diff --git a/python/libwmfs.c b/python/libwmfs.c
index f410cbc..bfd79dc 100644
--- a/python/libwmfs.c
+++ b/python/libwmfs.c
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ wmfs_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
      /* Else, exit. */
      if(!ret)
      {
-          fprintf(stderr, "WMFS is not running.\n");
           XFree(ret);
-          exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+          PyErr_SetString(WmfsInitError, "WMFS not running?");
+          return NULL;
      }
      XFree(ret);
 
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ initwmfs(void)
      if(m == NULL)
           return;
 
-     WmfsInitError = PyErr_NewException("wmfs.error", NULL, NULL);
+     WmfsInitError = PyErr_NewException("wmfs.WmfsInitError", NULL, NULL);
 
      Py_INCREF(WmfsInitError);
-     PyModule_AddObject(m, "error", WmfsInitError);
+     PyModule_AddObject(m, "WmfsInitError", WmfsInitError);
 }
 
 int