diff --git a/src/formats/elf/output.rs b/src/formats/elf/output.rs
index beb95c0..1f43099 100644
--- a/src/formats/elf/output.rs
+++ b/src/formats/elf/output.rs
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ use super::ElfObject;
 
 pub struct ElfOutput<'data> {
     destination: PathBuf,
-    file: ELF64,
+    file: ELF64, 
     input_data: InputData<'data>,
+    writer: BufWriter<File>,
 }
 
 impl<'data> ElfOutput<'data> {
-    pub fn new(destination: PathBuf) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(destination: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         use elf_utilities::header::{Class, Data, Machine, Type, Version, OSABI};
 
         let mut elf = ELF64::default();
@@ -41,21 +42,33 @@ impl<'data> ElfOutput<'data> {
         elf.ehdr.set_osabi(OSABI::Linux);
         elf.ehdr.set_data(Data::LSB2);
 
-        Self {
+        let str_path = expand_path(&destination)?;
+        let writer = file_writer(str_path, 0o755)?;
+
+        let result = Self {
             destination,
             file: elf,
             input_data: InputData::new(),
-        }
+            writer,
+        };
+
+        Ok(result)
     }
 
-    pub fn from_object(object: &ElfObject, destination: PathBuf) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_object(object: &ElfObject, destination: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let other = object.elf();
 
-        Self {
+        let str_path = expand_path(&destination)?;
+        let writer = file_writer(str_path, 0o755)?;
+
+        let result = Self {
             destination,
             file: elf_bin_from_object(other),
             input_data: InputData::new(),
-        }
+            writer,
+        };
+
+        Ok(result)
     }
 
     fn populate_sections(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -172,18 +185,15 @@ impl<'data> Output<'data> for ElfOutput<'data> {
         self.file.ehdr.e_phoff = EHS;
         self.file.ehdr.e_shoff = self.file.ehdr.e_phoff + (usize::from(self.file.ehdr.e_phentsize) * self.file.segments.len()) as u64;
 
-        let str_path = expand_path(&self.destination)?;
-
-        let mut writer = file_writer(str_path, 0o755)?;
         let mut offset = 0;
 
         // write ELF header
-        offset += writer.write(&self.file.ehdr.to_le_bytes())?;
+        offset += self.writer.write(&self.file.ehdr.to_le_bytes())?;
 
         // write program header table
         for seg in self.file.segments.iter_mut() {
             seg.header.p_offset = offset as u64;
-            offset += writer.write(&seg.header.to_le_bytes())?;
+            offset += self.writer.write(&seg.header.to_le_bytes())?;
         }
 
         eprintln!("SH start: {}", offset);
@@ -192,27 +202,27 @@ impl<'data> Output<'data> for ElfOutput<'data> {
             if sec.header.get_type() == ShType::StrTab {
                 sec.header.sh_offset = offset as u64 + u64::from(SHS);
             }
-            offset += writer.write(&sec.header.to_le_bytes())?;
+            offset += self.writer.write(&sec.header.to_le_bytes())?;
             if sec.header.get_type() == ShType::StrTab {
-                offset += writer.write(&sec.to_le_bytes())?;
+                offset += self.writer.write(&sec.to_le_bytes())?;
             }
         }
 
         // program data (segments)
-        offset += pad_to_next_page(&mut writer, offset)?;
+        offset += pad_to_next_page(&mut self.writer, offset)?;
         eprintln!("Prog start: {}", offset);
         // write section/segment data
         for bytes in self.input_data.program_bytes() {
-            offset += writer.write(bytes)?;
+            offset += self.writer.write(bytes)?;
         }
-        offset += pad_to_next_page(&mut writer, offset)?;
+        offset += pad_to_next_page(&mut self.writer, offset)?;
 
         eprintln!("Data start: {}", offset);
         for bytes in self.input_data.data_bytes() {
-            offset += writer.write(bytes)?;
+            offset += self.writer.write(bytes)?;
         }
 
-        writer.flush()?;
+        self.writer.flush()?;
 
         Ok(self.destination)
     }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f139a16..56b98c3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn main() {
 
         if maybe_out.is_none() {
             let dest = storage.destination().expect("Path resolution");
-            maybe_out = Some(ElfOutput::from_object(&relocatable, dest));
+            maybe_out = Some(ElfOutput::from_object(&relocatable, dest).expect("Output file creation"));
         }
         linker.add_relocatable(Box::new(relocatable));
     }