             break;
         }
 
+        adjustTrackOnError(fluxSource, trackInfo->physicalTrack);
         Logger() << fmt::format(
             "retrying; {} retries remaining", retriesRemaining);
         retriesRemaining--;
@@ -584,7 +606,8 @@ void rawReadDiskCommand(FluxSource& fluxsource, FluxSink& fluxsink)
     unsigned index = 0;
     for (auto& trackInfo : locations)
     {
-        Logger() << OperationProgressLogMessage{index * 100 / (int)locations.size()};
+        Logger() << OperationProgressLogMessage{
+            index * 100 / (int)locations.size()};
         index++;
 
         testForEmergencyStop();