diff --git a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesOldApexController.cpp b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesOldApexController.cpp
index afcbd999..91b3ffb6 100644
--- a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesOldApexController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesOldApexController.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ char* SteelSeriesOldApexController::GetDeviceName()
 std::string SteelSeriesOldApexController::GetSerialString()
 {
     wchar_t serial_string[128];
-    hid_get_serial_number_string(dev, serial_string, 128);
+    int ret = hid_get_serial_number_string(dev, serial_string, 128);
+    
+    if (ret != 0)
+    {
+        return("");
+    }
 
     std::wstring return_wstring = serial_string;
     std::string return_string(return_wstring.begin(), return_wstring.end());
diff --git a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesRivalController.cpp b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesRivalController.cpp
index b4b6e3af..4e4881ae 100644
--- a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesRivalController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesRivalController.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ char* SteelSeriesRivalController::GetDeviceName()
 std::string SteelSeriesRivalController::GetSerialString()
 {
     wchar_t serial_string[128];
-    hid_get_serial_number_string(dev, serial_string, 128);
+    int ret = hid_get_serial_number_string(dev, serial_string, 128);
+    
+    if (ret != 0)
+    {
+        return("");
+    }
 
     std::wstring return_wstring = serial_string;
     std::string return_string(return_wstring.begin(), return_wstring.end());
diff --git a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesSenseiController.cpp b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesSenseiController.cpp
index 0b6416fc..f927fda3 100644
--- a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesSenseiController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesSenseiController.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ char* SteelSeriesSenseiController::GetDeviceName()
 std::string SteelSeriesSenseiController::GetSerialString()
 {
     wchar_t serial_string[128];
-    hid_get_serial_number_string(dev, serial_string, 128);
+    int ret = hid_get_serial_number_string(dev, serial_string, 128);
+    if (ret != 0)
+    {
+        return("");
+    }
 
     std::wstring return_wstring = serial_string;
     std::string return_string(return_wstring.begin(), return_wstring.end());
diff --git a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesSiberiaController.cpp b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesSiberiaController.cpp
index 49e0ef62..cca454ae 100644
--- a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesSiberiaController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesSiberiaController.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ char* SteelSeriesSiberiaController::GetDeviceName()
 std::string SteelSeriesSiberiaController::GetSerialString()
 {
     wchar_t serial_string[128];
-    hid_get_serial_number_string(dev, serial_string, 128);
+    int ret = hid_get_serial_number_string(dev, serial_string, 128);
+    
+    if (ret != 0)
+    {
+        return("");
+    }
 
     std::wstring return_wstring = serial_string;
     std::string return_string(return_wstring.begin(), return_wstring.end());