diff --git a/src/backend/consumer/macos.rs b/src/backend/consumer/macos.rs
index a4dbfc2..9001e24 100644
--- a/src/backend/consumer/macos.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/macos.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
                         }
                     };
                     // store button state
-                    self.button_state[mouse_button] = if state == 1 { true } else { false };
+                    self.button_state[mouse_button] = state == 1;
 
                     let location = self.get_mouse_location().unwrap();
                     let event = match CGEvent::new_mouse_event(
diff --git a/src/backend/consumer/windows.rs b/src/backend/consumer/windows.rs
index 1d96e63..c3333f9 100644
--- a/src/backend/consumer/windows.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/windows.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn send_mouse_input(mi: MOUSEINPUT) {
         };
 
         SendInput(
-            1 as u32,
+            1_u32,
             &mut input as LPINPUT,
             std::mem::size_of::<INPUT>() as i32,
         );
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ fn send_keyboard_input(ki: KEYBDINPUT) {
             u: std::mem::zeroed(),
         };
         *input.u.ki_mut() = ki;
-        SendInput(1 as u32, &mut input, std::mem::size_of::<INPUT>() as i32);
+        SendInput(1_u32, &mut input, std::mem::size_of::<INPUT>() as i32);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/producer/macos.rs b/src/backend/producer/macos.rs
index 1f9e5ce..89341eb 100644
--- a/src/backend/producer/macos.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/macos.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};
 use crate::event::Event;
 use crate::producer::EventProducer;
@@ -8,8 +9,8 @@ use std::{io, pin::Pin};
 pub struct MacOSProducer;
 
 impl MacOSProducer {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        Err(anyhow!("not yet implemented"))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/producer.rs b/src/producer.rs
index def6fef..1c6acf2 100644
--- a/src/producer.rs
+++ b/src/producer.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ use crate::{
 
 pub async fn create() -> Box<dyn EventProducer> {
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    return Box::new(producer::macos::MacOSProducer::new());
+    match producer::macos::MacOSProducer::new() {
+        Ok(p) => return Box::new(p),
+        Err(e) => log::info!("macos event producer not available: {e}"),
+    }
 
     #[cfg(windows)]
     match producer::windows::WindowsProducer::new() {