diff --git a/desktop_version/src/GraphicsResources.cpp b/desktop_version/src/GraphicsResources.cpp
index 379cef3c..3822da1e 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/GraphicsResources.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/GraphicsResources.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extern "C"
         const unsigned char* in,
         size_t insize
     );
+    extern const char* lodepng_error_text(unsigned code);
 }
 
 static SDL_Surface* LoadImage(const char *filename, bool noBlend = true, bool noAlpha = false)
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ static SDL_Surface* LoadImage(const char *filename, bool noBlend = true, bool no
 
     unsigned char *data;
     unsigned int width, height;
+    unsigned int error;
 
     unsigned char *fileIn;
     size_t length;
@@ -42,14 +44,20 @@ static SDL_Surface* LoadImage(const char *filename, bool noBlend = true, bool no
     }
     if (noAlpha)
     {
-        lodepng_decode24(&data, &width, &height, fileIn, length);
+        error = lodepng_decode24(&data, &width, &height, fileIn, length);
     }
     else
     {
-        lodepng_decode32(&data, &width, &height, fileIn, length);
+        error = lodepng_decode32(&data, &width, &height, fileIn, length);
     }
     FILESYSTEM_freeMemory(&fileIn);
 
+    if (error != 0)
+    {
+        vlog_error("Could not load %s: %s", filename, lodepng_error_text(error));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     loadedImage = SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceWithFormatFrom(
         data,
         width,