diff --git a/libtransmission/resume.c b/libtransmission/resume.c
index cd80b5215..bb47da5ac 100644
--- a/libtransmission/resume.c
+++ b/libtransmission/resume.c
@@ -500,10 +500,12 @@ loadProgress( tr_benc *    dict,
 ***/
 
 void
-tr_torrentSaveResume( const tr_torrent * tor )
+tr_torrentSaveResume( tr_torrent * tor )
 {
+    int err;
     tr_benc top;
-    char *  filename;
+    char * filename;
+
 
     if( !tr_isTorrent( tor ) )
         return;
@@ -534,7 +536,8 @@ tr_torrentSaveResume( const tr_torrent * tor )
     saveRatioLimits( &top, tor );
 
     filename = getResumeFilename( tor );
-    tr_bencToFile( &top, TR_FMT_BENC, filename );
+    if(( err = tr_bencToFile( &top, TR_FMT_BENC, filename )))
+        tr_torrentSetLocalError( tor, "Unable to save resume file: %s", tr_strerror( err ) );
     tr_free( filename );
 
     tr_bencFree( &top );
diff --git a/libtransmission/resume.h b/libtransmission/resume.h
index 1e2140878..31438cb06 100644
--- a/libtransmission/resume.h
+++ b/libtransmission/resume.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ uint64_t tr_torrentLoadResume( tr_torrent *    tor,
                                uint64_t        fieldsToLoad,
                                const tr_ctor * ctor );
 
-void     tr_torrentSaveResume( const tr_torrent * tor );
+void     tr_torrentSaveResume( tr_torrent * tor );
 
 void     tr_torrentRemoveResume( const tr_torrent * tor );
 
diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent.c b/libtransmission/torrent.c
index b40e5406b..42318a9e5 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent.c
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent.c
@@ -696,7 +696,9 @@ torrentInit( tr_torrent * tor, const tr_ctor * ctor )
         if( !tr_ctorGetMetainfo( ctor, &val ) )
         {
             const char * path = tor->info.torrent;
-            tr_bencToFile( val, TR_FMT_BENC, path );
+            const int err = tr_bencToFile( val, TR_FMT_BENC, path );
+            if( err )
+                tr_torrentSetLocalError( tor, "Unable to save torrent file: %s", tr_strerror( err ) );
             tr_sessionSetTorrentFile( tor->session, tor->info.hashString, path );
         }
     }