diff --git a/src/its_bridge_client.c b/src/its_bridge_client.c
index 3aa9d0b6046b981ecbcfd053f2ed169c5b811aac..811396953c96f383178476b170a43ad47f6bec06 100644
--- a/src/its_bridge_client.c
+++ b/src/its_bridge_client.c
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ int main(const int32_t p_argc, char* const p_argv[]) {
     }
     memset((void*)&remote_addr, 0x00, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
     remote_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
-    inet_pton(AF_INET, udp_address, &remote_addr.sin_addr);
+    if (inet_pton(AF_INET, udp_address, &remote_addr.sin_addr) != 1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to convert UDP_ADDRESS");
+		close(socket_hd);
+		goto error;
+	}
     remote_addr.sin_port = htons(udp_port);
 
     if (test_generate) {