diff --git a/ggml-vulkan.cpp b/ggml-vulkan.cpp
index a008ed3fb..c64fde832 100644
--- a/ggml-vulkan.cpp
+++ b/ggml-vulkan.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static std::string ggml_vk_getVendorName(uint32_t vendorID) {
 
 std::vector<ggml_vk_device> ggml_vk_available_devices(size_t memoryRequired) {
     std::vector<ggml_vk_device> results;
-    if (!komputeManager()->hasVulkan())
+    if (!komputeManager()->hasVulkan() || !komputeManager()->hasInstance())
         return results;
 
     std::vector<vk::PhysicalDevice> physicalDevices = komputeManager()->listDevices();
diff --git a/kompute/src/Manager.cpp b/kompute/src/Manager.cpp
index 2a02b7b10..2a3ad2cc9 100644
--- a/kompute/src/Manager.cpp
+++ b/kompute/src/Manager.cpp
@@ -245,8 +245,15 @@ Manager::createInstance()
     VULKAN_HPP_DEFAULT_DISPATCHER.init(vkGetInstanceProcAddr);
 
     this->mInstance = std::make_shared<vk::Instance>();
-    vk::createInstance(
+    vk::Result r = vk::createInstance(
       &computeInstanceCreateInfo, nullptr, this->mInstance.get());
+    if (r != vk::Result::eSuccess) {
+        KP_LOG_ERROR(
+          "Kompute Manager Error allocating vulkan instance", vk::to_string(r));
+        this->mInstance = nullptr;
+        this->mFreeInstance = false;
+        return;
+    }
 
     VULKAN_HPP_DEFAULT_DISPATCHER.init(*this->mInstance);