diff --git a/src/features/game_networking.rs b/src/features/game_networking.rs
index e404af3..b19b1e1 100644
--- a/src/features/game_networking.rs
+++ b/src/features/game_networking.rs
@@ -138,23 +138,25 @@ impl GameNetworking {
         Self::is_blocked_generic(FILTER_NAME_SAVE_SERVER)
     }
 
-    pub fn ensure_not_both_blocked_simultaneously(&mut self, block_method: BlockMethod) {
+    pub fn ensure_not_both_blocked_simultaneously(
+        &mut self,
+        block_method: BlockMethod,
+    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         match block_method {
             BlockMethod::EntireGame => {
-                if Self::is_save_server_blocked().unwrap() {
-                    // ignoring the return because if this is an error the user can just thug it out at that point
-                    let _ = self.unblock_save_server();
-                    self.blocked = Self::is_exe_blocked().unwrap();
+                if Self::is_save_server_blocked()? {
+                    self.unblock_save_server()?;
+                    self.blocked = Self::is_exe_blocked()?;
                 }
             }
             BlockMethod::SaveServer => {
-                if Self::is_exe_blocked().unwrap() {
-                    // ignoring the return because if this is an error the user can just thug it out at that point
-                    let _ = self.unblock_exe();
-                    self.blocked = Self::is_save_server_blocked().unwrap();
+                if Self::is_exe_blocked()? {
+                    self.unblock_exe()?;
+                    self.blocked = Self::is_save_server_blocked()?;
                 }
             }
         }
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/app.rs b/src/gui/app.rs
index 67a94fe..27e5f60 100644
--- a/src/gui/app.rs
+++ b/src/gui/app.rs
@@ -256,8 +256,12 @@ impl App {
                             ui.build_menu(&mut self.settings.block_method);
                         });
                     ui.label("Block method");
-                    self.game_networking
-                        .ensure_not_both_blocked_simultaneously(self.settings.block_method);
+                    if let Err(why) = self
+                        .game_networking
+                        .ensure_not_both_blocked_simultaneously(self.settings.block_method)
+                    {
+                        log::warn!("Couldn't ensure block exclusivity: {why}");
+                    };
                 });
                 ui.horizontal(|ui| {
                     ui.add_enabled_ui(