diff --git a/src/basic_api.cc b/src/basic_api.cc
index 6be089b..b79a007 100644
--- a/src/basic_api.cc
+++ b/src/basic_api.cc
@@ -59,8 +59,13 @@ JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL Java_org_pEp_jniadapter_Engine_myself(
     PEP_SESSION session = (PEP_SESSION) callLongMethod(env, obj, "getHandle");
     pEp_identity *_ident = to_identity(env, ident);
 
-    ::myself(session, _ident);
+    PEP_STATUS status = ::myself(session, _ident);
 
+    if (status != PEP_STATUS_OK) {
+        LOGD("Failed Myself: 0x%04x\\n", status);
+        throw_pEp_Exception(env, status);
+        return NULL;
+    }
     return from_identity(env, _ident);
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +94,13 @@ JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL Java_org_pEp_jniadapter_Engine_setOwnKey(
     pEp_identity *_ident = to_identity(env, ident);
     char *_fpr = to_string(env, fpr);
 
-    ::set_own_key(session, _ident, _fpr);
+    PEP_STATUS status = ::set_own_key(session, _ident, _fpr);
+
+    if (status != PEP_STATUS_OK) {
+        LOGD("Failed setOwnKey: 0x%04x\\n", status);
+        throw_pEp_Exception(env, status);
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     return from_identity(env, _ident);
 }