diff --git a/ly-ui/src/Cell.zig b/ly-ui/src/Cell.zig
index 35d0cf0..59eb4aa 100644
--- a/ly-ui/src/Cell.zig
+++ b/ly-ui/src/Cell.zig
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ pub fn init(ch: u32, fg: u32, bg: u32) Cell {
     };
 }
 
-pub fn put(self: Cell, x: usize, y: usize) void {
+pub fn put(self: Cell, x: usize, y: usize) !void {
     if (self.ch == 0) return;
 
-    TerminalBuffer.setCell(x, y, self);
+    try TerminalBuffer.setCell(x, y, self);
 }
diff --git a/ly-ui/src/TerminalBuffer.zig b/ly-ui/src/TerminalBuffer.zig
index 1fd9999..d0b3e3d 100644
--- a/ly-ui/src/TerminalBuffer.zig
+++ b/ly-ui/src/TerminalBuffer.zig
@@ -103,24 +103,39 @@ pub fn init(
     random: Random,
 ) !TerminalBuffer {
     // Initialize termbox
-    _ = termbox.tb_init();
+    if (termbox.tb_init() != 0) return error.TermboxInitFailed;
 
     if (options.full_color) {
-        _ = termbox.tb_set_output_mode(termbox.TB_OUTPUT_TRUECOLOR);
-        try log_file.info(io, "tui", "termbox2 set to 24-bit color output mode", .{});
+        if (termbox.tb_set_output_mode(termbox.TB_OUTPUT_TRUECOLOR) != 0) {
+            return error.TermboxSetOutputModeFailed;
+        }
+        try log_file.info(
+            io,
+            "tui",
+            "termbox2 set to 24-bit color output mode",
+            .{},
+        );
     } else {
-        try log_file.info(io, "tui", "termbox2 set to eight-color output mode", .{});
+        try log_file.info(
+            io,
+            "tui",
+            "termbox2 set to eight-color output mode",
+            .{},
+        );
     }
 
-    _ = termbox.tb_clear();
-
     // Let's take some precautions here and clear the back buffer as well
-    try clearBackBuffer();
+    try clearScreen(true);
 
-    const width: usize = @intCast(termbox.tb_width());
-    const height: usize = @intCast(termbox.tb_height());
+    const width = getWidth();
+    const height = getHeight();
 
-    try log_file.info(io, "tui", "screen resolution is {d}x{d}", .{ width, height });
+    try log_file.info(
+        io,
+        "tui",
+        "screen resolution is {d}x{d}",
+        .{ width, height },
+    );
 
     return .{
         .log_file = log_file,
@@ -163,7 +178,7 @@ pub fn init(
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *TerminalBuffer) void {
     self.keybinds.deinit();
-    TerminalBuffer.shutdown();
+    TerminalBuffer.shutdown() catch {};
 }
 
 pub fn runEventLoop(
@@ -238,7 +253,7 @@ pub fn runEventLoop(
                 }
             }
 
-            TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer();
+            try TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer();
         }
 
         if (inactivity_event_fn) |inactivity_fn| {
@@ -338,31 +353,35 @@ pub fn getHeight() usize {
     return @intCast(termbox.tb_height());
 }
 
-pub fn setCursor(x: usize, y: usize) void {
-    _ = termbox.tb_set_cursor(@intCast(x), @intCast(y));
+pub fn setCursor(x: usize, y: usize) !void {
+    if (termbox.tb_set_cursor(@intCast(x), @intCast(y)) != 0) {
+        return error.TermboxSetCursorFailed;
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn clearScreen(clear_back_buffer: bool) !void {
-    _ = termbox.tb_clear();
+    if (termbox.tb_clear() != 0) return error.TermboxClearFailed;
     if (clear_back_buffer) try clearBackBuffer();
 }
 
-pub fn shutdown() void {
-    _ = termbox.tb_shutdown();
+pub fn shutdown() !void {
+    if (termbox.tb_shutdown() != 0) return error.TermboxShutdownFailed;
 }
 
-pub fn presentBuffer() void {
-    _ = termbox.tb_present();
+pub fn presentBuffer() !void {
+    if (termbox.tb_present() != 0) return error.TermboxPresentFailed;
 }
 
 pub fn getCell(x: usize, y: usize) ?Cell {
     var maybe_cell: ?*termbox.tb_cell = undefined;
-    _ = termbox.tb_get_cell(
+    if (termbox.tb_get_cell(
         @intCast(x),
         @intCast(y),
         1,
         &maybe_cell,
-    );
+    ) != 0) {
+        return null;
+    }
 
     if (maybe_cell) |cell| {
         return Cell.init(cell.ch, cell.fg, cell.bg);
@@ -371,29 +390,31 @@ pub fn getCell(x: usize, y: usize) ?Cell {
     return null;
 }
 
