diff --git a/moonlight-common/src/com/limelight/nvstream/av/video/VideoStream.java b/moonlight-common/src/com/limelight/nvstream/av/video/VideoStream.java
index 60c3abd4..d8cf051f 100644
--- a/moonlight-common/src/com/limelight/nvstream/av/video/VideoStream.java
+++ b/moonlight-common/src/com/limelight/nvstream/av/video/VideoStream.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class VideoStream {
 		// Setup the decoder and renderer
 		if (!setupDecoderRenderer(decRend, renderTarget, drFlags)) {
 			// Nothing to cleanup here
-			return false;
+			throw new IOException("Video decoder failed to initialize. Please restart your device and try again.");
 		}
 		
 		// Open RTP sockets and start session