diff --git a/photobooth/camera/CameraGphoto2.py b/photobooth/camera/CameraGphoto2.py
index 60b2add..0661db0 100644
--- a/photobooth/camera/CameraGphoto2.py
+++ b/photobooth/camera/CameraGphoto2.py
@@ -136,15 +136,21 @@ class CameraGphoto2(CameraInterface):
 
     def setActive(self):
 
-        config = self._cap.get_config()
-        config.get_child_by_name('output').set_value('PC')
-        self._cap.set_config(config)
+        try:
+            config = self._cap.get_config()
+            config.get_child_by_name('output').set_value('PC')
+            self._cap.set_config(config)
+        except BaseException as e:
+            logging.warn('Error while setting camera output to active: {}.'.format(e))
 
     def setIdle(self):
 
-        config = self._cap.get_config()
-        config.get_child_by_name('output').set_value('Off')
-        self._cap.set_config(config)
+        try:
+            config = self._cap.get_config()
+            config.get_child_by_name('output').set_value('Off')
+            self._cap.set_config(config)
+        except BaseException as e:
+            logging.warn('Error while setting camera output to idle: {}.'.format(e))
 
     def getPreview(self):
 
diff --git a/photobooth/camera/CameraGphoto2Cffi.py b/photobooth/camera/CameraGphoto2Cffi.py
index 4b9cf03..c4a7b47 100644
--- a/photobooth/camera/CameraGphoto2Cffi.py
+++ b/photobooth/camera/CameraGphoto2Cffi.py
@@ -106,13 +106,19 @@ class CameraGphoto2Cffi(CameraInterface):
 
     def setActive(self):
 
-        self._cap._get_config()['actions']['viewfinder'].set(True)
-        self._cap._get_config()['settings']['output'].set('PC')
+        try:
+            self._cap._get_config()['actions']['viewfinder'].set(True)
+            self._cap._get_config()['settings']['output'].set('PC')
+        except BaseException as e:
+            logging.warn('Error while setting camera output to active: {}.'.format(e))
 
     def setIdle(self):
 
-        self._cap._get_config()['actions']['viewfinder'].set(False)
-        self._cap._get_config()['settings']['output'].set('Off')
+        try:
+            self._cap._get_config()['actions']['viewfinder'].set(False)
+            self._cap._get_config()['settings']['output'].set('Off')
+        except BaseException as e:
+            logging.warn('Error while setting camera output to idle: {}.'.format(e))
 
     def getPreview(self):