-pub fn setCell(x: usize, y: usize, cell: Cell) void {
-    _ = termbox.tb_set_cell(
+pub fn setCell(x: usize, y: usize, cell: Cell) !void {
+    if (termbox.tb_set_cell(
         @intCast(x),
         @intCast(y),
         cell.ch,
         cell.fg,
         cell.bg,
-    );
+    ) != 0) {
+        return error.TermboxSetCellFailed;
+    }
 }
 
-pub fn setCellBoundsChecked(self: *TerminalBuffer, x: isize, y: isize, cell: Cell) void {
+pub fn setCellBoundsChecked(self: *TerminalBuffer, x: isize, y: isize, cell: Cell) !void {
     if (0 <= x and x < self.width and 0 <= y and y < self.height) {
-        cell.put(@intCast(x), @intCast(y));
+        try cell.put(@intCast(x), @intCast(y));
     }
 }
 
 pub fn reclaim(self: TerminalBuffer) !void {
     if (self.termios) |termios| {
         // Take back control of the TTY
-        _ = termbox.tb_init();
+        if (termbox.tb_init() != 0) return error.TermboxReinitFailed;
 
-        if (self.full_color) {
-            _ = termbox.tb_set_output_mode(termbox.TB_OUTPUT_TRUECOLOR);
+        if (self.full_color and termbox.tb_set_output_mode(termbox.TB_OUTPUT_TRUECOLOR) != 0) {
+            return error.TermboxSetOutputModeFailed;
         }
 
         try std.posix.tcsetattr(std.posix.STDIN_FILENO, .FLUSH, termios);
@@ -464,14 +485,14 @@ pub fn drawText(
     y: usize,
     fg: u32,
     bg: u32,
-) void {
-    const yc: c_int = @intCast(y);
+) !void {
     const utf8view = std.unicode.Utf8View.init(text) catch return;
     var utf8 = utf8view.iterator();
 
-    var i: c_int = @intCast(x);
-    while (utf8.nextCodepoint()) |codepoint| : (i += termbox.tb_wcwidth(codepoint)) {
-        _ = termbox.tb_set_cell(i, yc, codepoint, fg, bg);
+    var i = x;
+    while (utf8.nextCodepoint()) |codepoint| : (i += @intCast(termbox.tb_wcwidth(codepoint))) {
+        const cell = Cell.init(codepoint, fg, bg);
+        try cell.put(i, y);
     }
 }
 
@@ -482,15 +503,16 @@ pub fn drawConfinedText(
     max_length: usize,
     fg: u32,
     bg: u32,
-) void {
-    const yc: c_int = @intCast(y);
+) !void {
     const utf8view = std.unicode.Utf8View.init(text) catch return;
     var utf8 = utf8view.iterator();
 
-    var i: c_int = @intCast(x);
-    while (utf8.nextCodepoint()) |codepoint| : (i += termbox.tb_wcwidth(codepoint)) {
-        if (i - @as(c_int, @intCast(x)) >= max_length) break;
-        _ = termbox.tb_set_cell(i, yc, codepoint, fg, bg);
+    var i = x;
+    while (utf8.nextCodepoint()) |codepoint| : (i += @intCast(termbox.tb_wcwidth(codepoint))) {
+        if (i - x >= max_length) break;
+
+        const cell = Cell.init(codepoint, fg, bg);
+        try cell.put(i, y);
     }
 }
 
@@ -501,9 +523,9 @@ pub fn drawCharMultiple(
     length: usize,
     fg: u32,
     bg: u32,
-) void {
+) !void {
     const cell = Cell.init(char, fg, bg);
-    for (0..length) |xx| cell.put(x + xx, y);
+    for (0..length) |xx| try cell.put(x + xx, y);
 }
 
