diff --git a/0001-epub-Set-an-error-when-the-cover-can-t-be-found.patch b/0001-epub-Set-an-error-when-the-cover-can-t-be-found.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..251ccb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-epub-Set-an-error-when-the-cover-can-t-be-found.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 68841e9a7658b6bafd4d94f4199ea047d303f1d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
+Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2013 17:26:13 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] epub: Set an error when the cover can't be found
+
+This stops a crash in the thumbnailer if the cover cannot
+be found.
+---
+ gnome-epub-thumbnailer.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.c b/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.c
+index e2a3615..1cb8149 100644
+--- a/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.c
++++ b/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.c
+@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ file_to_data (const char  *path,
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if (cover_data == NULL) {
+-		g_warning ("Could not find cover file in '%s'", path);
++		g_set_error_literal (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED, "Could not find cover file");
+ 		return NULL;
+ 	}
+ 
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+
diff --git a/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec b/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec
index c2347f7..95f5bb1 100644
--- a/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec
+++ b/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 Name:           gnome-epub-thumbnailer
 Version:        1.3
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Thumbnailers for EPub and MOBI books
 
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-epub-thumbnailer
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/1.3/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+# Upstream commit 68841e9a7658b6bafd4d94f4199ea047d303f1d3
+Patch0: 0001-epub-Set-an-error-when-the-cover-can-t-be-found.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gdk-pixbuf-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libxml-2.0)
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ Thumbnailers for EPub and MOBI books
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch1 -p1 -b .crash-cover
 
 
 %build
@@ -40,6 +44,9 @@ make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Oct 27 2013 Yanko Kaneti <yaneti@declera.com> - 1.3-2
+- Don't crash on failure to find a cover file - #1001559
+
 * Thu Aug  8 2013 Yanko Kaneti <yaneti@declera.com> - 1.3-1
 - New upstream release fixing a number of possible crashers
   in the MOBI thumbnailer