diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/RgbService.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/RgbService.cs
index 26c66ed54..50f2d05b8 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/RgbService.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/RgbService.cs
@@ -148,8 +148,17 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
                     foreach (ArtemisDevice device in toRemove)
                         RemoveDevice(device);
 
-                    deviceProvider.Initialize(RGBDeviceType.All, true);
+                    List<Exception> providerExceptions = new();
+                    void DeviceProviderOnException(object? sender, Exception e) => providerExceptions.Add(e);
+
+                    deviceProvider.Exception += DeviceProviderOnException;
+                    deviceProvider.Initialize();
                     Surface.Attach(deviceProvider.Devices);
+                    deviceProvider.Exception -= DeviceProviderOnException;
+                    if (providerExceptions.Count == 1)
+                        throw new ArtemisPluginException("RGB.NET threw exception: " + providerExceptions.First().Message, providerExceptions.First());
+                    if (providerExceptions.Count > 1)
+                        throw new ArtemisPluginException("RGB.NET threw multiple exceptions", new AggregateException(providerExceptions));
 
                     if (!deviceProvider.Devices.Any())
                     {