diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 663d849..4a7180e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{env, ffi::OsStr, fs};
+use std::{env, ffi::OsStr, fs, path::Path};
 
 use iced::{
     Alignment, Color, Element, Length, Renderer, Subscription, Task, Theme, color, event,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ enum Message {
     Event(iced::Event),
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 struct State {
     image: Option<RgbaImage>,
     image_display: Option<widget::image::Allocation>,
@@ -24,20 +24,9 @@ struct State {
 }
 impl State {
     fn new() -> (Self, Task<Message>) {
-        let state = State {
-            image_display: None,
-            image: env::args().nth(1).and_then(|path| {
-                Some(
-                    ImageReader::open(path)
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .decode()
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .into_rgba8(),
-                )
-            }),
+        let mut state = State::default();
 
-            error: None,
-        };
+        env::args().nth(1).and_then(|path| state.load_image(path));
         let allocate_image = state.allocate_image();
 
         (state, allocate_image)
@@ -124,6 +113,31 @@ impl State {
         Task::none()
     }
 
+    fn load_image(&mut self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Option<String> {
+        let reader = match ImageReader::open(&path) {
+            Ok(r) => r,
+            Err(e) => {
+                return Some(format!(
+                    "failed to create reader for '{}': {e}",
+                    path.as_ref().display()
+                ));
+            }
+        };
+
+        let decoded_image = match reader.decode() {
+            Ok(i) => i,
+            Err(e) => {
+                return Some(format!(
+                    "failed to decode image '{}': {e}",
+                    path.as_ref().display()
+                ));
+            }
+        };
+
+        self.image = Some(decoded_image.into_rgba8());
+
+        None
+    }
     fn open_image(&mut self) -> Option<String> {
         let Some(path) = FileDialog::new()
             .add_filter(
@@ -138,19 +152,7 @@ impl State {
             return Some("no path to open provided".into());
         };
 
-        let reader = match ImageReader::open(path) {
-            Ok(r) => r,
-            Err(e) => return Some(format!("failed to create reader: {e}")),
-        };
-
-        let decoded_image = match reader.decode() {
-            Ok(i) => i,
-            Err(e) => return Some(format!("failed to decode image: {e}")),
-        };
-
-        self.image = Some(decoded_image.into_rgba8());
-
-        None
+        self.load_image(path)
     }
 
     fn save_image(&self) -> Option<String> {