diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce01362..f8d8578 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 hello
+gpio
diff --git a/gpio b/gpio
index 01258a6..99de1a1 100755
Binary files a/gpio and b/gpio differ
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index d6ea71e..7b9b227 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	int fd;
 	//export
 	fd= open("/sys/class/gpio/chip0/export",O_WRONLY);
+	if (fd<0){
+		perror("Error opening the GPIO export path");
+		return -1;
+	}
 	write(fd,"17",2);
 	close(fd);
 	//pin direction