diff --git a/src/ytd.rs b/src/ytd.rs
index 5f49868..d9f7bf8 100644
--- a/src/ytd.rs
+++ b/src/ytd.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ impl YoutubeDL {
         cmd.arg(&self.link);
 
         let mut pr = match cmd.spawn() {
-            Err(why) => panic!("couldn't spawn youtube-dl: {:?}", why),
+            Err(why) => {
+                return Err(why);
+            }
             Ok(process) => process,
         };
         pr.wait()