diff --git a/icon-theme/icon-theme.go b/icon-theme/icon-theme.go
index 207dd1e..bd428a0 100644
--- a/icon-theme/icon-theme.go
+++ b/icon-theme/icon-theme.go
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ func findTheme (name string, trail []string, warn bool, path ...string) (Theme,
 	instances := []string { }
 	for _, dir := range path {
 		entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
-		if err != nil { return Theme { }, err }
+		if err != nil { continue }
+		
 		for _, entry := range entries {
 			if entry.Name() == name {
 				instances = append (
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func findTheme (name string, trail []string, warn bool, path ...string) (Theme,
 		if err != nil {
 			if warn {
 				log.Printf (
-					"xdg: could not parse inherited theme %s: %v",
+					"xdg: could not parse inherited theme '%s': %v",
 					parent, err)
 			}
 			continue