--- a/files/usr/lib/cinnamon-desktop-editor/cinnamon-desktop-editor.py
+++ b/files/usr/lib/cinnamon-desktop-editor/cinnamon-desktop-editor.py
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ class IconPicker(object):
else:
theme = Gtk.IconTheme.get_default()
icon_info = theme.lookup_icon(fn, 64, 0)
- icon_info_fn = icon_info.get_filename()
+ icon_info_fn = icon_info.get_filename() if icon_info != None else None
if icon_info_fn:
chooser.set_filename(icon_info_fn)
filter = Gtk.FileFilter();