diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/DynamicInputTextures/DITConfiguration.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/DynamicInputTextures/DITConfiguration.cpp
index cced429e810..9ccd98dbc24 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/DynamicInputTextures/DITConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/DynamicInputTextures/DITConfiguration.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,15 @@ void Configuration::GenerateTexture(const Common::IniFile& file,
       }
       else
       {
-        const auto host_key_image = LoadImage(m_base_path + input_image_iter->second);
+        const std::string full_image_path = m_base_path + input_image_iter->second;
+        const auto host_key_image = LoadImage(full_image_path);
+        if (!host_key_image)
+        {
+          ERROR_LOG_FMT(VIDEO,
+                        "Failed to load image '{}' needed for dynamic input texture generation",
+                        full_image_path);
+          continue;
+        }
 
         for (const auto& rect : rects)
         {
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ImageOperations.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ImageOperations.cpp
index 907cb52b8dc..8fa844fec17 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ImageOperations.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ImageOperations.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@ void CopyImageRegion(const ImagePixelData& src, ImagePixelData& dst, const Rect&
 std::optional<ImagePixelData> LoadImage(const std::string& path)
 {
   File::IOFile file;
-  file.Open(path, "rb");
+  if (!file.Open(path, "rb"))
+    return std::nullopt;
+
   Common::UniqueBuffer<u8> buffer(file.GetSize());
-  file.ReadBytes(buffer.data(), file.GetSize());
+  if (!file.ReadBytes(buffer.data(), file.GetSize()))
+    return std::nullopt;
 
   ImagePixelData image;
   Common::UniqueBuffer<u8> data;