diff --git a/src/neon/neon.cc b/src/neon/neon.cc
index 0bfd7d8..09669cd 100644
--- a/src/neon/neon.cc
+++ b/src/neon/neon.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
@@ -789,7 +790,11 @@ int64_t NeonFile::try_fread (void * ptr, int64_t size, int64_t nmemb, bool & dat
             {
                 m_reader_status.reading = true;
                 AUDDBG ("<%p> Starting reader thread\n", this);
-                pthread_create (& m_reader, nullptr, reader_thread, this);
+                if (pthread_create (& m_reader, nullptr, reader_thread, this) != 0)
+                {
+                    AUDERR ("Can not create thread: %s!\n", strerror(errno));
+                    return 0;
+                }
                 m_reader_status.status = NEON_READER_RUN;
             }
             else if (ret == FILL_BUFFER_EOF)
diff --git a/src/scrobbler2/scrobbler.cc b/src/scrobbler2/scrobbler.cc
index 9c44b94..f84fbab 100644
--- a/src/scrobbler2/scrobbler.cc
+++ b/src/scrobbler2/scrobbler.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 //audacious includes
 #include <libaudcore/audstrings.h>
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <libaudcore/hook.h>
 #include <libaudcore/interface.h>
 #include <libaudcore/plugin.h>
-
+#include <libaudcore/runtime.h>
 
 //plugin includes
 #include "scrobbler.h"
@@ -251,7 +253,10 @@ bool Scrobbler::init ()
       }
     }
 
-    pthread_create(&communicator, nullptr, scrobbling_thread, nullptr);
+    if (pthread_create(&communicator, nullptr, scrobbling_thread, nullptr) != 0) {
+        AUDERR ("Can not create thread: %s!\n", strerror(errno));
+        return false;
+    }
 
     hook_associate("playback stop", (HookFunction) stopped, nullptr);
     hook_associate("playback end", (HookFunction) ended, nullptr);