 // Every codepoint is assumed to have a width of 1.
@@ -521,6 +543,8 @@ pub fn strWidth(str: []const u8) usize {
 }
 
 fn clearBackBuffer() !void {
+    if (termbox.global.initialized == 0) return;
+
     // Clear the TTY because termbox2 doesn't seem to do it properly
     const capability = termbox.global.caps[termbox.TB_CAP_CLEAR_SCREEN];
     const capability_slice = std.mem.span(capability);
diff --git a/ly-ui/src/components/BigLabel.zig b/ly-ui/src/components/BigLabel.zig
index bd9af6e..cb2f6b5 100644
--- a/ly-ui/src/components/BigLabel.zig
+++ b/ly-ui/src/components/BigLabel.zig
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ fn alphaBlit(x: usize, y: usize, tb_width: usize, tb_height: usize, cells: [CHAR
     for (0..CHAR_HEIGHT) |yy| {
         for (0..CHAR_WIDTH) |xx| {
             const cell = cells[yy * CHAR_WIDTH + xx];
-            cell.put(x + xx, y + yy);
+            cell.put(x + xx, y + yy) catch {};
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ly-ui/src/components/Box.zig b/ly-ui/src/components/Box.zig
index 7c753ae..af3a687 100644
--- a/ly-ui/src/components/Box.zig
+++ b/ly-ui/src/components/Box.zig
@@ -129,29 +129,29 @@ fn draw(self: *Box) void {
             self.bg,
         );
 
-        left_up.put(self.left_pos.x - 1, self.left_pos.y - 1);
-        right_up.put(self.right_pos.x, self.left_pos.y - 1);
-        left_down.put(self.left_pos.x - 1, self.right_pos.y);
-        right_down.put(self.right_pos.x, self.right_pos.y);
+        left_up.put(self.left_pos.x - 1, self.left_pos.y - 1) catch {};
+        right_up.put(self.right_pos.x, self.left_pos.y - 1) catch {};
+        left_down.put(self.left_pos.x - 1, self.right_pos.y) catch {};
+        right_down.put(self.right_pos.x, self.right_pos.y) catch {};
 
         for (0..self.width) |i| {
-            top.put(self.left_pos.x + i, self.left_pos.y - 1);
-            bottom.put(self.left_pos.x + i, self.right_pos.y);
+            top.put(self.left_pos.x + i, self.left_pos.y - 1) catch {};
+            bottom.put(self.left_pos.x + i, self.right_pos.y) catch {};
         }
 
         top.ch = self.buffer.box_chars.left;
         bottom.ch = self.buffer.box_chars.right;
 
         for (0..self.height) |i| {
-            top.put(self.left_pos.x - 1, self.left_pos.y + i);
-            bottom.put(self.right_pos.x, self.left_pos.y + i);
+            top.put(self.left_pos.x - 1, self.left_pos.y + i) catch {};
+            bottom.put(self.right_pos.x, self.left_pos.y + i) catch {};
         }
     }
 
     if (self.blank_box) {
         for (0..self.height) |y| {
             for (0..self.width) |x| {
-                self.buffer.blank_cell.put(self.left_pos.x + x, self.left_pos.y + y);
+                self.buffer.blank_cell.put(self.left_pos.x + x, self.left_pos.y + y) catch {};
             }
         }
     }
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ fn draw(self: *Box) void {
             self.width,
             self.title_fg,
             self.bg,
-        );
+        ) catch {};
     }
 
     if (self.bottom_title) |title| {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ fn draw(self: *Box) void {
             self.width,
             self.title_fg,
             self.bg,
-        );
+        ) catch {};
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ly-ui/src/components/Label.zig b/ly-ui/src/components/Label.zig
index 9874fcb..d54cb9c 100644
--- a/ly-ui/src/components/Label.zig
+++ b/ly-ui/src/components/Label.zig
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ fn draw(self: *Label) void {
             width,
             self.fg,
             self.bg,
-        );
+        ) catch {};
         return;
     }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fn draw(self: *Label) void {
         self.component_pos.y,
         self.fg,
         self.bg,
-    );
+    ) catch {};
 }
 
 fn update(self: *Label, ctx: *anyopaque) !void {
diff --git a/ly-ui/src/components/Text.zig b/ly-ui/src/components/Text.zig
index 4fc35bf..0ca5312 100644
--- a/ly-ui/src/components/Text.zig
+++ b/ly-ui/src/components/Text.zig
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ pub fn handle(self: *Text, maybe_key: ?keyboard.Key) !void {
     }
 
     if (self.masked and self.maybe_mask == null) {
-        TerminalBuffer.setCursor(
+        try TerminalBuffer.setCursor(
             self.component_pos.x,
             self.component_pos.y,
         );
         return;
     }
 
