diff --git a/src/gui/Window.cc b/src/gui/Window.cc
index aea35b7..411eacb 100644
--- a/src/gui/Window.cc
+++ b/src/gui/Window.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "Window.h"
 #include "Runtime.h"
 #include "BufferPane.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
 #define INITIAL_WIDTH   800
 #define INITIAL_HEIGHT  800
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ bool Window::create(std::shared_ptr<Buffer> buffer)
 {
     if (!Initialize_SDL())
     {
+        std::cerr << "Error initializing SDL" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ bool Window::create(std::shared_ptr<Buffer> buffer)
             SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE);
     if (m_window == NULL)
     {
+        std::cerr << "Error creating SDL window" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ bool Window::create(std::shared_ptr<Buffer> buffer)
 
     if (!Initialize_OpenGL())
     {
+        std::cerr << "Error initializing OpenGL" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -105,12 +109,14 @@ bool Window::create(std::shared_ptr<Buffer> buffer)
     std::string font_path = Runtime::find(Runtime::FONT, "DejaVuSansMono");
     if (font_path == "")
     {
+        std::cerr << "Unable to locate font" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
 
     m_font = std::make_shared<Font>();
     if (!m_font->load(font_path.c_str(), FONT_SIZE))
     {
+        std::cerr << "Error loading font" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }