diff --git a/imgsort/ueberzug.py b/imgsort/ueberzug.py
index 7e62418..fee9686 100644
--- a/imgsort/ueberzug.py
+++ b/imgsort/ueberzug.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import subprocess
 from os import path
 
+from .globals import error
 
 class UeberzugLayer():
     """Wrapper for Ueberzug++"""
@@ -11,9 +12,9 @@ class UeberzugLayer():
         self._pid = None
         ret = subprocess.run(["ueberzug", "layer", "--pid-file", pid_file, "--no-stdin", "--no-opencv" if no_opencv else ""], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
         if not ret.returncode == 0:
-            raise Exception(f"ueberzug layer exited with {ret.returncode}")
+            error(f"UeberzugLayer.init: ueberzug layer exited with {ret.returncode}")
         if not path.isfile(pid_file):
-            raise Exception(f"Ueberzug pid file not found: {pid_file}")
+            error(f"UeberzugLayer.init: can not find ueberzug pid file at '{pid_file}'")
         with open(pid_file, "r") as file:
             try:
                 self._pid = int(file.read())
@@ -26,12 +27,14 @@ class UeberzugLayer():
     def display_image(self, image, x=0, y=0, max_width=0, max_height=0, identifier="Image"):
         ret = subprocess.run(["ueberzug", "cmd", "-s", self._socket, "-a", "add", "-i", identifier, "-f", image, "-x", str(x), "-y", str(y), "--max-width", str(max_width), "--max-height", str(max_height)])
         if not ret.returncode == 0:
-            raise Exception(f"ueberzug cmd exited with {ret.returncode}")
+            self._socket = None
+            error(f"UeberzugLayer.display_image: ueberzug layer exited with {ret.returncode}")
 
     def remove_image(self, identifier="Image"):
         ret = subprocess.run(["ueberzug", "cmd", "-s", self._socket, "-a", "remove", "-i", identifier])
         if not ret.returncode == 0:
-            raise Exception(f"ueberzug cmd exited with {ret.returncode}")
+            self._socket = None
+            error(f"UeberzugLayer.remove_image: ueberzug layer exited with {ret.returncode}")
 
     def __del__(self):
         from os import remove
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ class UeberzugLayer():
             remove(self._pid_file)
         except:
             pass
-        import subprocess  # might be unloaded
-        ret = subprocess.run(["ueberzug", "cmd", "-s", self._socket, "-a", "exit"])
-        if not ret.returncode == 0:
-            raise Exception(f"ueberzug cmd exited with {ret.returncode}")
+        if self._socket is not None:
+            import subprocess  # might be unloaded
+            ret = subprocess.run(["ueberzug", "cmd", "-s", self._socket, "-a", "exit"])
+            if not ret.returncode == 0:
+                error(f"UeberzugLayer.__del__: ueberzug layer exited with {ret.returncode}")