--- EV/EV.pm	2007/11/02 22:18:49	1.25
+++ EV/EV.pm	2007/11/02 23:22:17	1.26
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@
    warn "EV: error in callback (ignoring): $@";
 };
 
-init;
+init
+   or die 'EV: cannot initialise libev backend. bad $ENV{LIBEV_METHODS}?';
 
 push @AnyEvent::REGISTRY, [EV => "EV::AnyEvent"];