diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
index cc933b074..a094a1953 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
@@ -3726,6 +3726,10 @@ int program_fpga(int file_des) {
         LOG(logINFOBLUE, ("Program size is: %lld\n",
                         (long long unsigned int)filesize));
         fpgasrc = malloc(filesize);
+        if (fpgasrc == NULL) {
+            LOG(logERROR, ("Could not malloc\n"));
+            ret = FAIL;
+        }
         //fpgasrc = malloc(filesize + 1);
         uint64_t totalsize = filesize;