diff --git a/python-api/gstswitch/exception.py b/python-api/gstswitch/exception.py
index f4e90a8..25c6e78 100644
--- a/python-api/gstswitch/exception.py
+++ b/python-api/gstswitch/exception.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-class Error(Exception):
-    """docstring for Error"""
+class PathError(Exception):
+    """docstring for PathError"""
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class ServerProcessError(object):
+    """docstring for ServerProcessError"""
     def __init__(self):
-        super(Error, self).__init__()
         pass
diff --git a/python-api/gstswitch/server.py b/python-api/gstswitch/server.py
index 5ed6dd9..61d3e98 100644
--- a/python-api/gstswitch/server.py
+++ b/python-api/gstswitch/server.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import signal
 import subprocess
 
+from errno import *
 from exception import *
 from time import sleep
 
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ def run(self, gst_option=''):
         self.gst_option_string = gst_option
         print "Starting server"
         self.proc = self._run_process()
-        self.pid = self.proc.pid
+        if self.proc:
+            self.pid = self.proc.pid
         # TODO: Sleep time may vary
         sleep(self.SLEEP_TIME)
 
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ def _run_process(self):
                                        self.audio_port,
                                        self.control_port,
                                        self.record_file)
+        cmd = " ".join(cmd.split())
         proc = self._start_process(cmd)
         return proc
 
@@ -67,16 +70,23 @@ def _start_process(self, cmd):
 
         :param cmd: The command which needs to be excecuted
         :returns: process created
+        :raises IOError: Fail to open /dev/null (os.devnull)
+        :raises PathError: Unable to find gst-switch-srv at path specified
+        :raises ServerProcessError: Creating the gst-switch-srv gives a OS based error.
         """
         print 'Creating process %s' % (cmd)
         try:
-            tempf = open(os.devnull, 'w')
-            process = subprocess.Popen(cmd.split(), stdout=tempf, stderr=tempf,  bufsize=-1, shell=False)
-        except IOError as e:
-            print "I/O error: os.devnull: {0}".format(e.strerror)
+            with open(os.devnull, 'w') as tempf:
+                process = subprocess.Popen(cmd.split(), stdout=tempf, stderr=tempf,  bufsize=-1, shell=False)
+                print cmd
+                return process
+        except IOError:
+            print "cannot open os.devnull"
         except OSError as e:
-            print "OS error: {0}: {1}".format(cmd, e.strerror)
-        return process
+            if e.errno == ENOENT:
+                raise PathError
+            else:
+                raise ServerProcessError
 
     def terminate(self):
         """Terminates the server
diff --git a/python-api/gstswitch/test.py b/python-api/gstswitch/test.py
index bafd42b..8df17bd 100755
--- a/python-api/gstswitch/test.py
+++ b/python-api/gstswitch/test.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
     # time.sleep(0.1)
     sources.terminate()
-    output.terminate()
+#     output.terminate()
     s.terminate()
 
 finally:
diff --git a/python-api/gstswitch/test_server.py b/python-api/gstswitch/test_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c978542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-api/gstswitch/test_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from server import Server
+import pytest
+from exception import *
+
+
+class TestRun(object):
+
+    def test_invalid_path(self):
+        path = '/usr/'
+        s = Server(path=path)
+        with pytest.raises(PathError):
+            s.run()
+
+    def test_normal(self):
+        path = '/home/hyades/gst/master/gstreamer/tools/'
+        s = Server(path=path)
+        s.run()
+        assert s.proc is not None
+        s.terminate()