@@ -, +, @@ 
 returned
 thumbnailer/gnome-thumbnailer-skeleton.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/thumbnailer/gnome-thumbnailer-skeleton.c	
+++ a/thumbnailer/gnome-thumbnailer-skeleton.c	
@@ -315,11 +315,15 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 	g_free (input_filename);
 
-	if (!pixbuf) {
+	if (!pixbuf && error) {
 		g_warning ("Could not thumbnail '%s': %s", filenames[0], error->message);
 		g_error_free (error);
 		g_strfreev (filenames);
 		return 1;
+	} else if (!pixbuf) {
+		g_warning ("Could not thumbnail '%s'", filenames[0]);
+		g_strfreev (filenames);
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	if (gdk_pixbuf_save (pixbuf, output, "png", &error, NULL) == FALSE) {