diff --git a/mpdart.c b/mpdart.c
index f48b3d5..098df78 100644
--- a/mpdart.c
+++ b/mpdart.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ void imlib_update(char* path) {
 
 	if (!im_image) {
 		warn("Unable to open image");
+		printf("%s\n", im_image_path);
 		XClearWindow(xdisplay, xwindow);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -122,6 +123,9 @@ void imlib_update(char* path) {
 
 void imlib_render(int up_w, int up_h) {
 
+	if (!im_image || !im_image_path)
+		return;
+
 	imlib_blend_image_onto_image(im_image, 0,
 			0, 0, im_w, im_h,
 			0, 0, up_w, up_h);