diff --git a/filecheck/filecheck.py b/filecheck/filecheck.py
index cd45f39..be90b82 100644
--- a/filecheck/filecheck.py
+++ b/filecheck/filecheck.py
@@ -754,13 +754,14 @@ class KittenGroomerFileCheck(KittenGroomerBase):
             self.process_archive(file)
         else:
             if file.should_copy:
-                file.safe_copy()
-                file.set_property('copied', True)
-                print(file)
-                if not file._validate_random_hashes():
-                    # Something's fucked up.
-                    file.make_dangerous('The copied file is different from the one checked, removing.')
-                    file.dst_path.unlink()
+                if file.safe_copy():
+                    file.set_property('copied', True)
+                    if not file._validate_random_hashes():
+                        # Something's fucked up.
+                        file.make_dangerous('The copied file is different from the one checked, removing.')
+                        file.dst_path.unlink()
+                else:
+                    file.set_property('copied', False)
             self.write_file_to_log(file)
         # TODO: Can probably handle cleaning up the tempdir better
         if hasattr(file, 'tempdir_path'):
diff --git a/kittengroomer/helpers.py b/kittengroomer/helpers.py
index 097e2ad..9d2ef4e 100644
--- a/kittengroomer/helpers.py
+++ b/kittengroomer/helpers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import hashlib
 import shutil
 import argparse
 import stat
+import traceback
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Union, Optional, List, Dict, Any, Tuple, Iterator
 
@@ -188,14 +189,17 @@ class FileBase(object):
         dst = self.dst_path
         try:
             self.dst_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
-            shutil.copy(str(src), str(dst))
+            shutil.copy(src, dst)
             current_perms = self._get_file_permissions(dst)
             only_exec_bits = 0o0111
             perms_no_exec = current_perms & (~only_exec_bits)
             dst.chmod(perms_no_exec)
+            return True
         except IOError as e:
             # Probably means we can't write in the dest dir
             self.add_error(e, '')
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            return False
 
     def force_ext(self, extension: str):
         """If dst_path does not end in `extension`, append .ext to it."""