diff --git a/srsenb/src/enb.cc b/srsenb/src/enb.cc
index 24c0efb31..c8450957d 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/enb.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/enb.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int enb::init(const all_args_t& args_, srslte::logger* logger_)
 
     // Only init Stack if both radio and PHY could be initialized
     if (ret == SRSLTE_SUCCESS) {
-      if (lte_stack->init(args.stack, rrc_cfg, lte_phy.get())) {
+      if (lte_stack->init(args.stack, rrc_cfg, lte_phy.get()) != SRSLTE_SUCCESS) {
         srslte::console("Error initializing stack.\n");
         ret = SRSLTE_ERROR;
       }
diff --git a/srsenb/src/stack/enb_stack_lte.cc b/srsenb/src/stack/enb_stack_lte.cc
index 4665dd591..81cd59743 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/stack/enb_stack_lte.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/stack/enb_stack_lte.cc
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ int enb_stack_lte::init(const stack_args_t& args_, const rrc_cfg_t& rrc_cfg_)
   sync_task_queue = task_sched.make_task_queue(args.sync_queue_size);
 
   // Init all layers
-  mac.init(args.mac, rrc_cfg.cell_list, phy, &rlc, &rrc, mac_log);
+ if (! mac.init(args.mac, rrc_cfg.cell_list, phy, &rlc, &rrc, mac_log))
+ {
+   stack_logger.error("Couldn't initialize MAC");
+   return SRSLTE_ERROR;
+ }
   rlc.init(&pdcp, &rrc, &mac, task_sched.get_timer_handler());
   pdcp.init(&rlc, &rrc, &gtpu);
   rrc.init(rrc_cfg, phy, &mac, &rlc, &pdcp, &s1ap, &gtpu);
diff --git a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/mac.cc b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/mac.cc
index fba647918..f3792268c 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/mac.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/mac.cc
@@ -79,8 +79,13 @@ bool mac::init(const mac_args_t&        args_,
 
     reset();
 
-    // Pre-alloc UE objects for first attaching users
-    prealloc_ue(10);
+    try {
+      // Pre-alloc UE objects for first attaching users
+      prealloc_ue(10);
+    }catch(const std::bad_alloc& e){
+      perror("Error allocating data during the ue prealloc");
+      return false;
+    }
 
     detected_rachs.resize(cells.size());