diff --git a/rm-config/src/lib.rs b/rm-config/src/lib.rs
index 9fddaec..8de59d7 100644
--- a/rm-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rm-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl Config {
         XDG_DIRS.get_or_init(|| xdg::BaseDirectories::with_prefix("rustmission").unwrap())
     }
 
-    fn get_config_path() -> &'static PathBuf {
+    pub fn get_config_path() -> &'static PathBuf {
         CONFIG_PATH.get_or_init(|| {
             Self::get_xdg_dirs()
                 .place_config_file("config.toml")
diff --git a/rm-main/src/app.rs b/rm-main/src/app.rs
index acf2dc8..89f8620 100644
--- a/rm-main/src/app.rs
+++ b/rm-main/src/app.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
     ui::{components::Component, MainWindow},
 };
 
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 use tokio::sync::{
     mpsc::{self, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender},
     Mutex,
@@ -30,15 +30,25 @@ impl Ctx {
         config: Config,
         action_tx: UnboundedSender<Action>,
         trans_tx: UnboundedSender<TorrentAction>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        let session_info = Arc::new(client.lock().await.session_get().await.unwrap().arguments);
-
-        Self {
-            client,
-            config: Arc::new(config),
-            action_tx,
-            trans_tx,
-            session_info,
+    ) -> Result<Self> {
+        let response = client.lock().await.session_get().await;
+        match response {
+            Ok(res) => {
+                let session_info = Arc::new(res.arguments);
+                return Ok(Self {
+                    client,
+                    config: Arc::new(config),
+                    action_tx,
+                    trans_tx,
+                    session_info,
+                });
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                let config_path = Config::get_config_path().to_str().unwrap();
+                return Err(Error::msg(format!(
+                    "{e}\nIs the connection info in {config_path} correct?"
+                )));
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -60,23 +70,22 @@ pub struct App {
 }
 
 impl App {
-    pub async fn new(config: Config) -> Self {
+    pub async fn new(config: Config) -> Result<Self> {
         let (action_tx, action_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
 
         let client = Arc::new(Mutex::new(transmission::utils::client_from_config(&config)));
 
         let (trans_tx, trans_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-        let ctx = Ctx::new(client, config, action_tx, trans_tx).await;
+        let ctx = Ctx::new(client, config, action_tx, trans_tx).await?;
 
         tokio::spawn(transmission::action_handler(ctx.clone(), trans_rx));
-
-        Self {
+        Ok(Self {
             should_quit: false,
             main_window: MainWindow::new(ctx.clone()),
             action_rx,
             ctx,
             mode: Mode::Normal,
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     pub async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/rm-main/src/main.rs b/rm-main/src/main.rs
index bf95067..7168fa1 100644
--- a/rm-main/src/main.rs
+++ b/rm-main/src/main.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 async fn run_tui(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut app = App::new(config).await;
+    let mut app = App::new(config).await?;
     app.run().await?;
     Ok(())
 }