diff --git a/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/FileManager.java b/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/FileManager.java
index 4cff1b12..473cbde1 100644
--- a/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/FileManager.java
+++ b/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/FileManager.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -26,5 +27,5 @@ public interface FileManager {
 
     FileManager setRootDir(Path rootDir);
     FileManager setPath(Path path);
-    FileManager resolve(String path);
+    FileManager resolve(String path) throws IOException;
 }
diff --git a/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/impl/FileManagerImpl.java b/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/impl/FileManagerImpl.java
index 5a9885a3..ddefaf6b 100644
--- a/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/impl/FileManagerImpl.java
+++ b/source/src/main/java/one/nem/lacerta/source/file/impl/FileManagerImpl.java
@@ -131,12 +131,13 @@ public class FileManagerImpl implements FileManager {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public FileManager resolve(String path) {
+    public FileManager resolve(String path) throws IOException{
         try {
             this.path = resolveStringPath(path);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            logger.error("resolve", e.getMessage());
+            throw new IOException("Invalid path: " + path);
         }
+        return this;
     }
-
 }