--- fluidsynth.c	2006-11-28 10:21:02.000000000 -0500
+++ fluidsynth-nofilePatch.c	2006-11-28 10:25:34.000000000 -0500
@@ -460,9 +460,15 @@
 
   /* load the soundfonts */
   for (i = arg1; i < argc; i++) {
-    if ((argv[i][0] != '-') && fluid_is_soundfont(argv[i])) {
-      if (fluid_synth_sfload(synth, argv[i], 1) == -1) {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load the SoundFont %s\n", argv[i]);
+    if (argv[i][0] != '-') {
+      if (fopen(argv[i], "rb") != NULL) {
+        if (fluid_is_soundfont(argv[i])) {
+          if (fluid_synth_sfload(synth, argv[i], 1) == -1) {
+	        fprintf("Failed to load the SoundFont %s\n", argv[i]);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        fprintf("File %s is not readable.\n", argv[i]);
       }
     }
   }