diff --git a/utility/RPi/interrupt.cpp b/utility/RPi/interrupt.cpp
index a2e6ea12..1ebd8057 100644
--- a/utility/RPi/interrupt.cpp
+++ b/utility/RPi/interrupt.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ void IrqChipCache::openDevice()
             msg += "; ";
             msg += strerror(errno);
             throw IRQException(msg);
+            return;
         }
     }
+    chipInitialized = true;
 }
 
 void IrqChipCache::closeDevice()
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@ int attachInterrupt(rf24_gpio_pin_t pin, int mode, void (*function)(void))
         irqChipCache.openDevice();
     }
     catch (IRQException& exc) {
+        if (irqChipCache.chipInitialized) {
+            throw exc;
+            return 0;
+        }
         irqChipCache.chip = "/dev/gpiochip0";
         irqChipCache.openDevice();
     }
diff --git a/utility/RPi/interrupt.h b/utility/RPi/interrupt.h
index 7fe7dcf0..dff0af11 100644
--- a/utility/RPi/interrupt.h
+++ b/utility/RPi/interrupt.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct IrqChipCache
 {
     const char* chip = RF24_LINUX_GPIO_CHIP;
     int fd = -1;
+    bool chipInitialized = false;
 
     /// Open the File Descriptor for the GPIO chip
     void openDevice();
diff --git a/utility/SPIDEV/gpio.cpp b/utility/SPIDEV/gpio.cpp
index e153444b..71676ed7 100644
--- a/utility/SPIDEV/gpio.cpp
+++ b/utility/SPIDEV/gpio.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ void GPIOChipCache::openDevice()
             msg += "; ";
             msg += strerror(errno);
             throw GPIOException(msg);
+            return;
         }
     }
+    chipInitialized = true;
 }
 
 void GPIOChipCache::closeDevice()
@@ -77,6 +79,10 @@ void GPIO::open(rf24_gpio_pin_t port, int DDR)
         gpioCache.openDevice();
     }
     catch (GPIOException& exc) {
+        if (gpioCache.chipInitialized) {
+            throw exc;
+            return;
+        }
         gpioCache.chip = "/dev/gpiochip0";
         gpioCache.openDevice();
     }
diff --git a/utility/SPIDEV/gpio.h b/utility/SPIDEV/gpio.h
index e780244d..629d8132 100644
--- a/utility/SPIDEV/gpio.h
+++ b/utility/SPIDEV/gpio.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct GPIOChipCache
 {
     const char* chip = RF24_LINUX_GPIO_CHIP;
     int fd = -1;
+    bool chipInitialized = false;
 
     /// Open the File Descriptor for the GPIO chip
     void openDevice();
diff --git a/utility/SPIDEV/interrupt.cpp b/utility/SPIDEV/interrupt.cpp
index 98a28136..34602c70 100644
--- a/utility/SPIDEV/interrupt.cpp
+++ b/utility/SPIDEV/interrupt.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ int attachInterrupt(rf24_gpio_pin_t pin, int mode, void (*function)(void))
         irqChipCache.openDevice();
     }
     catch (GPIOException& exc) {
+        if (irqChipCache.chipInitialized) {
+            throw exc;
+            return 0;
+        }
         irqChipCache.chip = "/dev/gpiochip0";
         irqChipCache.openDevice();
     }