diff --git a/app/musicmuster.py b/app/musicmuster.py
index df4b7c8..c410d7d 100755
--- a/app/musicmuster.py
+++ b/app/musicmuster.py
@@ -227,8 +227,11 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         self.move_source_model: Optional[PlaylistProxyModel] = None
         self.audacity_file_path: Optional[str] = None
         # Initialise Audacity access
-        self.audacity_client = pipeclient.PipeClient()
-        log.info(f"{hex(id(self.audacity_client))=}")
+        try:
+            self.audacity_client = pipeclient.PipeClient()
+            log.info(f"{hex(id(self.audacity_client))=}")
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            log.error(f"Unable to initialise Audacity: {str(e)}")
 
         if Config.CARTS_HIDE:
             self.cartsWidget.hide()
diff --git a/app/pipeclient.py b/app/pipeclient.py
index 74c87db..cf3fde4 100755
--- a/app/pipeclient.py
+++ b/app/pipeclient.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ import argparse
 
 
 if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
-    sys.exit('PipeClient Error: Python 3.x required')
+    raise RuntimeError('PipeClient Error: Python 3.x required')
 
 # Platform specific constants
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class PipeClient():
         # Allow a little time for connection to be made.
         time.sleep(0.1)
         if not self._write_pipe:
-            sys.exit('PipeClientError: Write pipe cannot be opened.')
+            raise RuntimeError('PipeClientError: Write pipe cannot be opened.')
 
     def _write_pipe_open(self) -> None:
         """Open _write_pipe."""
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class PipeClient():
         self._write_pipe.write(command + EOL)
         # Check that read pipe is alive
         if PipeClient.reader_pipe_broken.is_set():
-            sys.exit('PipeClient: Read-pipe error.')
+            raise RuntimeError('PipeClient: Read-pipe error.')
         try:
             self._write_pipe.flush()
             if self.timer:
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class PipeClient():
             PipeClient.reply_ready.clear()
         except IOError as err:
             if err.errno == errno.EPIPE:
-                sys.exit('PipeClient: Write-pipe error.')
+                raise RuntimeError('PipeClient: Write-pipe error.')
             else:
                 raise