diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index f75ec14..8fa902e 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -2077,7 +2077,8 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
 		if "effects" not in self.features: return
 
 		self.effectview.set_play_once(False)
-		self.effectview.play(effect)
+		try: self.effectview.play(effect)
+		except: pass # Windows XP webp error with Pillow
 		print "effect", repr(effect)
 
 	def start_chat_ticking(self):