diff --git a/GreenshotExternalCommandPlugin/ExternalCommandPlugin.cs b/GreenshotExternalCommandPlugin/ExternalCommandPlugin.cs
index e122bdb77..0a67ab8b2 100644
--- a/GreenshotExternalCommandPlugin/ExternalCommandPlugin.cs
+++ b/GreenshotExternalCommandPlugin/ExternalCommandPlugin.cs
@@ -122,9 +122,13 @@ namespace ExternalCommand {
 			itemPlugInRoot = new ToolStripMenuItem();
 			itemPlugInRoot.Text = Language.GetString("externalcommand", "contextmenu_configure");
 			itemPlugInRoot.Tag = host;
-			string exePath = PluginUtils.GetExePath("cmd.exe");
-			if (exePath != null && File.Exists(exePath)) {
-				itemPlugInRoot.Image = PluginUtils.GetExeIcon(exePath, 0);
+			try {
+				string exePath = PluginUtils.GetExePath("cmd.exe");
+				if (exePath != null && File.Exists(exePath)) {
+					itemPlugInRoot.Image = PluginUtils.GetExeIcon(exePath, 0);
+				}
+			} catch (Exception ex) {
+				LOG.Warn("Couldn't get the cmd.exe image", ex);
 			}
 			itemPlugInRoot.Click += new System.EventHandler(ConfigMenuClick);
 
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/PluginUtils.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/PluginUtils.cs
index aa970856d..fbe8d8e7e 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/PluginUtils.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/PluginUtils.cs
@@ -53,10 +53,14 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Core {
 					return (string)key.GetValue("");
 				}
 			}
-			foreach (string test in (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH") ?? "").Split(';')) {
-				string path = test.Trim();
-				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(path) && File.Exists(path = Path.Combine(path, exeName))) {
-					return Path.GetFullPath(path);
+			foreach (string pathEntry in (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH") ?? "").Split(';')) {
+				try {
+					string path = pathEntry.Trim();
+					if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(path) && File.Exists(path = Path.Combine(path, exeName))) {
+						return Path.GetFullPath(path);
+					}
+				} catch (Exception) {
+					LOG.WarnFormat("Problem with path entry '{0}'.", pathEntry);
 				}
 			}
 			return null;