diff --git a/spritesheet.lua b/spritesheet.lua
index c827735..c299fa1 100644
--- a/spritesheet.lua
+++ b/spritesheet.lua
@@ -295,7 +295,11 @@ local function load_quad_data (filename)
 
         local chunk, error_msg
         if define_love then
-            chunk, error_msg  =  love.filesystem.load(filename..filetype)
+            if love.filesystem.exists(filename..filetype) then
+                chunk, error_msg  =  love.filesystem.load(filename..filetype)
+            else
+                chunk, error_msg  =  nil, 'Does not exist'
+            end
         else
             chunk, error_msg  =  loadfile(filename..filetype)
         end