1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/alacritty_terminal/src/event_loop.rs b/alacritty_terminal/src/event_loop.rs
index 57045f4a..42025b00 100644
--- a/alacritty_terminal/src/event_loop.rs
+++ b/alacritty_terminal/src/event_loop.rs
@@ -67,10 +67,11 @@ where
         pty: T,
         hold: bool,
         ref_test: bool,
-    ) -> EventLoop<T, U> {
+    ) -> io::Result<EventLoop<T, U>> {
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
-        EventLoop {
-            poll: polling::Poller::new().expect("create Poll").into(),
+        let poll = polling::Poller::new()?.into();
+        Ok(EventLoop {
+            poll,
             pty,
             tx,
             rx: PeekableReceiver::new(rx),
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ where
             event_proxy,
             hold,
             ref_test,
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     pub fn channel(&self) -> EventLoopSender {
@@ -213,8 +214,9 @@ where
             let mut interest = PollingEvent::readable(0);
 
             // Register TTY through EventedRW interface.
-            unsafe {
-                self.pty.register(&self.poll, interest, poll_opts).unwrap();
+            if let Err(err) = unsafe { self.pty.register(&self.poll, interest, poll_opts) } {
+                error!("Event loop registration error: {}", err);
+                return (self, state);
             }
 
             let mut events = Events::with_capacity(NonZeroUsize::new(1024).unwrap());
@@ -235,7 +237,10 @@ where
                 if let Err(err) = self.poll.wait(&mut events, timeout) {
                     match err.kind() {
                         ErrorKind::Interrupted => continue,
-                        _ => panic!("EventLoop polling error: {err:?}"),
+                        _ => {
+                            error!("Event loop polling error: {}", err);
+                            break 'event_loop;
+                        },
                     }
                 }