diff --git a/src/bin/engine_wayland_egl.c b/src/bin/engine_wayland_egl.c
index 51f8fbe..bce50ba 100644
--- a/src/bin/engine_wayland_egl.c
+++ b/src/bin/engine_wayland_egl.c
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ engine_wayland_egl_args(const char *engine __UNUSED__, int width __UNUSED__, int
      }
 
    wl.display = wl_display_connect(NULL);
+   if (!wl.display)
+     {
+        printf("Expedite cannot connect to wayland display\n");
+        return EINA_FALSE;
+     }
+
    wl.registry = wl_display_get_registry(wl.display);
    wl_registry_add_listener(wl.registry, &_registry_listener, NULL);
    wl_display_roundtrip(wl.display);