4 files changed, 23 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/plugingui/pluginconfig.cc b/plugingui/pluginconfig.cc
index 0beef6e..d4c4477 100644
--- a/plugingui/pluginconfig.cc
+++ b/plugingui/pluginconfig.cc
@@ -39,21 +39,25 @@ Config::~Config()
 {
 }
 
-void Config::load()
+bool Config::load()
 {
   lastkit.clear();
   lastmidimap.clear();
 
-  ConfigFile::load();
+  if(!ConfigFile::load()) {
+    return false;
+  }
 
   lastkit = getValue("lastkit");
   lastmidimap = getValue("lastmidimap");
+
+  return true;
 }
 
-void Config::save()
+bool Config::save()
 {
   setValue("lastkit", lastkit);
   setValue("lastmidimap", lastmidimap);
 
-  ConfigFile::save();
+  return ConfigFile::save();
 }
diff --git a/plugingui/pluginconfig.h b/plugingui/pluginconfig.h
index 29d2ef5..9bef1f0 100644
--- a/plugingui/pluginconfig.h
+++ b/plugingui/pluginconfig.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public:
   Config();
   ~Config();
 
-  void load();
-  void save();
+  bool load();
+  bool save();
 
   std::string lastkit;
   std::string lastmidimap;
diff --git a/src/audioinputenginemidi.cc b/src/audioinputenginemidi.cc
index 5494462..7c1e13d 100644
--- a/src/audioinputenginemidi.cc
+++ b/src/audioinputenginemidi.cc
@@ -35,15 +35,19 @@
 AudioInputEngineMidi::AudioInputEngineMidi()
   : refs(REFSFILE)
 {
-  refs.load();
   is_valid = false;
 }
 
 bool AudioInputEngineMidi::loadMidiMap(std::string _f, Instruments &instruments)
 {
   std::string f = _f;
-  if(_f.size() > 1 && _f[0] == '@') {
-    f = refs.getValue(_f.substr(1));
+
+  if(refs.load()) {
+    if(_f.size() > 1 && _f[0] == '@') {
+      f = refs.getValue(_f.substr(1));
+    }
+  } else {
+    ERR(drumkitparser, "Error reading refs.conf");
   }
 
   file = "";
diff --git a/src/drumkitparser.cc b/src/drumkitparser.cc
index 00232b2..f7bfe40 100644
--- a/src/drumkitparser.cc
+++ b/src/drumkitparser.cc
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ DrumKitParser::DrumKitParser(const std::string &file, DrumKit &k)
   : kit(k)
   , refs(REFSFILE)
 {
-  refs.load();
-
   std::string kitfile = file;
 
-  if(file.size() > 1 && file[0] == '@') {
-    kitfile = refs.getValue(file.substr(1));
+  if(refs.load()) {
+    if(file.size() > 1 && file[0] == '@') {
+      kitfile = refs.getValue(file.substr(1));
+    }
+  } else {
+    ERR(drumkitparser, "Error reading refs.conf");
   }
 
   //  instr = NULL;