diff --git a/source/VisionX/components/armem/server/HumanMemory/HumanMemory.cpp b/source/VisionX/components/armem/server/HumanMemory/HumanMemory.cpp
index cfd0f2ebe1d7408c0c1e6ab19e14670bd22097e2..a68a343866ec9817d08ed00a1fa5e342c92170e3 100644
--- a/source/VisionX/components/armem/server/HumanMemory/HumanMemory.cpp
+++ b/source/VisionX/components/armem/server/HumanMemory/HumanMemory.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace armarx::armem::server::human_memory
         }();
 
         // synchronize robot
-        virtualRobotReaderPlugin->get().synchronizeRobot(*robot, timestamp);
+        ARMARX_CHECK(virtualRobotReaderPlugin->get().synchronizeRobot(*robot, timestamp));
 
         return robot;
     }