diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4e58e77..44a67ee 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,16 @@
 
   // app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/demo.icns"));
 
-  Ptr<ContactStorage> contactStorage = Ptr<ContactStorage>::Create();
+  Ptr<ContactStorage> contactStorage = NULL;
+  try{
+    contactStorage = Ptr<ContactStorage>::Create();
+  }catch(std::exception& e){
+    std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
+    exit(1);
+  }
   Ptr<DnsStorage> dnsStorage = Ptr<DnsStorage>::Create();
   Ptr<ContactManager> contactManager = Ptr<ContactManager>(new ContactManager(contactStorage, dnsStorage));
-
+  
   ContactPanel contactPanel(contactManager);
 
   contactPanel.show ();