diff --git a/image.c b/image.c
index f52fa2c..3fcbd1e 100644
--- a/image.c
+++ b/image.c
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ void read_until_space_or_newline(char * buff, int maxCount, FILE * fptr){
 
 Image * load_pgm_image(char * image_file_string){
     FILE * fptr = fopen(image_file_string, "r");
-    if(!fptr){
-        printf("could not open image file. exit\n");
-        exit(1);
-    }
     Image *image = malloc(sizeof(Image));
     image->label = -1;
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index f4c966e..1d17aa5 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void parsingErrorTrain(){
 
 void parsingErrorDetect(){
     printf("invalid syntax\n");
-    printf("Syntax: c_net predict_demo [path_to_network] [image_file]\n");
+    printf("Syntax: c_net predict_demo [path_to_network] [image_file]");
 }
 
 void predict_demo(int argc, char** arguments){