diff --git a/notification_producer/producer_client.py b/notification_producer/producer_client.py
index f06cc30..f0623c8 100644
--- a/notification_producer/producer_client.py
+++ b/notification_producer/producer_client.py
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@ class ProducerClient:
         self.writer = None
 
     async def connect(self):
-        self.reader, self.writer = await asyncio.open_connection(self.__ip, self.__port)
-        self.console.print(f'[yellow b][INFO][/] Connected to the server ({self.__ip}:{self.__port}).')
+        try:
+            self.reader, self.writer = await asyncio.open_connection(self.__ip, self.__port)
+            self.console.print(f'[yellow b][INFO][/] Connected to the server ({self.__ip}:{self.__port}).')
+        except ConnectionRefusedError:
+            sys.stderr.write("Could not connect to the server. Please, check the ip and the port.\n")
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     async def send(self, message: str):
         self.writer.write(struct.pack('<L', len(message)))