diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c0b378b8..622fc032 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $(EXAMPLE_TARGETS): example-%:
 	GOOS=$(GOOS) go build ./examples/$(*)
 
 all: check test build binary
-check: assert-fmt lint vet
+check: $(CHECK_TARGETS)
 
 # Apply go fmt to the codebase
 fmt:
diff --git a/examples/discover/main.go b/examples/discover/main.go
index ef490386..fee40a6b 100644
--- a/examples/discover/main.go
+++ b/examples/discover/main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ func main() {
 	log.Infof("Starting device discovery with NVML")
 
 	d, err := discover.NewNVMLServer("")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Error creating NVML Server: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
 
 	devices, err := d.Devices()
 	if err != nil {