diff --git a/examples/event-read.rs b/examples/event-read.rs
index f4de7784a..dee4ab538 100644
--- a/examples/event-read.rs
+++ b/examples/event-read.rs
@@ -38,18 +38,23 @@ fn print_events() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+
     println!("{}", HELP);
 
-    enable_raw_mode()?;
+    enable_raw_mode().expect("Can not enable raw mode");
 
     let mut stdout = stdout();
-    execute!(stdout, EnableMouseCapture)?;
+    execute!(stdout, EnableMouseCapture).expect("Can not enablemouse");
 
     if let Err(e) = print_events() {
         println!("Error: {:?}\r", e);
     }
 
-    execute!(stdout, DisableMouseCapture)?;
+    execute!(stdout, DisableMouseCapture).expect("Can not disable mouse");
+    });
 
-    disable_raw_mode()
+    println!("result: {:?}", result);
+    disable_raw_mode().expect("Can not disable raw mode");
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/examples/test.rs b/examples/test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9c12530b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use mio::Interest;
+use signal_hook::iterator::Signals;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::io;
+
+fn main () {
+    let poll = Poll::new()?;
+    let registry = poll.registry();
+
+    let tty_raw_fd = input_fd.raw_fd();
+    let mut tty_ev = SourceFd(&tty_raw_fd);
+    registry.register(&mut tty_ev, TTY_TOKEN, Interest::READABLE)?;
+
+    let mut signals = Signals::new(&[signal_hook::SIGWINCH])?;
+    registry.register(&mut signals, SIGNAL_TOKEN, Interest::READABLE)?;
+
+}
+
+
+fn open_rw<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<RawFd> {
+    use std::fs::OpenOptions;
+
+    let file = OpenOptions::new()
+        .read(true)
+        .write(true)
+        .open(path)?;
+
+    Ok(file.into_raw_fd())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/event/read.rs b/src/event/read.rs
index ec2d895df..06d1181e9 100644
--- a/src/event/read.rs
+++ b/src/event/read.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ impl Default for InternalEventReader {
         #[cfg(unix)]
         let source = UnixInternalEventSource::new();
 
-        let source = source.ok().map(|x| Box::new(x) as Box<dyn EventSource>);
+        let source = match source {
+            Ok(source) => Some(Box::new(source) as Box<dyn EventSource>),
+            Err(e) => {
+                panic!("Event source can not be initialized: {:?}", e);
+            }
+        };
 
         InternalEventReader {
             source,
diff --git a/src/event/source/unix.rs b/src/event/source/unix.rs
index bd6755c4c..cf5276775 100644
--- a/src/event/source/unix.rs
+++ b/src/event/source/unix.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub(crate) struct UnixInternalEventSource {
 
 impl UnixInternalEventSource {
     pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(UnixInternalEventSource::from_file_descriptor(tty_fd()?)?)
+        Ok(UnixInternalEventSource::from_file_descriptor(tty_fd(false)?)?)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_file_descriptor(input_fd: FileDesc) -> Result<Self> {
diff --git a/src/event/sys/unix/file_descriptor.rs b/src/event/sys/unix/file_descriptor.rs
index c80557123..4cc762ada 100644
--- a/src/event/sys/unix/file_descriptor.rs
+++ b/src/event/sys/unix/file_descriptor.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use std::{
 use libc::size_t;
 
 use crate::{ErrorKind, Result};
+use std::io::stdin;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 /// A file descriptor wrapper.
 ///
@@ -64,19 +66,35 @@ impl Drop for FileDesc {
 }
 
 /// Creates a file descriptor pointing to the standard input or `/dev/tty`.
-pub fn tty_fd() -> Result<FileDesc> {
-    let (fd, close_on_drop) = if unsafe { libc::isatty(libc::STDIN_FILENO) == 1 } {
-        (libc::STDIN_FILENO, false)
-    } else {
-        (
-            fs::OpenOptions::new()
-                .read(true)
-                .write(true)
-                .open("/dev/tty")?
-                .into_raw_fd(),
-            true,
-        )
+pub fn tty_fd(close_on_drop: bool) -> Result<FileDesc> {
+    use crate::tty::IsTty;
+
+    let fd = match open_rw("/dev/tty") {
+        Ok(tty) => {
+            println!("Can open");
+            tty
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("Can not open");
+            if stdin().is_tty() {
+                libc::STDIN_FILENO
+            } else {
+                return Err(ErrorKind::IoError(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Failed to initialize input source. Crossterm first tried to open `/dev/tty` wereafter `libc::STDIN_FILENO`, but both could not be used.")));
+            }
+        }
     };
 
     Ok(FileDesc::new(fd, close_on_drop))
 }
+
+
+fn open_rw<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<RawFd> {
+    use std::fs::OpenOptions;
+
+    let file = OpenOptions::new()
+        .read(true)
+        .write(true)
+        .open(path)?;
+
+    Ok(file.into_raw_fd())
+}
diff --git a/src/terminal/sys/unix.rs b/src/terminal/sys/unix.rs
index 5fddd627b..321d96cb5 100644
--- a/src/terminal/sys/unix.rs
+++ b/src/terminal/sys/unix.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 //! UNIX related logic for terminal manipulation.
 use std::{io, mem, process, sync::Mutex};
 
-use crate::event::sys::unix::file_descriptor::FileDesc;
+use crate::event::sys::unix::file_descriptor::{tty_fd, FileDesc};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use libc::{
-    cfmakeraw, ioctl, tcgetattr, tcsetattr, termios as Termios, winsize, STDIN_FILENO,
-    STDOUT_FILENO, TCSANOW, TIOCGWINSZ,
+    cfmakeraw, ioctl, tcgetattr, tcsetattr, termios as Termios, winsize, STDOUT_FILENO, TCSANOW,
+    TIOCGWINSZ,
 };
 
 use crate::error::{ErrorKind, Result};
@@ -117,15 +117,18 @@ fn raw_terminal_attr(termios: &mut Termios) {
 }
 
 fn get_terminal_attr() -> Result<Termios> {
+    let fd = tty_fd(true)?;
+
     unsafe {
         let mut termios = mem::zeroed();
-        wrap_with_result(tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &mut termios))?;
+        wrap_with_result(tcgetattr(fd.raw_fd(), &mut termios))?;
         Ok(termios)
     }
 }
 
 fn set_terminal_attr(termios: &Termios) -> Result<bool> {
-    wrap_with_result(unsafe { tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, termios) })
+    let fd = tty_fd(true)?;
+    wrap_with_result(unsafe { tcsetattr(fd.raw_fd(), TCSANOW, termios) })
 }
 
 pub fn wrap_with_result(result: i32) -> Result<bool> {