diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/Globals.kt b/src/main/kotlin/Globals.kt
index 2f142a6..0199ad3 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/Globals.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/Globals.kt
@@ -9,5 +9,10 @@ fun Component.placeAt(x: Int, y: Int, width: Int, height: Int){
 
 fun launchClient() {
     println("Launching client now.")
-    Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java -jar " + Settings.SAVE_DIR + File.separator + Settings.SAVE_NAME, null, File(System.getProperty("user.home"))).also { exitProcess(0) }
+    var proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("java -jar " + Settings.SAVE_NAME, null, File(System.getProperty("user.home")))
+    if(proc.isAlive){
+        exitProcess(0)
+    } else {
+        MainWindow.loadingLabel.text = "Error starting the client."
+    }
 }
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