diff --git a/src/driver/toks_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/toks_driver_ctx.c
index dc2730b..36f494e 100644
--- a/src/driver/toks_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/toks_driver_ctx.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ int toks_get_driver_ctx(
 	uint32_t			flags,
 	struct toks_driver_ctx **	pctx)
 {
+	int32_t				status;
 	struct toks_driver_ctx_impl *	ctx;
 	struct toks_common_ctx		cctx;
 	struct toks_split_vector	sargv;
@@ -432,9 +433,49 @@ int toks_get_driver_ctx(
 			return toks_get_driver_ctx_fail(meta);
 	}
 
-	if (cctx.drvflags & TOKS_DRIVER_MODE_CLIENT)
-		if (toks_client_connect(&ctx->ctx))
-			return toks_get_driver_ctx_fail(meta);
+	if (cctx.drvflags & TOKS_DRIVER_MODE_CLIENT) {
+		switch ((status = toks_client_connect(&ctx->ctx))) {
+			case NT_STATUS_SUCCESS:
+				break;
+
+			case NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND:
+				if (flags & TOKS_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_ERRORS)
+					toks_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO,
+						"%s: error: could not connect "
+						"(server not running) [0x%x].",
+						program,status);
+
+				return toks_get_driver_ctx_fail(meta);
+
+			case NT_STATUS_CONNECTION_REFUSED:
+			case NT_STATUS_PORT_CONNECTION_REFUSED:
+				if (flags & TOKS_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_ERRORS)
+					toks_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO,
+						"%s: error: could not connect "
+						"(connection refused) [0x%x].",
+						program,status);
+
+				return toks_get_driver_ctx_fail(meta);
+
+			case NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED:
+				if (flags & TOKS_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_ERRORS)
+					toks_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO,
+						"%s: error: could not connect "
+						"(access denied) [0x%x].",
+						program,status);
+
+				return toks_get_driver_ctx_fail(meta);
+
+			default:
+				if (flags & TOKS_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_ERRORS)
+					toks_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO,
+						"%s: error: could not connect "
+						"(check the system's documentation) [0x%x].",
+						program,status);
+
+				return toks_get_driver_ctx_fail(meta);
+		}
+	}
 
 	*pctx = &ctx->ctx;
 	return TOKS_OK;