diff --git a/src/core/toxoptions.cpp b/src/core/toxoptions.cpp
index 276bb5554..13e5a4473 100644
--- a/src/core/toxoptions.cpp
+++ b/src/core/toxoptions.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "src/core/icoresettings.h"
 #include "src/core/toxlogger.h"
+#include "util/toxcoreerrorparser.h"
 
 #include <tox/tox.h>
 
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ ToxOptions::operator Tox_Options*()
 std::unique_ptr<ToxOptions> ToxOptions::makeToxOptions(const QByteArray& savedata,
                                                        const ICoreSettings& s)
 {
-    Tox_Options* tox_opts = tox_options_new(nullptr);
+    Tox_Err_Options_New err;
+    Tox_Options* tox_opts = tox_options_new(&err);
 
-    if (!tox_opts) {
+    if (!PARSE_ERR(err) || !tox_opts) {
         qWarning() << "Failed to create Tox_Options";
         return {};
     }
diff --git a/util/include/util/toxcoreerrorparser.h b/util/include/util/toxcoreerrorparser.h
index fa101ac90..ed5e727d6 100644
--- a/util/include/util/toxcoreerrorparser.h
+++ b/util/include/util/toxcoreerrorparser.h
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@ namespace ToxcoreErrorParser {
     bool parseErr(Toxav_Err_Bit_Rate_Set error, int line);
     bool parseErr(Toxav_Err_Call_Control error, int line);
     bool parseErr(Toxav_Err_Call error, int line);
+    bool parseErr(Tox_Err_Options_New error, int line);
 } // namespace ToxcoreErrorParser
diff --git a/util/src/toxcoreerrorparser.cpp b/util/src/toxcoreerrorparser.cpp
index ab772dce9..fec7b72d9 100644
--- a/util/src/toxcoreerrorparser.cpp
+++ b/util/src/toxcoreerrorparser.cpp
@@ -629,3 +629,17 @@ bool ToxcoreErrorParser::parseErr(Toxav_Err_Call error, int line)
     qCritical() << line << "Unknown Toxav_Err_Call error code:" << error;
     return false;
 }
+
+bool ToxcoreErrorParser::parseErr(Tox_Err_Options_New error, int line)
+{
+    switch (error) {
+    case TOX_ERR_OPTIONS_NEW_OK:
+        return true;
+
+    case TOX_ERR_OPTIONS_NEW_MALLOC:
+        qCritical() << line << ": Failed to allocate memory.";
+        return false;
+    }
+    qCritical() << line << "Unknown Tox_Err_Options_New error code:" << error;
+    return false;
+}