diff --git a/src/livescreenwidget.cpp b/src/livescreenwidget.cpp
index 26d504e..fa9fbc6 100644
--- a/src/livescreenwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/livescreenwidget.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ LiveScreenWidget::LiveScreenWidget(
                 applyTransformAndDisplay();
             });
 
+    connect(m_client, &CXX::ScreenshotBackend::init_failed, this,
+            &LiveScreenWidget::handleFailedInitialization);
     QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &LiveScreenWidget::startInitialization);
 }