diff -up fbdesk-1.4.1/src/FbTk/Image.cc.orig fbdesk-1.4.1/src/FbTk/Image.cc
--- fbdesk-1.4.1/src/FbTk/Image.cc.orig	2016-08-08 21:01:04.000000000 -0600
+++ fbdesk-1.4.1/src/FbTk/Image.cc	2016-08-08 21:01:12.000000000 -0600
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ PixmapWithMask *Image::load(const std::s
 
 
     if (filename == "")
-        return false;
+        return NULL;
 
     // determine file ending
     std::string extension(StringUtil::toUpper(StringUtil::findExtension(filename)));
     
     // valid handle?
     if (s_image_map.find(extension) == s_image_map.end())
-        return false;
+        return NULL;
     
     // load file
     PixmapWithMask *pm = s_image_map[extension]->load(filename, screen_num);