diff --git a/src/insert_event.c b/src/insert_event.c
index 7305e05..3eed188 100644
--- a/src/insert_event.c
+++ b/src/insert_event.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#include "date_time_handling.h"
 #include "insert_event.h"
 #include "string_handling.h"
-#include "date_time_handling.h"
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -8,8 +9,17 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <uuid/uuid.h>
 
+// Prompts a user to insert data for one event and saves it in
+// the iCalendar file at "file_name".
+// Exits the program afterwards.
 void insert_event(char *file_name) {
 	int myfd = open(file_name, O_RDWR);
+	if (myfd == -1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error opening file \"%s\".\n", file_name);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s.\n", strerror(errno));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	bool all_day_event = false;
 	char summary_buf[256] = "SUMMARY:";
 	char *input_buffer = &summary_buf[8];
diff --git a/src/parse_ics.c b/src/parse_ics.c
index 9c69a70..7ef91d8 100644
--- a/src/parse_ics.c
+++ b/src/parse_ics.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "string_handling.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -72,17 +73,18 @@ void unfolding_string(char *folded_string, char *unfolded_string) {
 	}
 }
 
-/* this function takes the head of an empty initialized event list
- * and the path to the ics file
- * it will "fill" the list
- */
+// Takes the head of an empty initialized event list
+// and the path to the ics file.
+// "Fills" the linked list.
+// Exits the program on error.
 void parse_ics_file(char *file_path, struct event **head) {
 	char my_event[8192] = "";
 	char unfolded_event[8192] = "";
 
 	int myfd = open(file_path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (myfd == -1) {
-		perror ("Error opening file");
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error opening file \"%s\".\n", file_path);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s.\n", strerror(errno));
 		exit(1);
 	}