diff --git a/scripts/common.sh b/scripts/common.sh
index 86e5b0c..194ce2a 100644
--- a/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/common.sh
@@ -122,10 +122,14 @@ download_banner () {
 			if [[ ! -f "${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"/"${GAMEID}"-custom-banner.bnr ]]; then
 				wget -q --no-check-certificate "${CUSTOM_BANNER}" \
 					-O "${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"/"${GAMEID}"-custom-banner.bnr__tmp
+			fi
+
+			if [[ -f "${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"/"${GAMEID}"-custom-banner.bnr ]]; then
 				mv "${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"/"${GAMEID}"-custom-banner.bnr__tmp \
 					"${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"/"${GAMEID}"-custom-banner.bnr
+				BANNER="${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"/"${GAMEID}"-custom-banner.bnr
+			else	"*** >> could not download custom banner"
 			fi
-			BANNER="${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"/"${GAMEID}"-custom-banner.bnr
 		else
 			echo "*** >> no custom banner available"
 		fi