--- a/mugshot/MugshotWindow.py	2018-08-08 11:22:42.000000000 +0200
+++ b/mugshot/MugshotWindow.py	2018-08-15 22:48:39.998699923 +0200
@@ -256,10 +256,11 @@
 
             if os.path.isfile(face):
                 try:
-                    if os.path.samefile(image, face):
-                        self.updated_image = face
-                    else:
-                        self.updated_image = None
+                    if os.path.exists(image):
+                        if os.path.samefile(image, face):
+                            self.updated_image = face
+                        else:
+                            self.updated_image = None
                 except FileNotFoundError:
                     self.updated_image = None
                 self.set_user_image(face)