diff --git a/wled b/wled
index 7c1d178..f9d53b3 100755
--- a/wled
+++ b/wled
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ case "$2" in
     ;;
 esac
 
+curl_exit=$?
+if test $curl_exit -ne 0; then
+    echo "Error: curl exited with exit code $curl_exit."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Check API responce. Should be {"success":true}.
 if test "$(echo -n "$api_resp"|tr -c -d '[:alpha:]')" != 'successtrue'; then
     echo "Error: unexpected responce from WLED API." >&2