diff --git a/gaboshlib/g_newtorip.bashfunc b/gaboshlib/g_newtorip.bashfunc
index f03d516..60d7a1b 100644
--- a/gaboshlib/g_newtorip.bashfunc
+++ b/gaboshlib/g_newtorip.bashfunc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function g_newtorip {
  g_echo "Hole per Tor ne neue IP"
  g_iptor
  g_echo "Aktuelle Tor IP $g_iptor"
- (echo authenticate '""'; echo signal newnym; echo quit) | nc localhost 9051
+ (echo authenticate '""'; echo signal newnym; echo quit) | nc localhost 9051 || g_echo_error "failed connection to tor service"
  g_echo "Warte 10 Sekunden"
  sleep 10
  g_iptor