diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
index 20a49cf94b75137fe2d5803077d00f8a7969d28e..c756bcb660c50ca6794be99da3110b5ed3373929 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/FileBackend.java
@@ -2159,7 +2159,8 @@ public class FileBackend {
             svg.renderToCanvas(canvas, target);
 
             return new SVGDrawable(output);
-        } catch (final IOException | SVGParseException e) {
+        } catch (final IOException | SVGParseException | IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            Log.w(Config.LOGTAG, "Could not parse SVG: " + e);
             return null;
         }
     }
@@ -2180,7 +2181,8 @@ public class FileBackend {
             svg.renderToCanvas(canvas);
 
             return new SVGDrawable(output);
-        } catch (final IOException | SVGParseException e) {
+        } catch (final IOException | SVGParseException | IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            Log.w(Config.LOGTAG, "Could not parse SVG: " + e);
             return null;
         }
     }