diff --git a/include/util/command.hpp b/include/util/command.hpp
index 9c4305a5..5f398e19 100644
--- a/include/util/command.hpp
+++ b/include/util/command.hpp
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ inline FILE* open(const std::string& cmd, int& pid) {
   if (cmd == "") return nullptr;
   int fd[2];
   if (pipe(fd) != 0){
+    spdlog::error("Unable to pipe fd");
+    return nullptr;
   }
 
   pid_t child_pid = fork();