diff --git a/src/CamBooth/CamBooth.App/Features/PictureGallery/PictureGalleryService.cs b/src/CamBooth/CamBooth.App/Features/PictureGallery/PictureGalleryService.cs
index c810f4d..f3ed87c 100644
--- a/src/CamBooth/CamBooth.App/Features/PictureGallery/PictureGalleryService.cs
+++ b/src/CamBooth/CamBooth.App/Features/PictureGallery/PictureGalleryService.cs
@@ -51,8 +51,15 @@ public class PictureGalleryService
 					// add if not exists
 					if (!this.thumbnails.ContainsKey(creationTime))
 					{
-						this.thumbnails.Add(creationTime, PictureGalleryService.CreateThumbnail(picturePath, 244, 0));
-						this._logger.Info($"Thumbnail '{picturePath}' successfully created");
+						try
+						{
+							this.thumbnails.Add(creationTime, PictureGalleryService.CreateThumbnail(picturePath, 244, 0));
+							this._logger.Info($"Thumbnail '{picturePath}' successfully created");
+						}
+						catch (Exception e)
+						{
+							this._logger.Error("thumbnail could not created: " + picturePath + " | " + e.Message);
+						}
 					}
 
 					loop++;