diff --git a/bert.py b/bert.py
index 4d61c18..b04d748 100755
--- a/bert.py
+++ b/bert.py
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@ def safeexit():
 
 def connect(host, port):
    print("Connecting to "+host+":"+str(port))
-   try:
-      irc.connect((host, port))
-   except Exception as err:
-      print("Connection failed! "+str(err))
+   irc.connect((host, port))
 
 
 def sendRaw(data):
@@ -84,26 +81,17 @@ def sendRaw(data):
 
 def register(nick, host):
    print("Registering User...")
-   try:
-      sendRaw("USER "+nick+" "+host+" "+nick+" "+nick+"\n")
-   except Exception as err:
-      print("Failed! "+str(err))
+   sendRaw("USER "+nick+" "+host+" "+nick+" "+nick+"\n")
 
 
 def name(nick):
    print("Setting Nickname to "+nick)
-   try:
-      sendRaw("NICK "+nick+"\n")
-   except Exception as err:
-      print("Failed! "+str(err))
+   sendRaw("NICK "+nick+"\n")
 
 
 def auth(nick, password):
    print("Authenticating...")
-   try:
-      sendRaw("PRIVMSG NickServ :IDENTIFY "+nick+" "+password+"\n")
-   except Exception as err:
-      print(err)
+   sendRaw("PRIVMSG NickServ :IDENTIFY "+nick+" "+password+"\n")
 
 
 def join(chan):
@@ -116,10 +104,7 @@ def join(chan):
 
 def mode(nick):
    print("Setting modes +B-x")
-   try:
-      sendRaw("MODE "+nick+" +B-x\n")
-   except Exception as err:
-      print("Failed! "+str(err))
+   sendRaw("MODE "+nick+" +B-x\n")
 
 
 def part(chan):
@@ -254,22 +239,19 @@ def ping(msg):
 
 
 def start(host, port, nick, password, chans):
-   try:
-      connect(host, port)
-      sleep(2)
-      register(nick, host)
-      sleep(2)
-      name(nick)
-      sleep(6)
-      auth(nick, password)
-      sleep(2)
-      mode(nick)
-      sleep(2)
-      for chan in chans:
-         join(chan)
-      sleep(2)
-   except Exception as err:
-      print("FAIL: "+str(err))
+   connect(host, port)
+   sleep(2)
+   register(nick, host)
+   sleep(2)
+   name(nick)
+   sleep(6)
+   auth(nick, password)
+   sleep(2)
+   mode(nick)
+   sleep(2)
+   for chan in chans:
+      join(chan)
+   sleep(2)
 
 
 def command_loop():
@@ -509,7 +491,11 @@ class fefe_thread(threading.Thread):
       fefe_check()
 
 def main():
-   start(host, port, nick, password, set(join_chans + fefe_chans))
+   try:
+      start(host, port, nick, password, set(join_chans + fefe_chans))
+   except Exception as err:
+      print("FAIL: "+str(err))
+      sys.exit(1)
    thread_command = command_thread(1)
    #thread_fefe = fefe_thread(2)
    thread_command.start()