diff --git a/examples/solverdummy/main.rs b/examples/solverdummy/main.rs
index 3fa543f..0af1cb5 100644
--- a/examples/solverdummy/main.rs
+++ b/examples/solverdummy/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::process::ExitCode;
 
-fn main() -> ExitCode {
+fn main() -> Result<ExitCode, precice::Error> {
     let args: Vec<_> = env::args().collect();
 
     if args.len() != 3 {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
         println!("Parameter description\n");
         println!("  configurationFile: Path and filename of preCICE configuration\n");
         println!("  solverName:        SolverDummy participant name in preCICE configuration\n");
-        return ExitCode::from(1);
+        return Ok(ExitCode::from(1));
     }
 
     let config_file_name = &args[1];
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
 
     println!("DUMMY: Running solver dummy with preCICE config file \"{}\" and participant name \"{}\".\n", config_file_name, participant_name);
 
-    let mut participant = precice::Participant::new(participant_name, config_file_name, 0, 1);
+    let mut participant = precice::Participant::new(participant_name, config_file_name, 0, 1)?;
 
     assert!(participant_name == "SolverOne" || participant_name == "SolverTwo");
 
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
 
     const NUMBER_OF_VERTICES: usize = 3;
 
-    let dimensions = participant.get_mesh_dimensions(mesh_name) as usize;
-    let read_dimensions = participant.get_data_dimensions(mesh_name, read_data_name) as usize;
-    let write_dimensions = participant.get_data_dimensions(mesh_name, write_data_name) as usize;
+    let dimensions = participant.get_mesh_dimensions(mesh_name)? as usize;
+    let read_dimensions = participant.get_data_dimensions(mesh_name, read_data_name)? as usize;
+    let write_dimensions = participant.get_data_dimensions(mesh_name, write_data_name)? as usize;
 
     let mut vertices = vec![0_f64; NUMBER_OF_VERTICES * dimensions];
     let mut read_data = vec![0_f64; NUMBER_OF_VERTICES * read_dimensions];
@@ -49,39 +49,39 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
 
     let vertex_ids: Vec<precice::VertexID> = {
         let mut i32s = vec![0_i32; NUMBER_OF_VERTICES];
-        participant.set_mesh_vertices(mesh_name, &vertices, &mut i32s);
+        participant.set_mesh_vertices(mesh_name, &vertices, &mut i32s)?;
         i32s
     };
 
-    if participant.requires_initial_data() {
+    if participant.requires_initial_data()? {
         println!("DUMMY: Writing initial data\n");
     }
 
-    participant.initialize();
+    participant.initialize()?;
 
-    while participant.is_coupling_ongoing() {
-        if participant.requires_writing_checkpoint() {
+    while participant.is_coupling_ongoing()? {
+        if participant.requires_writing_checkpoint()? {
             println!("DUMMY: Writing iteration checkpoint \n");
         }
 
-        let dt = participant.get_max_time_step_size();
-        participant.read_data(mesh_name, read_data_name, &vertex_ids, dt, &mut read_data);
+        let dt = participant.get_max_time_step_size()?;
+        participant.read_data(mesh_name, read_data_name, &vertex_ids, dt, &mut read_data)?;
 
         write_data = read_data.iter().map(|x| x + 1_f64).collect();
 
-        participant.write_data(mesh_name, write_data_name, &vertex_ids, &write_data);
+        participant.write_data(mesh_name, write_data_name, &vertex_ids, &write_data)?;
 
-        participant.advance(dt);
+        participant.advance(dt)?;
 
-        if participant.requires_reading_checkpoint() {
+        if participant.requires_reading_checkpoint()? {
             println!("DUMMY: Reading iteration checkpoint \n");
         } else {
             println!("DUMMY: Advancing in time \n");
         }
     }
 
-    participant.finalize();
+    participant.finalize()?;
     println!("DUMMY: Closing rust solver dummy... \n");
 
-    ExitCode::SUCCESS
+    Ok(ExitCode::SUCCESS)
 }