diff --git a/modules/bluetooth.c b/modules/bluetooth.c
index 52ae50d..372332f 100644
--- a/modules/bluetooth.c
+++ b/modules/bluetooth.c
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ static void load_initial_device_states(GDBusConnection *dbus,
             dbus, "org.bluez", path, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "Get",
             g_variant_new_parsed("('org.bluez.Adapter1', 'Powered')"),
             (GVariantType *)"(v)", G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE, -1, NULL, &err);
+        if (err) {
+            qtb_log("checking bluetooth adapter power state failed\n-> %s", err->message);
+            g_error_free(err);
+            err = NULL;
+            qtb_die();
+        }
         if (response) {
             GVariant *wrapper = g_variant_get_child_value(response, 0);
             GVariant *value = g_variant_get_child_value(wrapper, 0);