diff --git a/apps/bim.c b/apps/bim.c
index fbbe8f1e..287eb78f 100644
--- a/apps/bim.c
+++ b/apps/bim.c
@@ -3842,6 +3842,12 @@ void open_file(char * file) {
 		}
 		f = fopen(_file, "r");
 		if (file != _file) free(_file);
+		if (!f && errno != ENOENT) {
+			render_error("%s: %s", file, strerror(errno));
+			pause_for_key();
+			close_buffer();
+			return;
+		}
 		env->file_name = strdup(file);
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/bim.h b/apps/bim.h
index 9a612cdb..d7b4ff06 100644
--- a/apps/bim.h
+++ b/apps/bim.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>