Index: src/Core/Banshee.ThickClient/Banshee.Collection.Gui/ColumnCellAlbum.cs
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--- src/Core/Banshee.ThickClient/Banshee.Collection.Gui/ColumnCellAlbum.cs	(revision 5057)
+++ src/Core/Banshee.ThickClient/Banshee.Collection.Gui/ColumnCellAlbum.cs	(working copy)
@@ -44,14 +44,19 @@
         private static int image_spacing = 4;
         private static int image_size = 48;
         
-        private static ImageSurface default_cover_image 
-            = new PixbufImageSurface (IconThemeUtils.LoadIcon (image_size, "media-optical"));
+        private static ImageSurface default_cover_image = null;
         
         private ArtworkManager artwork_manager;
 
         public ColumnCellAlbum () : base (null, true)
         {
             artwork_manager = ServiceManager.Get<ArtworkManager> ();
+            if (default_cover_image == null) {
+            	Gdk.Pixbuf pixbuf = IconThemeUtils.LoadIcon (image_size, "media-optical");
+            	if (pixbuf != null) {
+            		default_cover_image = new PixbufImageSurface (pixbuf);
+                }
+            }
         }
     
         public override void Render (CellContext context, StateType state, double cellWidth, double cellHeight)
