1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/VideoPlayer.cpp b/src/VideoPlayer.cpp
index 9dbbe85..8d9bf46 100644
--- a/src/VideoPlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/VideoPlayer.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ namespace QuickMedia {
         resource_root(resource_root)
     {
         display = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
-        if (!display)
-            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open display to X11 server");
+        if (!display) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open display to X11 server\n");
+            abort();
+        }
         fprintf(stderr, "Video max height: %d\n", monitor_height);
     }