diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7713e0f..a902f60 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -85,9 +85,18 @@ fn main() {
         (0x413d   , 0x2107)
     ];
 
-    info!("Initializing HidApi. This can take a moment.");
+    info!("Initializing HID object. This can take a moment.");
+
+    let api = match hidapi::HidApi::new() {
+        Ok(res) => {
+            info!("Succesfully initialized HID object.");
+            res
+        },
+        Err(_) => {
+            error!("Could not initialize HID object.")
+        },
+    };
 
-    let api = hidapi::HidApi::new().expect("Hidapi init failed!");
     let mut dev_path = String::new();
 
     for device in &api.devices() {
@@ -98,9 +107,16 @@ fn main() {
             }
         }
     }
-    
-    let dev = api.open_path(dev_path.as_str()).unwrap();
-    info!("Succesfully opened device.");
+
+    let dev = match api.open_path(dev_path.as_str()) {
+        Ok(res) => {
+            info!("Succesfully opened device.");
+            res
+        },
+        Err(_) => {
+            error!("Could not open device. Make sure your device is connected. Maybe try to reconnect it.")
+        },
+    };
 
 
     // All options that need the device to be open
diff --git a/src/messages.rs b/src/messages.rs
index c049787..f0bd4d9 100644
--- a/src/messages.rs
+++ b/src/messages.rs
@@ -18,15 +18,18 @@ macro_rules! warning {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! error {
     ($($arg:tt)*) => { 
-        eprintln!("└ {:7} — {}", "Error".on_red().white(), format_args!($($arg)*));
-        process::exit(0);
+        {
+            eprintln!("└ {:7} — {}", "Error".on_red().white(), format_args!($($arg)*));
+            println!("");
+            process::exit(0);
+        }
     };
 }
 
 pub fn welcome(string: &str) {
-    println!("┌{}┐", "─".repeat(string.len() + 2)); 
-    println!("│{text:^-width$}│", text = string, width = string.len() + 2);
-    println!("├{}┘", "─".repeat(string.len() + 2));
+    println!("┌{}┐", "─".repeat(string.len() + 20));
+    println!("│{text:^-width$}│", text = string, width = string.len() + 20);
+    println!("├{}┘", "─".repeat(string.len() + 20));
 }
 
 pub fn goodbye() {