diff --git a/include/util/command.hpp b/include/util/command.hpp
index 3a38da36..d3a1e437 100644
--- a/include/util/command.hpp
+++ b/include/util/command.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ inline int close(FILE* fp, pid_t pid) {
 inline FILE* open(const std::string& cmd, int& pid) {
   if (cmd == "") return nullptr;
   int fd[2];
-  pipe(fd);
+  if (pipe(fd) != 0){
+    throw std::runtime_error("Couldn't open a file descriptor");
+  }
 
   pid_t child_pid = fork();
 
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/ipc/client.cpp b/src/modules/sway/ipc/client.cpp
index 58aed60c..1111746a 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/ipc/client.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/ipc/client.cpp
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ Ipc::~Ipc() {
 
   if (fd_ > 0) {
     // To fail the IPC header
-    write(fd_, "close-sway-ipc", 14);
+    if (write(fd_, "close-sway-ipc", 14) == -1) {
+       std::runtime_error("Couldn't close Sway IPC through fd");
+    }
     close(fd_);
     fd_ = -1;
   }
   if (fd_event_ > 0) {
-    write(fd_event_, "close-sway-ipc", 14);
+    if (write(fd_event_, "close-sway-ipc", 14) == -1) {
+        std::runtime_error("Couldn't close Sway IPC through fd_event");
+    }
     close(fd_event_);
     fd_event_ = -1;
   }