diff --git a/client/player.c b/client/player.c
index 584fc5e..de4491b 100644
--- a/client/player.c
+++ b/client/player.c
@@ -4514,7 +4514,13 @@
 	uint8_t buf[1024];
 	int ret, len;
 
-	ret = read(io_get_fd(io), buf, sizeof(buf));
+	ret = io_get_fd(io);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		bt_shell_printf("io_get_fd() returned %d\n", ret);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	ret = read(ret, buf, sizeof(buf));
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		bt_shell_printf("Failed to read: %s (%d)\n", strerror(errno),
 								-errno);