diff --git a/application/F3DStarter.cxx b/application/F3DStarter.cxx
index 3995f1cd4d..b72c5509e7 100644
--- a/application/F3DStarter.cxx
+++ b/application/F3DStarter.cxx
@@ -936,29 +936,52 @@ int F3DStarter::Start(int argc, char** argv)
     bool offscreen = !this->Internals->AppOptions.Reference.empty() ||
       !this->Internals->AppOptions.Output.empty() || this->Internals->AppOptions.BindingsList;
 
-    if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend == "egl")
+    try
     {
-      this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::createEGL());
+      if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend == "egl")
+      {
+        this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::createEGL());
+      }
+      else if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend == "osmesa")
+      {
+        this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::createOSMesa());
+      }
+      else if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend == "glx")
+      {
+        this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::createGLX(offscreen));
+      }
+      else if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend == "wgl")
+      {
+        this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::createWGL(offscreen));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend != "auto")
+        {
+          f3d::log::warn("--rendering-backend value is invalid, falling back to \"auto\"");
+        }
+        this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::create(offscreen));
+      }
     }
-    else if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend == "osmesa")
+    catch (const f3d::context::loading_exception& ex)
     {
-      this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::createOSMesa());
+      f3d::log::error("Could not load graphic library: ", ex.what());
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-    else if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend == "glx")
+    catch (const f3d::context::symbol_exception& ex)
     {
-      this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::createGLX(offscreen));
+      f3d::log::error("Could not find needed symbol in graphic library: ", ex.what());
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-    else if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend == "wgl")
+    catch (const f3d::engine::no_window_exception& ex)
     {
-      this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::createWGL(offscreen));
+      f3d::log::error("Could not create the window: ", ex.what());
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-    else
+    catch (const f3d::engine::cache_exception& ex)
     {
-      if (this->Internals->AppOptions.RenderingBackend != "auto")
-      {
-        f3d::log::warn("--rendering-backend value is invalid, falling back to \"auto\"");
-      }
-      this->Internals->Engine = std::make_unique<f3d::engine>(f3d::engine::create(offscreen));
+      f3d::log::error("Could not use default cache directory: ", ex.what());
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
     this->ResetWindowName();
diff --git a/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index 55f8fec39a..df948e74a2 100644
--- a/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1187,6 +1187,8 @@ set_tests_properties(f3d::TestNoFileFileNameTemplate PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXP
 set_tests_properties(f3d::TestNoFileFileNameTemplate PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "CTEST_F3D_NO_DATA_FORCE_RENDER=1")
 
 if(NOT WIN32)
+  f3d_test(NAME TestInvalidCache ENV "HOME=" REGEXP "Could not use default cache directory" NO_BASELINE)
+
   add_test(NAME f3d::TestHOMEOutput COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:f3d> ${F3D_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/data/suzanne.stl --output=~/Testing/Temporary/TestHOMEOutput.png --resolution=300,300 --no-config)
   set_tests_properties(f3d::TestHOMEOutput PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "HOME=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
   set_tests_properties(f3d::TestHOMEOutput PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP f3d::TestHOMEOutput_FIXTURE)
diff --git a/library/src/engine.cxx b/library/src/engine.cxx
index 3557b0bc38..8d106273c5 100644
--- a/library/src/engine.cxx
+++ b/library/src/engine.cxx
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ engine::engine(
 #endif
   if (cachePath.empty())
   {
+    delete Internals;
     throw engine::cache_exception(
       "Could not setup cache, please set the appropriate environment variable");
   }