diff --git a/scripts/image_browser.py b/scripts/image_browser.py
index 546bb7e..03cd700 100644
--- a/scripts/image_browser.py
+++ b/scripts/image_browser.py
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ def cache_exif(fileinfos):
                     except SyntaxError:
                         allExif = False
                         logger.warning(f"Extension and content don't match: {fi_info[0]}")
+                    except PermissionError as e:
+                        allExif = False
+                        logger.warning(f"PermissionError: {e}: {fi_info[0]}")
                 if allExif:
                     finfo_exif[fi_info[0]] = allExif
                     exif_cache[fi_info[0]] = allExif