diff --git a/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Extension/MokoOG.php b/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Extension/MokoOG.php
index 37e826e..cd7d710 100644
--- a/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Extension/MokoOG.php
+++ b/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Extension/MokoOG.php
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ final class MokoOG extends CMSPlugin implements SubscriberInterface
             return null;
         }
 
-        $info = @getimagesize($absPath);
+        $info = getimagesize($absPath);
 
         if (!$info) {
             return null;
diff --git a/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Helper/ImageGenerator.php b/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Helper/ImageGenerator.php
index 4b35818..7a16305 100644
--- a/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Helper/ImageGenerator.php
+++ b/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Helper/ImageGenerator.php
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ class ImageGenerator
 
         $outputDir = JPATH_ROOT . '/' . self::OUTPUT_DIR;
 
-        if (!is_dir($outputDir)) {
-            Folder::create($outputDir);
+        if (!is_dir($outputDir) && !Folder::create($outputDir)) {
+            Log::add('MokoOG ImageGenerator: Cannot create output directory: ' . self::OUTPUT_DIR, Log::WARNING, 'mokoog');
+
+            return '';
         }
 
         $hash       = md5($title . $templateImage . $fontSize);
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ class ImageGenerator
         }
 
         // Load template image
-        $imageInfo = @getimagesize($templateAbs);
+        $imageInfo = getimagesize($templateAbs);
 
         if (!$imageInfo) {
             Log::add('MokoOG ImageGenerator: Cannot read image dimensions: ' . $templateImage, Log::WARNING, 'mokoog');
diff --git a/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Helper/ImageHelper.php b/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Helper/ImageHelper.php
index a5f1386..6bdca69 100644
--- a/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Helper/ImageHelper.php
+++ b/source/packages/plg_system_mokoog/src/Helper/ImageHelper.php
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ class ImageHelper
             return $imagePath;
         }
 
-        $imageInfo = @getimagesize($absPath);
+        $imageInfo = getimagesize($absPath);
 
         if (!$imageInfo) {
+            Log::add('MokoOG ImageHelper: Cannot read image dimensions: ' . basename($absPath), Log::WARNING, 'mokoog');
+
             return $imagePath;
         }
 
@@ -80,8 +82,10 @@ class ImageHelper
         // Ensure output directory exists
         $outputDir = JPATH_ROOT . '/' . self::OUTPUT_DIR;
 
-        if (!is_dir($outputDir)) {
-            Folder::create($outputDir);
+        if (!is_dir($outputDir) && !Folder::create($outputDir)) {
+            Log::add('MokoOG ImageHelper: Cannot create output directory: ' . self::OUTPUT_DIR, Log::WARNING, 'mokoog');
+
+            return $imagePath;
         }
 
         // Generate output filename based on source hash + dimensions
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ class ImageHelper
             return ['valid' => false, 'width' => 0, 'height' => 0, 'message' => 'File not found'];
         }
 
-        $imageInfo = @getimagesize($absPath);
+        $imageInfo = getimagesize($absPath);
 
         if (!$imageInfo) {
             return ['valid' => false, 'width' => 0, 'height' => 0, 'message' => 'Not a valid image'];