diff --git a/src/image.cpp b/src/image.cpp
index 93fa208..d3c1072 100644
--- a/src/image.cpp
+++ b/src/image.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ auto Image::load(const njson& command, const Terminal& terminal) -> std::unique_
         } catch (const std::runtime_error& ex) {}
     }
 #endif
-    if (vips_foreign_find_load(image_path.c_str()) != nullptr) {
+    const auto* vips_loader = vips_foreign_find_load(image_path.c_str());
+    if (vips_loader != nullptr) {
         try {
             return std::make_unique<LibvipsImage>(dimensions, image_path, in_cache);
         } catch (const vips::VError& err) {}
diff --git a/src/image/opencv.cpp b/src/image/opencv.cpp
index c3689ef..055cb97 100644
--- a/src/image/opencv.cpp
+++ b/src/image/opencv.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ max_width(dims->max_wpixels()),
 max_height(dims->max_hpixels()),
 in_cache(in_cache)
 {
+    logger = spdlog::get("opencv");
     image = cv::imread(filename, cv::IMREAD_UNCHANGED);
     if (image.empty()) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("OpenCV unable to read image");
+        logger->warn("unable to read image");
+        throw std::runtime_error("");
     }
-    logger = spdlog::get("opencv");
     logger->info("Loading image {}", filename);
     flags = Flags::instance();