diff --git a/ag.cc b/ag.cc
index 73113c9..4713e19 100644
--- a/ag.cc
+++ b/ag.cc
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ namespace ag
                     if (path != "")
                     {
                         WFObj * obj = new WFObj();
-                        obj->load(path);
+
+                        if (!obj->load(path))
+                            cerr << "error loading object" << endl;
                         GLuint dl = obj->render();
                     }
                 }