-    TerminalBuffer.setCursor(
+    try TerminalBuffer.setCursor(
         self.component_pos.x + (self.cursor - self.visible_start),
         self.component_pos.y,
     );
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ fn draw(self: *Text) void {
                 length,
                 self.fg,
                 self.bg,
-            );
+            ) catch {};
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fn draw(self: *Text) void {
         self.component_pos.y,
         self.fg,
         self.bg,
-    );
+    ) catch {};
 }
 
 fn goLeft(ptr: *anyopaque) !bool {
diff --git a/ly-ui/src/components/generic.zig b/ly-ui/src/components/generic.zig
index 0a76c4f..572fe3f 100644
--- a/ly-ui/src/components/generic.zig
+++ b/ly-ui/src/components/generic.zig
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ pub fn CyclableLabel(comptime ItemType: type, comptime ChangeItemType: type) typ
             self.current = self.list.items.len - 1;
         }
 
-        pub fn handle(self: *Self, _: ?keyboard.Key) void {
-            TerminalBuffer.setCursor(
+        pub fn handle(self: *Self, _: ?keyboard.Key) !void {
+            try TerminalBuffer.setCursor(
                 self.component_pos.x + self.cursor + 2,
                 self.component_pos.y,
             );
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ pub fn CyclableLabel(comptime ItemType: type, comptime ChangeItemType: type) typ
             var left_arrow = Cell.init('<', self.fg, self.bg);
             var right_arrow = Cell.init('>', self.fg, self.bg);
 
-            left_arrow.put(self.component_pos.x, self.component_pos.y);
+            left_arrow.put(self.component_pos.x, self.component_pos.y) catch {};
             right_arrow.put(
                 self.component_pos.x + self.width - 1,
                 self.component_pos.y,
-            );
+            ) catch {};
 
             const current_item = self.list.items[self.current];
             const x = self.component_pos.x + 2;
diff --git a/src/animations/Cascade.zig b/src/animations/Cascade.zig
index 587cd37..c9b7769 100644
--- a/src/animations/Cascade.zig
+++ b/src/animations/Cascade.zig
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ fn draw(self: *Cascade) void {
 
                 if ((self.buffer.random.int(u16) % 10) > 7) continue;
 
-                cell.?.put(x, y);
+                cell.?.put(x, y) catch {};
 
                 var space = Cell.init(
                     ' ',
                     cell_under.?.fg,
                     cell_under.?.bg,
                 );
-                space.put(x, y - 1);
+                space.put(x, y - 1) catch {};
             }
         }
 
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ fn draw(self: *Cascade) void {
             self.current_auth_fails.* = 0;
         }
 
-        TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer();
+        TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer() catch {};
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/animations/ColorMix.zig b/src/animations/ColorMix.zig
index 49c6238..e9063a3 100644
--- a/src/animations/ColorMix.zig
+++ b/src/animations/ColorMix.zig
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fn draw(self: *ColorMix) void {
             }
 
             const cell = self.palette[@as(usize, @trunc(math.floor(length(uv) * 5.0))) % palette_len];
-            cell.put(x, y);
+            cell.put(x, y) catch {};
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/animations/Doom.zig b/src/animations/Doom.zig
index 9b0abae..504831a 100644
--- a/src/animations/Doom.zig
+++ b/src/animations/Doom.zig
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ fn draw(self: *Doom) void {
             // Send known fire levels to terminal buffer
             const from_cell = self.fire[level_buf_from];
             const to_cell = self.fire[level_buf_to];
-            from_cell.put(x, y);
-            to_cell.put(to_x, to_y);
+            from_cell.put(x, y) catch {};
+            to_cell.put(to_x, to_y) catch {};
         }
 
         // Draw bottom line (fire source)
         const src_cell = self.fire[STEPS];
-        src_cell.put(x, self.terminal_buffer.height - 1);
+        src_cell.put(x, self.terminal_buffer.height - 1) catch {};
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/animations/DurFile.zig b/src/animations/DurFile.zig
index ca3922c..95677f8 100644
--- a/src/animations/DurFile.zig
+++ b/src/animations/DurFile.zig
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ fn draw(self: *DurFile) void {
 
             const cell = Cell{ .ch = @intCast(codepoint), .fg = fg_color, .bg = bg_color };
 
