1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bindings/java/GObject.java b/bindings/java/GObject.java
index a7815a72..8a1664fa 100644
--- a/bindings/java/GObject.java
+++ b/bindings/java/GObject.java
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ class GObject {
         private long cptr;
 
         protected GObject(long ptr) {
+                if (ptr == 0) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Error creating " + getClass().getName());
+                }
                 cptr = ptr;
         }
         protected Map arrayToMap(Object[] arr) {