diff --git a/android/adapter.c b/android/adapter.c
index c3bfa21..4009f4d 100644
--- a/android/adapter.c
+++ b/android/adapter.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include "lib/bluetooth.h"
 #include "src/shared/mgmt.h"
 #include "lib/mgmt.h"
@@ -28,7 +30,11 @@
 #include "adapter.h"
 
 struct bt_adapter {
+	uint16_t index;
 	struct mgmt *mgmt;
+
+	bt_adapter_ready ready;
+
 	bdaddr_t bdaddr;
 	uint32_t dev_class;
 
@@ -38,12 +44,29 @@ struct bt_adapter {
 	uint32_t current_settings;
 };
 
-extern struct bt_adapter *default_adapter;
+static struct bt_adapter *default_adapter;
 
 static void load_link_keys_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t length,
 					const void *param, void *user_data)
 {
+	struct bt_adapter *adapter = user_data;
+	int err;
+
+	if (status) {
+		error("Failed to load link keys for index %u: %s (0x%02x)",
+			adapter->index, mgmt_errstr(status), status);
+		err = -EIO;
+		goto failed;
+	}
+
 	DBG("status %u", status);
+
+	default_adapter = adapter;
+	adapter->ready(adapter, 0);
+	return;
+
+failed:
+	adapter->ready(NULL, err);
 }
 
 static void load_link_keys(struct bt_adapter *adapter, GSList *keys)
@@ -72,22 +95,26 @@ static void read_info_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t length, const void *para
 {
 	struct bt_adapter *adapter = user_data;
 	const struct mgmt_rp_read_info *rp = param;
+	int err;
 
 	DBG("");
 
 	if (status) {
 		error("Failed to read info for index %u: %s (0x%02x)",
-			0, mgmt_errstr(status), status);
+			adapter->index, mgmt_errstr(status), status);
+		err = -EIO;
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
 	if (length < sizeof(*rp)) {
 		error("Too small read info complete response");
+		err = -EIO;
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
 	if (!bacmp(&rp->bdaddr, BDADDR_ANY)) {
 		error("No Bluetooth address");
+		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
@@ -107,21 +134,24 @@ static void read_info_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t length, const void *para
 	return;
 
 failed:
-	default_adapter = NULL;
+	adapter->ready(NULL, err);
 }
 
-struct bt_adapter *bt_adapter_new(uint16_t index, struct mgmt *mgmt_if)
+bool bt_adapter_init(uint16_t index, struct mgmt *mgmt_if,
+						bt_adapter_ready ready)
 {
 	struct bt_adapter *adapter;
 
 	adapter = g_new0(struct bt_adapter, 1);
 
 	adapter->mgmt = mgmt_ref(mgmt_if);
+	adapter->index = index;
+	adapter->ready = ready;
 
 	if (mgmt_send(mgmt_if, MGMT_OP_READ_INFO, index, 0, NULL,
 				read_info_complete, adapter, NULL) > 0) {
 		mgmt_unref(mgmt_if);
-		return NULL;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	return adapter;
diff --git a/android/adapter.h b/android/adapter.h
index 6ab0cd6..d8ad191 100644
--- a/android/adapter.h
+++ b/android/adapter.h
@@ -30,4 +30,7 @@
 
 struct bt_adapter;
 
-struct bt_adapter *bt_adapter_new(uint16_t index, struct mgmt *mgmt_if);
+typedef void (*bt_adapter_ready)(struct bt_adapter *adapter, int err);
+
+bool bt_adapter_init(uint16_t index, struct mgmt *mgmt_if,
+						bt_adapter_ready func);
diff --git a/android/main.c b/android/main.c
index 87e1036..256b83b 100644
--- a/android/main.c
+++ b/android/main.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static struct mgmt *mgmt_if = NULL;
 static uint8_t mgmt_version = 0;
 static uint8_t mgmt_revision = 0;
 
-struct bt_adapter *default_adapter = NULL;
+static uint16_t adapter_index = MGMT_INDEX_NONE;
 
 static gboolean quit_eventloop(gpointer user_data)
 {
@@ -81,17 +81,28 @@ static GOptionEntry options[] = {
 	{ NULL }
 };
 
+static void adapter_ready(struct bt_adapter *adapter, int err)
+{
+	if (err) {
+		error("Adapter initialization failed: %s", strerror(err));
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	info("Adapter initialized");
+}
+
 static void mgmt_index_added_event(uint16_t index, uint16_t length,
 					const void *param, void *user_data)
 {
 	DBG("index %u", index);
 
-	if (default_adapter) {
+	if (adapter_index != MGMT_INDEX_NONE) {
 		DBG("skip event for index %u", index);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	default_adapter = bt_adapter_new(index, mgmt_if);
+	adapter_index = index;
+        bt_adapter_init(index, mgmt_if, adapter_ready);
 
 	error("Failed to read adapter info for index %u", index);
 }