diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/dbusserver.cpp b/src/xswiftbus/dbusserver.cpp
index e35193578..7db38828a 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/dbusserver.cpp
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/dbusserver.cpp
@@ -34,23 +34,30 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
         DBusError error;
         dbus_error_init(&error);
         m_server.reset(dbus_server_listen(address.c_str(), &error));
+
+        if (! m_server)
+        {
+            ERROR_LOG("DBus failed to listen for new connections on given address: " + std::string(error.message));
+            return false;
+        }
         dbus_server_set_new_connection_function(m_server.get(), onNewConnection, this, nullptr);
         return true;
     }
 
     bool CDBusServer::isConnected() const
     {
-        return dbus_server_get_is_connected(m_server.get());
+        return m_server ? dbus_server_get_is_connected(m_server.get()) : false;
     }
 
     void CDBusServer::close()
     {
-        dbus_server_disconnect(m_server.get());
+        if (m_server) { dbus_server_disconnect(m_server.get()); }
     }
 
     void CDBusServer::setDispatcher(CDBusDispatcher *dispatcher)
     {
         assert(dispatcher);
+        assert(m_server);
 
         m_dispatcher = dispatcher;
 
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/plugin.cpp b/src/xswiftbus/plugin.cpp
index bd340eec3..9dc935607 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/plugin.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
 
             // FIXME: make listen address configurable
             std::string listenAddress = "tcp:host=" + m_pluginConfig.getDBusAddress() + ",port=" + std::to_string(m_pluginConfig.getDBusPort());
-            m_dbusP2PServer->listen(listenAddress);
+            if (! m_dbusP2PServer->listen(listenAddress))
+            {
+                m_service->addTextMessage("XSwiftBus startup failed!", 255, 0, 0);
+                return;
+            }
             m_dbusP2PServer->setDispatcher(&m_dbusDispatcher);
 
             m_dbusP2PServer->setNewConnectionFunc([this](const std::shared_ptr<CDBusConnection> &conn)
@@ -140,7 +144,9 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
             m_weather->registerDBusObjectPath(m_weather->InterfaceName(), m_weather->ObjectPath());
         }
 
+        //! todo RR: Send all logs to the the message window.
         INFO_LOG("XSwiftBus started.");
+        m_service->addTextMessage("XSwiftBus started.", 0, 255, 255);
     }
 
     void CPlugin::onAircraftModelChanged()
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp b/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp
index 78578fc50..dec73859a 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
 
     CService::CService() : CDBusObject()
     {
-        addTextMessage("xswiftbus started.", 0, 255, 255);
         updateAirportsInRange();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/utils.cpp b/src/xswiftbus/utils.cpp
index 202531bf4..a3c74e4f5 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/utils.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
         case WarningMsg:
             ss << "Warning";
             break;
-        case FatalMsg:
-            ss << "Fatal";
+        case ErrorMsg:
+            ss << "Error";
             break;
         }
         ss << ' ';
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/utils.h b/src/xswiftbus/utils.h
index d72302b5c..674fda55e 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/utils.h
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/utils.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
     {
     public:
         //! Message type
-        enum MsgType { DebugMsg, WarningMsg, FatalMsg, InfoMsg };
+        enum MsgType { DebugMsg, WarningMsg, ErrorMsg, InfoMsg };
 
         Logger() = delete;
 
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
     #define DEBUG_LOG(msg) Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, Logger::DebugMsg, msg)
     #define INFO_LOG(msg) Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, Logger::InfoMsg, msg)
     #define WARNING_LOG(msg) Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, Logger::WarningMsg, msg)
+    #define ERROR_LOG(msg) Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, Logger::ErrorMsg, msg)
     //! @}
 }