diff --git a/src/pwcrypt.c b/src/pwcrypt.c
index 7197305..0bae32d 100644
--- a/src/pwcrypt.c
+++ b/src/pwcrypt.c
@@ -533,7 +533,9 @@ int pwcrypt_encrypt_file(const char* input_file_path, size_t input_file_path_len
 
     if (input_file == NULL || output_file == NULL)
     {
-        return PWCRYPT_ERROR_FILE_FAILURE;
+        pwcrypt_fprintf(stderr, "pwcrypt: \"pwcrypt_encrypt_file\" function failed to open input and/or output file.");
+        r = PWCRYPT_ERROR_FILE_FAILURE;
+        goto exit;
     }
 
     r = ccrush_compress_file(input_file_path, temp_file_path, 4096, (int)compress);
diff --git a/tests/tests.c b/tests/tests.c
index 02c0f9f..3d67ba9 100644
--- a/tests/tests.c
+++ b/tests/tests.c
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ static void encrypt_and_decrypt_file_wrong_args_fail()
 
     TEST_CHECK(r == PWCRYPT_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS);
 
+    r = pwcrypt_encrypt_file(tmp_in_file, strlen(tmp_in_file), 6, (uint8_t*)"Weak Pw", 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, tmp_out_file, strlen(tmp_out_file));
+    
+    TEST_CHECK(r != 0);
+
     r = pwcrypt_encrypt_file(tmp_in_file, strlen(tmp_in_file) - 3, 6, (uint8_t*)"Test Password 456 ^^ ~ ?  ¨", 27, 0, 0, 0, 0, tmp_out_file, strlen(tmp_out_file));
 
     TEST_CHECK(r == PWCRYPT_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS);