diff --git a/comIF/obsw_qemu_com_if.py b/comIF/obsw_qemu_com_if.py
index 035ec6a23208b1d20769740dbc1eed400f64d04d..e38b1047010f64dd33ae9ee4fbb5afd0d11645b4 100755
--- a/comIF/obsw_qemu_com_if.py
+++ b/comIF/obsw_qemu_com_if.py
@@ -22,12 +22,16 @@ import struct
 import json
 import re
 import errno
+import sys
 import time
 from threading import Thread
 from typing import Tuple
+from logging import getLogger
 from comIF.obsw_com_interface import CommunicationInterface, PusTcInfoT, PusTmListT
 from tm.obsw_pus_tm_factory import PusTelemetryFactory
 
+LOGGER = getLogger()
+
 # Paths to Unix Domain Sockets used by the emulator
 QEMU_ADDR_QMP = "/tmp/qemu"
 QEMU_ADDR_AT91_USART0 = "/tmp/qemu_at91_usart0"
@@ -66,10 +70,13 @@ class QEMUComIF(CommunicationInterface):
             self.thread = Thread(target=start_background_loop,
                                  args=(self.loop,), daemon=True)
             self.thread.start()
-
-        self.usart = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
-            Usart.create_async(QEMU_ADDR_AT91_USART0), self.loop).result()
-        asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.usart.open(), self.loop).result()
+        try:
+            self.usart = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+                Usart.create_async(QEMU_ADDR_AT91_USART0), self.loop).result()
+            asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.usart.open(), self.loop).result()
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            LOGGER.exception("QEMU Initialization error, file does not exist!")
+            sys.exit()
 
     def close(self):
         self.usart.close()