diff --git a/ScreenRecorderLibNative/CoreAudio.util.cpp b/ScreenRecorderLibNative/CoreAudio.util.cpp
index 764982d..46db442 100644
--- a/ScreenRecorderLibNative/CoreAudio.util.cpp
+++ b/ScreenRecorderLibNative/CoreAudio.util.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ HRESULT GetAudioDeviceFriendlyName(_In_ IMMDevice *pDevice, _Out_ std::wstring *
 	// Get the endpoint device's friendly-name property.
 	RETURN_ON_BAD_HR(hr = pProps->GetValue(PKEY_Device_FriendlyName, &varString));
 
+	if (varString.pwszVal == NULL) {
+		return E_FAIL;
+	}
 	*deviceName = std::wstring(varString.pwszVal);
 	return hr;
 }
diff --git a/ScreenRecorderLibNative/WASAPICapture.cpp b/ScreenRecorderLibNative/WASAPICapture.cpp
index d7fb21a..e6c0961 100644
--- a/ScreenRecorderLibNative/WASAPICapture.cpp
+++ b/ScreenRecorderLibNative/WASAPICapture.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ HRESULT WASAPICapture::Initialize(_In_ std::wstring deviceId, _In_ EDataFlow flo
 	else {
 		RETURN_ON_BAD_HR(GetActiveAudioDevice(deviceId.c_str(), flow, &pDevice));
 	}
-
+	HRESULT hr = E_FAIL;
 	if (pDevice) {
 		LPWSTR deviceId;
 		pDevice->GetId(&deviceId);
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ HRESULT WASAPICapture::Initialize(_In_ std::wstring deviceId, _In_ EDataFlow flo
 		if (m_IsDefaultDevice) {
 			m_DefaultDeviceId = m_DeviceId;
 		}
-		GetAudioDeviceFriendlyName(deviceId, &m_DeviceName);
+		hr = GetAudioDeviceFriendlyName(deviceId, &m_DeviceName);
+		if (FAILED(hr)) {
+			m_DeviceName = L"Unknown Device";
+		}
 		CoTaskMemFree(deviceId);
 	}
 	else {
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ HRESULT WASAPICapture::Initialize(_In_ std::wstring deviceId, _In_ EDataFlow flo
 		return E_FAIL;
 	}
 
-	HRESULT hr = InitializeAudioClient(pDevice, &m_AudioClient);
+	hr = InitializeAudioClient(pDevice, &m_AudioClient);
 	if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
 		WWMFResampler *pResampler;
 		hr = InitializeResampler(m_AudioOptions->GetAudioSamplesPerSecond(), m_AudioOptions->GetAudioChannels(), m_AudioClient, &m_InputFormat, &m_OutputFormat, &pResampler);
diff --git a/ScreenRecorderLibNative/WASAPINotify.cpp b/ScreenRecorderLibNative/WASAPINotify.cpp
index 783b20e..1e3b80d 100644
--- a/ScreenRecorderLibNative/WASAPINotify.cpp
+++ b/ScreenRecorderLibNative/WASAPINotify.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE WASAPINotify::OnDefaultDeviceChanged(EDataFlow flow, E
 	if (flow == m_CaptureClient->GetFlow()) {
 		m_CaptureClient->SetDefaultDevice(flow, role, pwstrDeviceId);
 		std::wstring deviceName;
-		GetAudioDeviceFriendlyName(pwstrDeviceId, &deviceName);
+		HRESULT hr = GetAudioDeviceFriendlyName(pwstrDeviceId, &deviceName);
+		if (FAILED(hr)) {
+			deviceName = L"Unknown Device";
+		}
 
 		LOG_DEBUG("New default device: name=%s, flow = %s, role = %s\n",
 			   deviceName.c_str(), pszFlow, pszRole);