diff --git a/samples/image/image.cpp b/samples/image/image.cpp
index d2e2924524..9fa7e32efe 100644
--- a/samples/image/image.cpp
+++ b/samples/image/image.cpp
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ MyCanvas::MyCanvas( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
         yH = 2420 + image.GetOptionInt(wxIMAGE_OPTION_CUR_HOTSPOT_Y) ;
     }
 
-    m_ani_images = wxImage::GetImageCount ( dir + _T("horse.ani"), wxBITMAP_TYPE_ANI );
+    m_ani_images = wxImage::GetImageCount ( dir + _T("horse3.ani"), wxBITMAP_TYPE_ANI );
     if (m_ani_images==0)
         wxLogError(wxT("No ANI-format images found"));
     else
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ MyCanvas::MyCanvas( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
     for (i=0; i < m_ani_images; i++)
     {
         image.Destroy();
-        if (!image.LoadFile( dir + _T("horse.ani"), wxBITMAP_TYPE_ANI, i ))
+        if (!image.LoadFile( dir + _T("horse3.ani"), wxBITMAP_TYPE_ANI, i ))
         {
             wxString tmp = wxT("Can't load image number ");
             tmp << i ;
diff --git a/src/common/image.cpp b/src/common/image.cpp
index 08b7f9c4d8..f009a4c6fb 100644
--- a/src/common/image.cpp
+++ b/src/common/image.cpp
@@ -1005,7 +1005,10 @@ int wxImage::GetImageCount( const wxString &name, long type )
 {
 #if wxUSE_STREAMS
   wxFileInputStream stream(name);
-  return GetImageCount(stream, type);
+  if (!stream.Ok())
+      return 0;
+  else
+    return GetImageCount(stream, type);
 #else
   return 0;
 #endif