diff --git a/parallel-rdp/interface.cpp b/parallel-rdp/interface.cpp
index 45c98827..7395fcca 100644
--- a/parallel-rdp/interface.cpp
+++ b/parallel-rdp/interface.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static ImageHandle create_message_image(Vulkan::Device &device, int width,
   return handle;
 }
 
-void rdp_init(void *_window, GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const void *font,
+bool rdp_init(void *_window, GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const void *font,
               size_t font_size, uint32_t save_state_slot) {
   memset(&rdp_device, 0, sizeof(RDP_DEVICE));
   memset(&callback, 0, sizeof(CALL_BACK));
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void rdp_init(void *_window, GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const void *font,
   bool result = SDL_AddEventWatch(sdl_event_filter, nullptr);
   if (!result) {
     LOGE("Could not add event watch.\n");
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   gfx_info = _gfx_info;
@@ -429,19 +429,22 @@ void rdp_init(void *_window, GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const void *font,
   Context::SystemHandles handles = {};
   if (!::Vulkan::Context::init_loader(
           (PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr)SDL_Vulkan_GetVkGetInstanceProcAddr())) {
+    LOGE("Failed to init vulkan loader.\n");
     rdp_close();
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
   if (!wsi->init_simple(1, handles)) {
+    LOGE("Failed to init parallel-rdp.\n");
     rdp_close();
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   rdp_new_processor();
 
   if (!processor->device_is_supported()) {
+    LOGE("Failed to init parallel-rdp processor.\n");
     rdp_close();
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   message_font =
@@ -452,8 +455,9 @@ void rdp_init(void *_window, GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const void *font,
                      achievement_challenge_indicator_font_size *
                          SDL_GetWindowDisplayScale(window));
   if (!message_font || !achievement_challenge_indicator_font) {
+    LOGE("Failed to init fonts.\n");
     rdp_close();
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   wsi->begin_frame();
@@ -473,6 +477,8 @@ void rdp_init(void *_window, GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const void *font,
   achievement_progress_indicator_image = Vulkan::ImageHandle();
   fps_image = Vulkan::ImageHandle();
   display_fps = false;
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 void rdp_close() {
diff --git a/parallel-rdp/interface.hpp b/parallel-rdp/interface.hpp
index db2062d1..c273d14a 100644
--- a/parallel-rdp/interface.hpp
+++ b/parallel-rdp/interface.hpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typedef enum {
   MESSAGE_LONG = 6000,
 } MESSAGE_LENGTH;
 
-void rdp_init(void *_window, GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const void *font,
+bool rdp_init(void *_window, GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const void *font,
               size_t font_size, uint32_t save_state_slot);
 void rdp_close();
 void rdp_set_vi_register(uint32_t reg, uint32_t value);
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ void rdp_onscreen_message(const char *message, MESSAGE_LENGTH milliseconds);
 void rdp_check_framebuffers(uint32_t address, uint32_t length);
 size_t rdp_state_size();
 void rdp_save_state(uint8_t *state);
-void rdp_load_state(GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const uint8_t *state, size_t state_size);
+void rdp_load_state(GFX_INFO _gfx_info, const uint8_t *state,
+                    size_t state_size);
 void rdp_set_fps(uint32_t fps, uint32_t vis);
 
 JoystickEvent get_joystick_event();
diff --git a/src/ui/video.rs b/src/ui/video.rs
index 62ad5b30..922f3d99 100644
--- a/src/ui/video.rs
+++ b/src/ui/video.rs
@@ -126,13 +126,15 @@ pub fn init(device: &mut device::Device, netplay: bool) {
 
     unsafe {
         let font_bytes = include_bytes!("../../data/ui/RobotoMono-Regular.ttf");
-        rdp_init(
+        if !rdp_init(
             device.ui.video.window as *mut std::ffi::c_void,
             gfx_info,
             font_bytes.as_ptr() as *const std::ffi::c_void,
             font_bytes.len(),
             device.ui.storage.save_state_slot,
-        )
+        ) {
+            panic!("Failed to init parallel-rdp.");
+        }
     }
 
     fps_counter(&mut device.ui);