diff --git a/core/AmRtpReceiver.cpp b/core/AmRtpReceiver.cpp
index cdd05545..a2e75603 100644
--- a/core/AmRtpReceiver.cpp
+++ b/core/AmRtpReceiver.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ void AmRtpReceiverThread::run()
 {
   // fake event to prevent the event loop from exiting
   int fake_fds[2];
-  pipe(fake_fds);
+
+  if (pipe(fake_fds))
+    WARN("Cannot read from pipe\n");
+
   struct event* ev_default =
     event_new(ev_base,fake_fds[0],
 	      EV_READ|EV_PERSIST,