diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c02ff95..1407b5f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl State {
     fn new() -> (Self, Task<Message>) {
         let mut state = State::default();
 
-        env::args().nth(1).and_then(|path| state.load_image(path));
+        state.error = env::args().nth(1).and_then(|path| state.load_image(path));
         let allocate_image = state.allocate_image();
 
         (state, allocate_image)