diff --git a/src/forge.c b/src/forge.c
index 229a611..1633c8b 100644
--- a/src/forge.c
+++ b/src/forge.c
@@ -166,14 +166,16 @@ static void init_inputs(char *video_in[MAX_VIDEO], unsigned int input_count,
   }
 }
 
-static void start_video_captures(unsigned int video_count) {
+static bool start_video_captures(unsigned int video_count) {
   unsigned int i;
 
   for (i = 0; i < video_count; i++) {
-    if (!inputs[i].error) {
-      video_background_read(&inputs[i], context, i);
+    if (!inputs[i].error && !video_background_read(&inputs[i], context, i)) {
+      return false;
     }
   }
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 static void free_video_captures(unsigned int video_count) {
@@ -253,14 +255,18 @@ void forge_run(Parameters params) {
 
   init_inputs(params.video_in, params.video_in_count, params.video_size);
 
-  start_video_captures(params.video_in_count);
+  if (!start_video_captures(params.video_in_count)) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   midi = midi_open(config_file_get_str(config, "MIDI_HW", "hw"));
 
   if (midi.error) {
     params.demo = true;
   } else {
-    midi_background_listen(midi, context);
+    if (!midi_background_listen(midi, context)) {
+      return;
+    }
   }
 
   window_startup(error_callback);
@@ -311,8 +317,6 @@ void forge_run(Parameters params) {
 
   context->stop = true;
 
-  wait(NULL);
-
   shaders_free(program);
 
   if (window_output != NULL) {
@@ -329,8 +333,6 @@ void forge_run(Parameters params) {
 
   free_video_captures(params.video_in_count);
 
-  midi_close(midi);
-
   free_context();
 
   free_files(frag_count);
diff --git a/src/midi.c b/src/midi.c
index 00a80d4..dd613ee 100644
--- a/src/midi.c
+++ b/src/midi.c
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "types.h"
 
-void midi_close(MidiDevice device) {
-  if (device.input != NULL) {
-    snd_rawmidi_close(device.input);
-  }
-  if (device.output != NULL) {
-    snd_rawmidi_close(device.input);
-  }
-}
-
 MidiDevice midi_open(char *name) {
   MidiDevice device;
 
@@ -24,16 +15,12 @@ MidiDevice midi_open(char *name) {
 
   device.error = device.input == NULL || device.output == NULL;
 
-  if (device.error) {
-    midi_close(device);
-  }
-
   log_debug("(%s) MIDI open", name);
 
   return device;
 }
 
-void midi_background_listen(MidiDevice device, SharedContext *context) {
+bool midi_background_listen(MidiDevice device, SharedContext *context) {
   pid_t pid;
   int bytes_read;
   unsigned char buffer[3];
@@ -41,10 +28,10 @@ void midi_background_listen(MidiDevice device, SharedContext *context) {
   pid = fork();
   if (pid < 0) {
     log_error("Could not create subprocess");
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
   if (pid == 0) {
-    return;
+    return true;
   }
   log_info("(%s) background acquisition started (pid: %d)", device.name, pid);
 
@@ -57,7 +44,5 @@ void midi_background_listen(MidiDevice device, SharedContext *context) {
 
   log_info("(%s) background acquisition stopped by main thread (pid: %d)",
            device.name, pid);
+  return false;
 }
-
-// int bytes_read = snd_rawmidi_read(input, input_buffer, sizeof(input_buffer));
-// snd_rawmidi_write(output, buffer, 3);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/midi.h b/src/midi.h
index bdcb4e6..27ab570 100644
--- a/src/midi.h
+++ b/src/midi.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #define MIDI_H
 
 MidiDevice midi_open(char *name);
-void midi_close(MidiDevice device);
-void midi_background_listen(MidiDevice device, SharedContext *context);
+bool midi_background_listen(MidiDevice device, SharedContext *context);
 
 #endif /* MIDI_H */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/video.c b/src/video.c
index d740740..7eed535 100644
--- a/src/video.c
+++ b/src/video.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static bool read_video(VideoCapture *video_capture) {
   return true;
 }
 
-void video_background_read(VideoCapture *video_capture, SharedContext *context,
+bool video_background_read(VideoCapture *video_capture, SharedContext *context,
                            int input_index) {
   pid_t pid;
   Timer timer;
@@ -336,10 +336,10 @@ void video_background_read(VideoCapture *video_capture, SharedContext *context,
   pid = fork();
   if (pid < 0) {
     log_error("Could not create subprocess");
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
   if (pid == 0) {
-    return;
+    return true;
   }
   log_info("(%s) background acquisition started (pid: %d)", video_capture->name,
            pid);
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ void video_background_read(VideoCapture *video_capture, SharedContext *context,
              video_capture->name, pid);
   }
   exit(context->stop ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE);
+  return false;
 }
 
 void video_free(VideoCapture video_capture) {
diff --git a/src/video.h b/src/video.h
index 654a4ff..7648786 100644
--- a/src/video.h
+++ b/src/video.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 VideoCapture video_init(char *name, unsigned int preferred_height);
 
-void video_background_read(VideoCapture *video_capture, SharedContext *context,
+bool video_background_read(VideoCapture *video_capture, SharedContext *context,
                            int input_index);
 
 void video_free(VideoCapture video_capture);
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index bfce57c..8e8ab97 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static void init_glfw(void (*error_callback)(int, const char *)) {
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
-  log_info("[GLFS] Initialized...");
+  log_info("[GLFW] Initialized...");
 }
 
 static GLFWmonitor *get_monitor(unsigned char monitor_index) {