diff --git a/internal/ui/input_glfw.go b/internal/ui/input_glfw.go
index 32e13b9b5..2a75b3f09 100644
--- a/internal/ui/input_glfw.go
+++ b/internal/ui/input_glfw.go
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ func (i *Input) update(window *glfw.Window, context *context) error {
 		i.cursorX, i.cursorY = int(cx), int(cy)
 	}
 
-	gamepad.Update()
+	if err := gamepad.Update(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui_js.go b/internal/ui/ui_js.go
index 1c7999c23..81850c982 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui_js.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui_js.go
@@ -290,7 +290,9 @@ func (u *userInterfaceImpl) updateImpl(force bool) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	gamepad.Update()
+	if err := gamepad.Update(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	u.input.updateForGo2Cpp()
 
 	a := u.DeviceScaleFactor()
diff --git a/internal/ui/ui_mobile.go b/internal/ui/ui_mobile.go
index ca1a6b87b..25762054c 100644
--- a/internal/ui/ui_mobile.go
+++ b/internal/ui/ui_mobile.go
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ func (u *userInterfaceImpl) Update() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	gamepad.Update()
+	if err := gamepad.Update(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	renderCh <- struct{}{}
 	go func() {