diff --git a/src/client/panes/grid.rs b/src/client/panes/grid.rs
index e893fd32..9d924220 100644
--- a/src/client/panes/grid.rs
+++ b/src/client/panes/grid.rs
@@ -1261,7 +1261,9 @@ impl vte::Perform for Grid {
                 self.insert_character_at_cursor_position(EMPTY_TERMINAL_CHARACTER);
             }
         } else {
-            let _ = debug_log_to_file(format!("Unhandled csi: {}->{:?}", c, params));
+            let result = debug_log_to_file(format!("Unhandled csi: {}->{:?}", c, params));
+            #[cfg(not(test))]
+            result.unwrap();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/common/utils/logging.rs b/src/common/utils/logging.rs
index 4c53e2b2..0dd382d6 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/logging.rs
+++ b/src/common/utils/logging.rs
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@ use std::{
 use crate::os_input_output::set_permissions;
 use crate::utils::consts::{ZELLIJ_TMP_LOG_DIR, ZELLIJ_TMP_LOG_FILE};
 
-pub fn atomic_create_file(file_name: &Path) {
+pub fn atomic_create_file(file_name: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     let _ = fs::OpenOptions::new()
         .append(true)
         .create(true)
-        .open(file_name)
-        .unwrap();
-    #[cfg(not(test))]
-    set_permissions(file_name).unwrap();
+        .open(file_name)?;
+    set_permissions(file_name)
 }
 
 pub fn atomic_create_dir(dir_name: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn debug_log_to_file(mut message: String) -> io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub fn debug_log_to_file_without_newline(message: String) -> io::Result<()> {
-    atomic_create_file(&*ZELLIJ_TMP_LOG_FILE);
+    atomic_create_file(&*ZELLIJ_TMP_LOG_FILE)?;
     let mut file = fs::OpenOptions::new()
         .append(true)
         .open(&*ZELLIJ_TMP_LOG_FILE)?;