diff --git a/src/javascript/mraajs.i b/src/javascript/mraajs.i
index 7ff07fa..321cc22 100644
--- a/src/javascript/mraajs.i
+++ b/src/javascript/mraajs.i
@@ -135,5 +135,10 @@ class Spi;
 
 %init %{
     //Adding mraa_init() to the module initialisation process
-    mraa_init();
+    if (mraa_init() != MRAA_SUCCESS) {
+      // FIXME: Figure out why SWIG_Error causes seg fault.
+      // Warn on stderr for time being
+      // SWIG_Error(SWIG_RuntimeError, "mraa_init() failed");
+      fprintf(stderr, "Javascript Runtime Error: mraa_init() failed.\n");
+    }
 %}