diff --git a/gazebo/wifi.h b/gazebo/wifi.h
index 282544b..9e6046b 100644
--- a/gazebo/wifi.h
+++ b/gazebo/wifi.h
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ void setupWiFi() {
 	addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	addr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
 	addr.sin_port = htons(WIFI_UDP_PORT_LOCAL);
-	bind(wifiSocket, (sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+	if (bind(wifiSocket, (sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr))) {
+		gzerr << "Failed to bind WiFi UDP socket on port " << WIFI_UDP_PORT_LOCAL << std::endl;
+		return;
+	}
 	int broadcast = 1;
 	setsockopt(wifiSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, &broadcast, sizeof(broadcast)); // enable broadcast
 	gzmsg << "WiFi UDP socket initialized on port " << WIFI_UDP_PORT_LOCAL << " (remote port " << WIFI_UDP_PORT_REMOTE << ")" << std::endl;