diff --git a/bin/filecheck.py b/bin/filecheck.py
index c3f2776..df3bd98 100644
--- a/bin/filecheck.py
+++ b/bin/filecheck.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class GroomerLogger(object):
             )
         if file_props['errors']:
             error_string = ', '.join([str(key) for key in file_props['errors']])
-            log_string.append(' Errors: ' + error_string)
+            log_string += (' Errors: ' + error_string)
         if in_tempdir:
             depth -= 1
         self._write_line_to_log(log_string, depth)
diff --git a/kittengroomer/helpers.py b/kittengroomer/helpers.py
index 44e5002..847d3bc 100644
--- a/kittengroomer/helpers.py
+++ b/kittengroomer/helpers.py
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ class FileBase(object):
                 mt = magic.from_file(file_path, mime=True)
                 # libmagic always returns something, even if it's just 'data'
             except UnicodeEncodeError as e:
-                raise UnicodeEncodeError
                 self.add_error(e, '')
                 mt = None
             try:
diff --git a/scripts/run_filecheck_single_file.py b/scripts/run_filecheck_single_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f62845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_filecheck_single_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import sys
+
+from bin.filecheck import File
+
+
+PATH='tests/dangerous/bypass.docx'
+# PATH='tests/normal/word_docx.docx'
+
+
+def main():
+    try:
+        file = File(sys.argv[1], '')
+    except IndexError:
+        file = File(PATH, '')
+    file.check()
+    print(
+        "Name: " + file.filename,
+        "Desc: " + file.description_string,
+        "Mime: " + file.mimetype,
+        "Desc list: " + repr(file._description_string),
+        "Size: " + str(file.size),
+        "Src path: " + file.src_path,
+        "Is dangerous: " + str(file.is_dangerous),
+        sep='\n'
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()