diff --git a/services/console/interface/logviewer/logviewer.py b/services/console/interface/logviewer/logviewer.py
index 4f7323d3..7352199f 100644
--- a/services/console/interface/logviewer/logviewer.py
+++ b/services/console/interface/logviewer/logviewer.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class MultiLogView(gtk.VBox):
         self._configure_watcher()
         self._create_log_view()
 
+
     def _configure_watcher(self):
         # Setting where gnomeVFS will be watching
         gnomevfs.monitor_add('file://' + self._logs_path,
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ class MultiLogView(gtk.VBox):
 
         # Set buffer and scroll down
         self._view.textview.set_buffer(self._logs[act_log])
-        self._view.textview.scroll_to_mark(self._logs[act_log].get_insert(), 0);
+        self._view.textview.scroll_to_mark(self._logs[act_log].get_insert(), 0)
         self._active_log = act_log
 
     def _create_log_view(self):
@@ -176,18 +177,19 @@ class LogBuffer(gtk.TextBuffer):
         self.update()
 
     def update(self):
-        f = open(self._logfile, 'r')
+        try:
+            f = open(self._logfile, 'r')
+            init_pos = self._pos
 
-        init_pos = self._pos
-    
-        f.seek(self._pos)
-        self.insert(self.get_end_iter(), f.read())
-        self._pos = f.tell()
-    
-        f.close()
-    
-        self._written = (self._pos - init_pos)
-        return True
+            f.seek(self._pos)
+            self.insert(self.get_end_iter(), f.read())
+            self._pos = f.tell()
+            f.close()
+
+            self._written = (self._pos - init_pos)
+        except:
+            self.insert(self.get_end_iter(), "Console error: can't open the file\n")
+            self._written = 0
 
 class LogView(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/sugar/graphics/palette.py b/sugar/graphics/palette.py
index aaf6f6a8..70cf4534 100644
--- a/sugar/graphics/palette.py
+++ b/sugar/graphics/palette.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class Palette(gtk.Window):
 
     def do_expose_event(self, event):
         # We want to draw a border with a beautiful gap
-        if self._invoker.has_rectangle_gap():
+        if self._invoker is not None and self._invoker.has_rectangle_gap():
             invoker = self._invoker.get_rect()
             palette = self.get_rect()