1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/stable/thread.cpp b/src/stable/thread.cpp
index 0d0b768..9cf223e 100644
--- a/src/stable/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/stable/thread.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "bu/config.h"
 
+namespace Bu { subExceptionDef( ThreadException ); }
+
 Bu::ThreadId::ThreadId( pthread_t tId ) :
         tId( tId )
 {
@@ -43,7 +45,10 @@ Bu::ThreadId Bu::Thread::currentThread()
 
 bool Bu::Thread::start()
 {
-        nHandle = pthread_create( &ptHandle, NULL, threadRunner, this );
+        if( pthread_create( &ptHandle, NULL, threadRunner, this ) )
+        {
+                throw Bu::ThreadException("Could not start thread.");
+        }
 
         return true;
 }