diff --git a/src/client/main.cc b/src/client/main.cc
index 6cb56da..9ef0cb8 100644
--- a/src/client/main.cc
+++ b/src/client/main.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ int main() {
     serverAdress.sin_port = htons(8080);
     serverAdress.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.50");
 
+    int connectStatus = connect(clientSocket, (struct sockaddr *)&serverAdress,
+                                sizeof(serverAdress));
+    if (connectStatus != 0) {
+        cout << "Failed to connect";
+        return connectStatus;
+    } else {
+        cout << "CONNECTED!" << endl;
+    }
+
     while (true) {
         Message message;
         cout << "Type message to server: ";