1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/swaybar/bar.c b/swaybar/bar.c
index 94ed9dac..957e5bdf 100644
--- a/swaybar/bar.c
+++ b/swaybar/bar.c
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ static void bar_init(struct bar *bar) {
 static void spawn_status_cmd_proc(struct bar *bar) {
         if (bar->config->status_command) {
                 int pipefd[2];
-                pipe(pipefd);
+                if (pipe(pipefd) != 0) {
+                        sway_log(L_ERROR, "Unable to create pipe for status_command fork");
+                        return;
+                }
                 bar->status_command_pid = fork();
                 if (bar->status_command_pid == 0) {
                         close(pipefd[0]);