diff --git a/breadcrumbs/src/main/VirtualOutputProcessor.cpp b/breadcrumbs/src/main/VirtualOutputProcessor.cpp
index 50a181d..9c87767 100644
--- a/breadcrumbs/src/main/VirtualOutputProcessor.cpp
+++ b/breadcrumbs/src/main/VirtualOutputProcessor.cpp
@@ -6,18 +6,21 @@
 int main()
 {
 	DataSyncThread client(NULL);
-	client.connectToAlgorithm("localhost");
-	client.startComms();
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+	if (!client.connectToAlgorithm("localhost"))
 	{
-		char testValue = 'a' + i;
-		Attribute attrib("testKey1", 1, &testValue);
-		client.sendAttribute(attrib);
-	}
+		client.startComms();
 
-	client.stopComms();
-	WSACleanup();
+		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+		{
+			char testValue = 'a' + i;
+			Attribute attrib("testKey1", 1, &testValue);
+			client.sendAttribute(attrib);
+		}
 
-	return 0;
+		client.stopComms();
+		WSACleanup();
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
 }