diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b3233b0..e8089b3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use sdl2::render::{BlendMode, TextureAccess, WindowCanvas};
 use simple_logger::SimpleLogger;
 use device::timer::Timer;
 use crate::device::Device;
+use crate::util::EmulatorResult;
 use crate::kb_map::get_key_index;
 use crate::sdl_graphics_adapter::SdlGraphicsAdapter;
 
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ mod args;
 mod device;
 mod kb_map;
 mod sdl_graphics_adapter;
+mod util;
 
-fn main() {
+fn main() -> EmulatorResult<()> {
     SimpleLogger::new().with_level(LevelFilter::Info).env().init().unwrap();
     log::info!("Started emulator");
 
@@ -36,9 +38,9 @@ fn main() {
 
     let compute_handle = thread::Builder::new().name("Compute".to_string()).spawn(move || {
         do_device_loop(timer, frame_buffer_for_device, termination_signal_sender_receiver);
-    }).expect("Failed to launch thread");
+    })?;
 
-    let (mut canvas, mut event_pump) = initiate_sdl(8f32);
+    let (mut canvas, mut event_pump) = try_initiate_sdl(8f32)?;
 
     let mut sdl_graphics_adapter = SdlGraphicsAdapter::new();
 
@@ -70,8 +72,8 @@ fn main() {
 
         // The rest of the game loop goes here...
         {
-            let lock = frame_buffer_for_display.lock().expect("Failed to get Display");
-            sdl_graphics_adapter.draw_screen(lock, &mut canvas);
+            let lock = frame_buffer_for_display.lock()?;
+            sdl_graphics_adapter.draw_screen(lock, &mut canvas)?;
         }
         canvas.present();
 
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 
     compute_handle.join().unwrap();
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn do_device_loop(mut timer: Timer, frame_buffer: Arc<Mutex<Box<[bool; 2048]>>>, receiver: Receiver<()>) {
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ fn load_rom() -> [u8; ROM_SIZE] {
     rom_slice
 }
 
-fn initiate_sdl(draw_scale: f32) -> (WindowCanvas, EventPump) {
+fn try_initiate_sdl(draw_scale: f32) -> EmulatorResult<(WindowCanvas, EventPump)> {
     let sdl_context = sdl2::init().unwrap();
     let video_subsystem = sdl_context.video().unwrap();
     // let audio_subsystem = sdl_context.audio().unwrap();
@@ -134,19 +137,18 @@ fn initiate_sdl(draw_scale: f32) -> (WindowCanvas, EventPump) {
 
     let window = video_subsystem.window("porcel8", window_width, window_height)
         .position_centered()
-        .build()
-        .unwrap();
-    let mut canvas = window.into_canvas().build().unwrap();
+        .build()?;
+    let mut canvas = window.into_canvas().build()?;
 
-    canvas.set_scale(draw_scale, draw_scale).expect("Setting scale");
+    canvas.set_scale(draw_scale, draw_scale)?;
 
     canvas.set_blend_mode(BlendMode::None);
     canvas.clear();
     canvas.present();
-    let event_pump = sdl_context.event_pump().unwrap();
-    (canvas, event_pump
+    let event_pump = sdl_context.event_pump()?;
+    Ok((canvas, event_pump
      // , audio_queue
-    )
+    ))
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/sdl_graphics_adapter.rs b/src/sdl_graphics_adapter.rs
index c62c897..874ba5c 100644
--- a/src/sdl_graphics_adapter.rs
+++ b/src/sdl_graphics_adapter.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::sync::MutexGuard;
 use sdl2::pixels::PixelFormatEnum;
 use sdl2::render::{TextureAccess, WindowCanvas};
 use crate::device::Device;
+use crate::util::EmulatorResult;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct SdlGraphicsAdapter {
@@ -17,20 +18,22 @@ impl SdlGraphicsAdapter {
             rgb_frame_buffer
         }
     }
-    pub fn draw_screen(&mut self, frame_buffer: MutexGuard<Box<[bool; Device::FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE]>>, window_canvas: &mut WindowCanvas) {
+    pub fn draw_screen(&mut self, frame_buffer: MutexGuard<Box<[bool; Device::FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE]>>, window_canvas: &mut WindowCanvas) ->EmulatorResult<()> {
         for (i, pixel) in frame_buffer.iter().enumerate() {
             let col_component = if *pixel { 0xff } else { 0 };
             self.rgb_frame_buffer[3 * i] = col_component;
             self.rgb_frame_buffer[3 * i + 1] = col_component;
             self.rgb_frame_buffer[3 * i + 2] = col_component;
         }
+        // drop the mutex as it is not required anymore
         drop(frame_buffer);
 
         let tex_creator = window_canvas.texture_creator();
         let mut tex = tex_creator.create_texture(PixelFormatEnum::RGB24, TextureAccess::Streaming, Device::FRAME_BUFFER_WIDTH as u32, Device::FRAME_BUFFER_HEIGHT as u32).expect("Failed to create tex");
         tex.with_lock(None, |u, i| {
             u.copy_from_slice(self.rgb_frame_buffer.as_slice());
-        }).expect("Unwrap tex");
-        window_canvas.copy(&tex, None, None).expect("Failed to set texture");
+        })?;
+        window_canvas.copy(&tex, None, None)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b5ca33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+use std::sync::PoisonError;
+use sdl2::IntegerOrSdlError;
+use sdl2::video::WindowBuildError;
+
+pub type EmulatorResult<T> = Result<T, EmulatorError>;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum EmulatorError {
+    SdlError(String),
+    AllocationError,
+    IOError(String),
+    MutexInvalidState(String)
+}
+
+impl From<String> for EmulatorError {
+    fn from(value: String) -> Self {
+        Self::SdlError(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<WindowBuildError> for EmulatorError {
+    fn from(value: WindowBuildError) -> Self {
+        Self::SdlError(value.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<IntegerOrSdlError> for EmulatorError {
+    fn from(value: IntegerOrSdlError) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            IntegerOrSdlError::IntegerOverflows(x, y) => { Self::SdlError(format!("{} - {}", x, y)) }
+            IntegerOrSdlError::SdlError(str) => { Self::SdlError(str) }
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl From<std::io::Error> for EmulatorError{
+    fn from(value: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::IOError(value.to_string())
+    }
+}
+impl<T> From<PoisonError<T>> for EmulatorError{
+    fn from(value: PoisonError<T>) -> Self {
+        Self::MutexInvalidState(value.to_string())
+    }
+}
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