diff --git a/src/brut/androlib/err/CantFind9PatchChunk.java b/src/brut/androlib/err/CantFind9PatchChunk.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d98244a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/brut/androlib/err/CantFind9PatchChunk.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright 2010 Ryszard Wiśniewski <brut.alll@gmail.com>.
+ * 
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *  under the License.
+ */
+package brut.androlib.err;
+
+import brut.androlib.AndrolibException;
+
+/**
+ * @author Ryszard Wiśniewski <brut.alll@gmail.com>
+ */
+public class CantFind9PatchChunk extends AndrolibException {
+
+    public CantFind9PatchChunk(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+    public CantFind9PatchChunk(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    public CantFind9PatchChunk(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public CantFind9PatchChunk() {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/brut/androlib/res/decoder/Res9patchStreamDecoder.java b/src/brut/androlib/res/decoder/Res9patchStreamDecoder.java
index cadba789..f6549e38 100644
--- a/src/brut/androlib/res/decoder/Res9patchStreamDecoder.java
+++ b/src/brut/androlib/res/decoder/Res9patchStreamDecoder.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package brut.androlib.res.decoder;
 
 import brut.androlib.AndrolibException;
+import brut.androlib.err.CantFind9PatchChunk;
 import brut.util.ExtDataInput;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.*;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ public class Res9patchStreamDecoder implements ResStreamDecoder {
             try {
                 size = di.readInt();
             } catch (IOException ex) {
-                throw new AndrolibException("Cant find nine patch chunk", ex);
+                throw new CantFind9PatchChunk("Cant find nine patch chunk", ex);
             }
             if (di.readInt() == NP_CHUNK_TYPE) {
                 return;
diff --git a/src/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ResFileDecoder.java b/src/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ResFileDecoder.java
index 79b24399..0b54cf45 100644
--- a/src/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ResFileDecoder.java
+++ b/src/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ResFileDecoder.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package brut.androlib.res.decoder;
 
 import brut.androlib.AndrolibException;
+import brut.androlib.err.CantFind9PatchChunk;
 import brut.androlib.res.data.ResResource;
 import brut.androlib.res.data.value.ResFileValue;
 import brut.directory.Directory;
@@ -62,8 +63,19 @@ public class ResFileDecoder {
             if (typeName.equals("drawable")) {
                 if (inFileName.toLowerCase().endsWith(".9.png")) {
                     outFileName = outResName + ".9" + ext;
-                    decode(inDir, inFileName, outDir, outFileName, "9patch");
-                    return;
+
+                    try {
+                        decode(
+                            inDir, inFileName, outDir, outFileName, "9patch");
+                        return;
+                    } catch (CantFind9PatchChunk ex) {
+                        LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, String.format(
+                            "Cant find 9patch chunk in file: \"%s\". Renaming it to *.png.",
+                            inFileName
+                        ), ex);
+                        outDir.removeFile(outFileName);
+                        outFileName = outResName + ext;
+                    }
                 }
                 if (! ext.equals(".xml")) {
                     decode(inDir, inFileName, outDir, outFileName, "raw");