diff --git a/src/gateway/backends/tungstenite.rs b/src/gateway/backends/tungstenite.rs
index fe537d3..a9f9f64 100644
--- a/src/gateway/backends/tungstenite.rs
+++ b/src/gateway/backends/tungstenite.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,16 @@ impl TungsteniteBackend {
         websocket_url: &str,
     ) -> Result<(TungsteniteSink, TungsteniteStream), crate::errors::GatewayError> {
         let mut roots = rustls::RootCertStore::empty();
-        for cert in rustls_native_certs::load_native_certs().expect("could not load platform certs")
-        {
+        let certs = rustls_native_certs::load_native_certs();
+
+        if let Err(e) = certs {
+            log::error!("Failed to load platform native certs! {:?}", e);
+            return Err(GatewayError::CannotConnect {
+                error: format!("{:?}", e),
+            });
+        }
+
+        for cert in certs.unwrap() {
             roots.add(&rustls::Certificate(cert.0)).unwrap();
         }
         let (websocket_stream, _) = match connect_async_tls_with_config(
diff --git a/src/voice/gateway/backends/tungstenite.rs b/src/voice/gateway/backends/tungstenite.rs
index 10e2748..add7b24 100644
--- a/src/voice/gateway/backends/tungstenite.rs
+++ b/src/voice/gateway/backends/tungstenite.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,16 @@ impl TungsteniteBackend {
         websocket_url: &str,
     ) -> Result<(TungsteniteSink, TungsteniteStream), crate::errors::VoiceGatewayError> {
         let mut roots = rustls::RootCertStore::empty();
-        for cert in rustls_native_certs::load_native_certs().expect("could not load platform certs")
-        {
+        let certs = rustls_native_certs::load_native_certs();
+
+        if let Err(e) = certs {
+            log::error!("Failed to load platform native certs! {:?}", e);
+            return Err(GatewayError::CannotConnect {
+                error: format!("{:?}", e),
+            });
+        }
+
+        for cert in certs.unwrap() {
             roots.add(&rustls::Certificate(cert.0)).unwrap();
         }
         let (websocket_stream, _) = match connect_async_tls_with_config(