diff --git a/libs/plugins/function.html_image.php b/libs/plugins/function.html_image.php
index ed0df815..4bffbb6e 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/function.html_image.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/function.html_image.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function smarty_function_html_image($params, &$smarty)
 	}
 	
 	if(!isset($params['width']) || !isset($params['height'])) {
-		if(!$_image_data = getimagesize($_image_path)) {
+		if(!$_image_data = @getimagesize($_image_path)) {
 			if(!file_exists($_image_path)) {
         		$smarty->trigger_error("html_image: unable to find '$_image_path'", E_USER_ERROR);		
 			} else if(!is_readable($_image_path)) {