diff --git a/weathercomponent/src/Components/Renderer/MSNWeatherPixmap.py b/weathercomponent/src/Components/Renderer/MSNWeatherPixmap.py
index bd1b5fd9b..9a7bebde4 100644
--- a/weathercomponent/src/Components/Renderer/MSNWeatherPixmap.py
+++ b/weathercomponent/src/Components/Renderer/MSNWeatherPixmap.py
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ def updateIcon(self, filename):
 		if (self.iconFileName != new_IconFileName):
 			self.iconFileName = new_IconFileName
 			self.pix = LoadPixmap(self.iconFileName)
-			self.instance.setPixmapScale(BT_SCALE | BT_KEEP_ASPECT_RATIO)
+			try:
+				self.instance.setPixmapScale(BT_SCALE | BT_KEEP_ASPECT_RATIO)
+			except:
+				self.instance.setScale(1)
 			self.instance.setPixmap(self.pix)
 
 	def changed(self, what):
diff --git a/weatherplugin/src/plugin.py b/weatherplugin/src/plugin.py
index 347b9d729..a9ad62ccf 100644
--- a/weatherplugin/src/plugin.py
+++ b/weatherplugin/src/plugin.py
@@ -270,5 +270,8 @@ def updateIcon(self, filename):
 		if (self.IconFileName != new_IconFileName):
 			self.IconFileName = new_IconFileName
 			self.pix = LoadPixmap(self.IconFileName)
-			self.instance.setPixmapScale(BT_SCALE | BT_KEEP_ASPECT_RATIO)
+			try:
+				self.instance.setPixmapScale(BT_SCALE | BT_KEEP_ASPECT_RATIO)
+			except:
+				self.instance.setScale(1)
 			self.instance.setPixmap(self.pix)