diff --git a/src/image/codec/android-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/android-image.cpp
index b4b13bf9..200d969a 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/android-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/android-image.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ bool AndroidImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not get JVM environment\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
     jclass cls = env->GetObjectClass(g_activity);
     jmethodID mid;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool AndroidImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not load %s\n", path);
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
     env->NewGlobalRef(bmp);
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool AndroidImageData::Close()
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not get JVM environment\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
     jclass cls = env->GetObjectClass(g_activity);
     jmethodID mid;
diff --git a/src/image/codec/ios-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/ios-image.cpp
index b4d440b4..486db9e0 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/ios-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/ios-image.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ bool IosImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not load %s\n", path);
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     int w = CGImageGetWidth(image.CGImage);
diff --git a/src/image/codec/ps3-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/ps3-image.cpp
index 3ba5dc10..db992dc2 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/ps3-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/ps3-image.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not open Fs sysmodule\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     err = cellSysmoduleLoadModule(CELL_SYSMODULE_PNGDEC);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not open PngDec sysmodule\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     CellPngDecThreadInParam in_param;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not create PngDec library\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     /* Create decoder */
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not open %s for decoding\n", file);
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     CellPngDecInfo info;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not read image header\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     CellPngDecInParam in_dec_param;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not configure PngDec decoder\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     /* Decode image */
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not run PngDec decoder\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     /* Close decoder */
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not close PngDec decoder\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     /* Deinitialise library */
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ bool Ps3ImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not destroy PngDec decoder\n");
 #endif
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
     err = cellSysmoduleUnloadModule(CELL_SYSMODULE_PNGDEC);
     err = cellSysmoduleUnloadModule(CELL_SYSMODULE_FS);
diff --git a/src/image/codec/sdl-image.cpp b/src/image/codec/sdl-image.cpp
index 63a7c6c2..95a20ddf 100644
--- a/src/image/codec/sdl-image.cpp
+++ b/src/image/codec/sdl-image.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ bool SdlImageData::Open(char const *path)
 #if !LOL_RELEASE
         Log::Error("could not load %s\n", path);
 #endif
-        SDL_Quit();
-        exit(1);
+        return false;
     }
 
     size = ivec2(img->w, img->h);