diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 077f6d4..5e89146 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -39,44 +39,45 @@ const ipfsConfig = {
 debug(`IPFS node:`, ipfsConfig);
 
 (async () => {
-  try {
-    const kredits = await Kredits.for(
-      { rpcUrl: argv.rpcUrl },
-      { ipfsConfig: ipfsConfig }
-    ).init();
-
-    // Check the connection to the IPFS client
-    // TODO redesign IPFS wrapper API and do not use an internal attribute
-    const ipfsApi = kredits.ipfs._ipfsAPI;
-
-    await ipfsApi.id();
-
-    debug(`Connecting to known IPFS node ${argv.bootstrapNode}`);
-    await ipfsApi.swarm.connect(argv.bootstrapNode);
-
-    const ipfsPinner = new IpfsPinner(kredits, {
-      progress: argv.progress
-    });
-
-    await ipfsPinner.pinAll().then(cids => {
-      console.log(`\nSuccessfully pinned ${cids.length} documents`)
-    });
-
-    if (argv.watch) {
-      console.log('\nWatching contract events for new documents...');
-
-      ipfsPinner.watch(pin => {
-        console.log('Pinned a new document:', pin[0]["hash"]);
-      });
-    } else {
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-
-    // TODO Add new deployment/DAO/org ID or all contract proxy addresses
-    // console.log(`Subscribed to DAO: ${kredits.Kernel.contract.address}`);
-  } catch(e) {
-    console.log('Failed to start');
-    console.log(e);
+  const kredits = await Kredits.for(
+    { rpcUrl: argv.rpcUrl },
+    { ipfsConfig: ipfsConfig }
+  ).init().catch(e => {
+    console.log('Failed to initialize Kredits:');
+    console.log(e.message);
     process.exit(1);
+  });
+
+  // TODO redesign IPFS wrapper API and do not use an internal attribute
+  const ipfsApi = kredits.ipfs._ipfsAPI;
+
+  await ipfsApi.id().catch(e => {
+    console.log('Failed to initialize IPFS:');
+    console.log(e.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
+
+  debug(`Connecting to known IPFS node ${argv.bootstrapNode}`);
+  await ipfsApi.swarm.connect(argv.bootstrapNode);
+
+  const ipfsPinner = new IpfsPinner(kredits, {
+    progress: argv.progress
+  });
+
+  await ipfsPinner.pinAll().then(cids => {
+    console.log(`\nSuccessfully pinned ${cids.length} documents`)
+  });
+
+  if (argv.watch) {
+    console.log('\nWatching contract events for new documents...');
+
+    ipfsPinner.watch(pin => {
+      console.log('Pinned a new document:', pin[0]["hash"]);
+    });
+  } else {
+    process.exit(0);
   }
+
+  // TODO Add new deployment/DAO/org ID or all contract proxy addresses
+  // console.log(`Subscribed to DAO: ${kredits.Kernel.contract.address}`);
 })();