diff --git a/gtk/tr-core.c b/gtk/tr-core.c
index 07b723e0d..32f8e61aa 100644
--- a/gtk/tr-core.c
+++ b/gtk/tr-core.c
@@ -656,14 +656,19 @@ get_file_mtime (GFile * file)
 static void
 rename_torrent_and_unref_file (GFile * file)
 {
+  GError * error = NULL;
   GFileInfo * info = g_file_query_info (file, G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_EDIT_NAME, 0, NULL, NULL);
   const char * old_name = g_file_info_get_attribute_string (info, G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_EDIT_NAME);
   char * new_name = g_strdup_printf ("%s.added", old_name);
-  GFile * new_file = g_file_set_display_name (file, new_name, NULL, NULL);
-  g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (new_file));
+  GFile * new_file = g_file_set_display_name (file, new_name, NULL, &error);
+  if (error != NULL)
+    g_message ("Unable to rename \"%s\" as \"%s\": %s", old_name, new_name, error->message);
+  if (new_file != NULL)
+    g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (new_file));
   g_free (new_name);
   g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (info));
   g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (file));
+  g_clear_error (&error);
 }
 
 static gboolean