diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a8fcf00..2ec8178 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -65,11 +65,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **arguments)
         gGuard = std::make_shared<guardpp::guard>("soundux-guard");
     }
 
-    if (gGuard->other_instance())
+    if (auto other_instance = gGuard->other_instance(); other_instance.has_value() && other_instance.value())
     {
         Fancy::fancy.logTime().failure() << "Another Instance is already running!" << std::endl;
         return 1;
     }
+    else if (!other_instance.has_value()) // NOLINT
+    {
+        Fancy::fancy.logTime().warning() << "Failed to check for other instances: " << other_instance.error()
+                                         << std::endl;
+    }
 
     gConfig.load();
     gData.set(gConfig.data);