diff --git a/src/ahdin.factory.js b/src/ahdin.factory.js
index 769c7f7..5df81b2 100644
--- a/src/ahdin.factory.js
+++ b/src/ahdin.factory.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       var imageDeferred = $q.defer();
       var image = new Image();
       image.onload = resolveImage;
+      image.onerror = rejectImage;
       image.src = blobUtil.createObjectURL(params.sourceFile);
       return imageDeferred.promise;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@
         imageDeferred.resolve(image);
         $rootScope.$apply();
       }
+      
+      function rejectImage(err) {
+        imageDeferred.reject(err, image);
+        $rootScope.$apply();
+      }
     }
 
     function parseMetadata(image, params) {