diff --git a/src/client.py b/src/client.py
--- a/src/client.py
+++ b/src/client.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 import collections
 import socket
 import ssl
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ class Connection(BaseConnection):
 		sslContext.load_cert_chain(conf.certfile,conf.keyfile)
 
 		self._socket=sslContext.wrap_socket(sock)
-		self._socket.connect((conf.hosts[0], conf.port))
+		try:
+			self._socket.connect((conf.hosts[0], conf.port))
+		except ConnectionRefusedError:
+			print("Couldn't connect to {0}".format(conf.hosts[0]))
+			sys.exit(1)
 
 		self.createNetworkers()