diff --git a/anim_picker/gui.py b/anim_picker/gui.py
index 764a8b5..5eb3689 100644
--- a/anim_picker/gui.py
+++ b/anim_picker/gui.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from handlers import python_handlers
 
 from handlers import qt_handlers
-from handlers.qt_handlers import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtOpenGL, QtWidgets
+from handlers.qt_handlers import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtOpenGL, QtWidgets, QtGui
 
 from handlers import __EDIT_MODE__
 from handlers import __SELECTION__
@@ -506,11 +506,21 @@ def _get_default_snapshot(self, name='undefined'):
     def set_background(self, path=None):
         '''Set character snapshot picture
         '''
-        if not (path and os.path.exists(unicode(path))):
+        if path:
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                self.background = unicode(path)
+            else:
+                # try to find the snapshot pic in the module's images folder as a fallback
+                newpath = unicode(os.path.join(get_images_folder_path(), os.path.split(path)[1]))
+                if os.path.exists(newpath):
+                    path = newpath
+                    self.background = unicode(path)
+                else:
+                    path = self._get_default_snapshot()
+                    self.background = None
+        else:
             path = self._get_default_snapshot()
             self.background = None
-        else:
-            self.background = unicode(path)
             
         # Load image
         image = QtGui.QImage(path)
@@ -1391,10 +1401,19 @@ def set_background(self, path=None):
         if not path:
             return
         path = unicode(path)
-        
+
         # Check that path exists
-        if not (path and os.path.exists(path)):
-            print '# background image not found: "%s"'%path
+        # and try to load it from the module's images folder
+        # if the path doesn't exist
+        if path:
+            if not os.path.exists(path):
+                newpath = unicode(os.path.join(get_images_folder_path(), os.path.split(path)[1]))
+                if os.path.exists(newpath):
+                    path = newpath
+                else:
+                    print '# background image not found: "%s"'%path
+                    return
+        else:
             return
         
         self.background_image_path = path