diff --git a/src/chat.c b/src/chat.c
index 488c31a..fd1b885 100644
--- a/src/chat.c
+++ b/src/chat.c
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ static uint8_t *wcs_to_char(wchar_t *string)
     }
 
     if (ret == NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "malloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
         endwin();
+        fprintf(stderr, "malloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
@@ -548,8 +548,8 @@ ToxWindow new_chat(Tox *m, ToxWindow *prompt, int friendnum)
         ret.x = x;
         ret.s = s;
     } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "calloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
         endwin();
+        fprintf(stderr, "calloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/friendlist.c b/src/friendlist.c
index b831959..79f91bf 100644
--- a/src/friendlist.c
+++ b/src/friendlist.c
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ static void select_friend(Tox *m, wint_t key)
     } else return;    /* Bad key input */
 
     /* If we reach this something is wrong */
-    fprintf(stderr, "select_friend() failed. Aborting...\n");
     endwin();
     tox_kill(m);
+    fprintf(stderr, "select_friend() failed. Aborting...\n");
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 4555789..c5d9d83 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -317,17 +317,17 @@ static void load_data(Tox *m, char *path)
         buf = malloc(len);
 
         if (buf == NULL) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "malloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
             fclose(fd);
             endwin();
+            fprintf(stderr, "malloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
 
         if (fread(buf, len, 1, fd) != 1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "fread() failed. Aborting...\n");
             free(buf);
             fclose(fd);
             endwin();
+            fprintf(stderr, "fread() failed. Aborting...\n");
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
 
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ static void load_data(Tox *m, char *path)
         int st;
 
         if ((st = store_data(m, path)) != 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Store messenger failed with return code: %d\n", st);
             endwin();
+            fprintf(stderr, "Store messenger failed with return code: %d\n", st);
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
     }
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 strcat(SRVLIST_FILE, CONFIGDIR);
                 strcat(SRVLIST_FILE, "DHTservers");
             } else {
-                fprintf(stderr, "malloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
                 endwin();
+                fprintf(stderr, "malloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/prompt.c b/src/prompt.c
index e581f55..420bfef 100644
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ unsigned char *hex_string_to_bin(char hex_string[])
     unsigned char *val = malloc(len);
 
     if (val == NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "malloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
         endwin();
+        fprintf(stderr, "malloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
@@ -699,8 +699,8 @@ ToxWindow new_prompt()
     if (s != NULL)
         ret.s = s;
     else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "calloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
         endwin();
+        fprintf(stderr, "calloc() failed. Aborting...\n");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/windows.c b/src/windows.c
index e36a9af..7ff5c8d 100644
--- a/src/windows.c
+++ b/src/windows.c
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ ToxWindow *init_windows()
     int n_prompt = add_window(m, new_prompt());
 
     if (n_prompt == -1 || add_window(m, new_friendlist()) == -1) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "add_window() failed. Aborting...\n");
         endwin();
+        fprintf(stderr, "add_window() failed. Aborting...\n");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }