diff --git a/cccli/cli.py b/cccli/cli.py
index 6607a0bce8aaa31db202214d617015a7100c2595..2a14df271dbc01b7e9157860b7c615da0ecb225a 100644
--- a/cccli/cli.py
+++ b/cccli/cli.py
@@ -57,15 +57,19 @@ class Cli(object):
 
     def _connect(self):
         self.printer.debug("Connecting...")
-        rpcc = SimpleRpcClient.from_addr(self.settings["server"],
-                                         self.settings["port"],
-                                         enable_ssl=True,
-                                         default_handler=CliHandler(),
-                                         on_disconnect="quit",
-                                         timeout=self.settings["timeout"]
+        try:
+            rpcc = SimpleRpcClient.from_addr(self.settings["server"],
+                                             self.settings["port"],
+                                             enable_ssl=True,
+                                             default_handler=CliHandler(),
+                                             on_disconnect="quit",
+                                             timeout=self.settings["timeout"]
                                         )
-        rpcc.start(daemonize=True)
-        self.rpc = ConnectionProxy(rpcc)
+            rpcc.start(daemonize=True)
+            self.rpc = ConnectionProxy(rpcc)
+        except Exception:
+            raise cliError("Connection failure!")
+        self.printer.debug("Connected.")
 
     def _auth(self):
         '''Handle server authentification'''