-            self.terminal_buffer.setCellBoundsChecked(cell_x, cell_y, cell);
+            self.terminal_buffer.setCellBoundsChecked(cell_x, cell_y, cell) catch {};
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/animations/GameOfLife.zig b/src/animations/GameOfLife.zig
index c100c52..6e9a16c 100644
--- a/src/animations/GameOfLife.zig
+++ b/src/animations/GameOfLife.zig
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn draw(self: *GameOfLife) void {
         const row_offset = y * self.width;
         for (0..self.width) |x| {
             const cell = if (self.current_grid[row_offset + x]) alive_cell else self.dead_cell;
-            cell.put(x, y);
+            cell.put(x, y) catch {};
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/animations/Matrix.zig b/src/animations/Matrix.zig
index e7af489..3d43118 100644
--- a/src/animations/Matrix.zig
+++ b/src/animations/Matrix.zig
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ fn draw(self: *Matrix) void {
                 .bg = self.terminal_buffer.bg,
             };
 
-            cell.put(x, y - 1);
+            cell.put(x, y - 1) catch {};
             // Fill background in between columns
-            self.default_cell.put(x + 1, y - 1);
+            self.default_cell.put(x + 1, y - 1) catch {};
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/InfoLine.zig b/src/components/InfoLine.zig
index 97a8a73..45b5da3 100644
--- a/src/components/InfoLine.zig
+++ b/src/components/InfoLine.zig
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn clearRendered(self: InfoLine, allocator: Allocator) !void {
 
     @memset(spaces, ' ');
 
-    TerminalBuffer.drawText(
+    try TerminalBuffer.drawText(
         spaces,
         self.label.component_pos.x + 2,
         self.label.component_pos.y,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn draw(self: *InfoLine) void {
 }
 
 fn handle(self: *InfoLine, maybe_key: ?keyboard.Key) !void {
-    self.label.handle(maybe_key);
+    try self.label.handle(maybe_key);
 }
 
 fn drawItem(label: *MessageLabel, message: Message, x: usize, y: usize, width: usize) void {
@@ -114,5 +114,5 @@ fn drawItem(label: *MessageLabel, message: Message, x: usize, y: usize, width: u
         width,
         message.fg,
         message.bg,
-    );
+    ) catch {};
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Session.zig b/src/components/Session.zig
index 1e975c6..6cb252a 100644
--- a/src/components/Session.zig
+++ b/src/components/Session.zig
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn draw(self: *Session) void {
 }
 
 fn handle(self: *Session, maybe_key: ?keyboard.Key) !void {
-    self.label.handle(maybe_key);
+    try self.label.handle(maybe_key);
 }
 
 fn addedSession(env: Env, user_list: *UserList) void {
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ fn drawItem(label: *EnvironmentLabel, env: Env, x: usize, y: usize, width: usize
         width,
         label.fg,
         label.bg,
-    );
+    ) catch {};
 }
diff --git a/src/components/UserList.zig b/src/components/UserList.zig
index c407173..9f01bc5 100644
--- a/src/components/UserList.zig
+++ b/src/components/UserList.zig
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fn draw(self: *UserList) void {
 }
 
 fn handle(self: *UserList, maybe_key: ?keyboard.Key) !void {
-    self.label.handle(maybe_key);
+    try self.label.handle(maybe_key);
 }
 
 fn usernameChanged(user: User, maybe_session: ?*Session) void {
@@ -143,5 +143,5 @@ fn drawItem(label: *UserLabel, user: User, x: usize, y: usize, width: usize) voi
         width,
         label.fg,
         label.bg,
-    );
+    ) catch {};
 }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index a2a8512..0f6f1e0 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ fn signalHandler(sig: std.posix.SIG) callconv(.c) void {
         _ = std.c.waitpid(session_pid, &status, 0);
     }
 
-    TerminalBuffer.shutdown();
+    TerminalBuffer.shutdown() catch {};
     std.c.exit(@intCast(@intFromEnum(sig)));
 }
 
 fn ttyControlTransferSignalHandler(_: std.posix.SIG) callconv(.c) void {
-    TerminalBuffer.shutdown();
+    TerminalBuffer.shutdown() catch {};
 }
 
 const CustomBindLabel = struct {
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ fn authenticate(ptr: *anyopaque) !bool {
             );
         };
         state.info_line.label.draw();
-        TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer();
+        try TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer();
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ fn authenticate(ptr: *anyopaque) !bool {
         );
     };
     state.info_line.label.draw();
-    TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer();
+    try TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer();
 
     if (state.config.save) save_last_settings: {
         // It isn't worth cluttering the code with precise error
@@ -1660,8 +1660,8 @@ fn authenticate(ptr: *anyopaque) !bool {
     }
 
     // Restore the cursor
-    TerminalBuffer.setCursor(0, 0);
-    TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer();
+    try TerminalBuffer.setCursor(0, 0);
+    try TerminalBuffer.presentBuffer();
     return false;
 }