diff --git a/src/libusbdevice.cpp b/src/libusbdevice.cpp
index c919821..981f1cf 100644
--- a/src/libusbdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libusbdevice.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ LibUsbDevice::~LibUsbDevice()
 
 void LibUsbDevice::openDevice(uint16_t vendorId, uint16_t productId)
 {
+    if (!m_context) {
+        std::cerr << "Context not initialized! Unable to open device";
+        return;
+    }
+
     m_device = libusb_open_device_with_vid_pid(m_context, vendorId, productId);
 }