diff --git a/src/include/tio/tty.h b/src/include/tio/tty.h
index 6226263..4612ebe 100644
--- a/src/include/tio/tty.h
+++ b/src/include/tio/tty.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void stdout_configure(void);
 void stdout_restore(void);
 void stdin_configure(void);
 void stdin_restore(void);
+void tty_check(void);
 void tty_configure(void);
 int tty_connect(void);
 void tty_wait_for_device(void);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 83c060a..28fd8aa 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* Parse options */
     parse_options(argc, argv);
 
+    /* Check tty */
+    tty_check();
+
     /* Configure tty device */
     tty_configure();
 
diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index bee6f9f..e3d6c2b 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@ void stdout_restore(void)
     tcsetattr(STDOUT_FILENO, TCSANOW, &stdout_old);
 }
 
+void tty_check(void)
+{
+    if (access(option.tty_device, R_OK) != 0)
+    {
+        error_printf("Could not access the TTY (%s)", strerror(errno));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+}
+
 void tty_configure(void)
 {
     bool token_found = true;
@@ -504,10 +513,6 @@ void tty_wait_for_device(void)
             error_printf("select() failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
-
-        /* Test for accessible device file */
-        if (access(option.tty_device, R_OK) == 0)
-            return;
     }
 }