diff --git a/src/libpiano/piano.c b/src/libpiano/piano.c
index 042121e..4ed92fc 100644
--- a/src/libpiano/piano.c
+++ b/src/libpiano/piano.c
@@ -43,18 +43,26 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 void PianoInit (PianoHandle_t *ph, const char *partnerUser,
                const char *partnerPassword, const char *device, const char *inkey,
                const char *outkey) {
+       gcry_error_t gret;
+
        memset (ph, 0, sizeof (*ph));
        ph->partner.user = strdup (partnerUser);
        ph->partner.password = strdup (partnerPassword);
        ph->partner.device = strdup (device);

-       gcry_cipher_open (&ph->partner.in, GCRY_CIPHER_BLOWFISH,
-                       GCRY_CIPHER_MODE_ECB, 0);
+       if ((gret = gcry_cipher_open (&ph->partner.in, GCRY_CIPHER_BLOWFISH,
+                       GCRY_CIPHER_MODE_ECB, 0)) != GPG_ERR_NO_ERROR) {
+               printf ("%s\n", gcry_strerror (gret));
+               return;
+       }
        gcry_cipher_setkey (ph->partner.in, (const unsigned char *) inkey,
                        strlen (inkey));

-       gcry_cipher_open (&ph->partner.out, GCRY_CIPHER_BLOWFISH,
-                       GCRY_CIPHER_MODE_ECB, 0);
+       if ((gret = gcry_cipher_open (&ph->partner.out, GCRY_CIPHER_BLOWFISH,
+                       GCRY_CIPHER_MODE_ECB, 0)) != GPG_ERR_NO_ERROR) {
+               printf ("%s\n", gcry_strerror (gret));
+               return;
+       }
        gcry_cipher_setkey (ph->partner.out, (const unsigned char *) outkey,
                        strlen (outkey));
 }