diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 997c007..634de28 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ use adw::prelude::*;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use gtk::{gio, glib};
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use tracing::{event, Level};
 
 glib::wrapper! {
     pub struct Window(ObjectSubclass<imp::Window>)
@@ -486,9 +487,15 @@ impl Window {
     }
 
     pub fn seek(&self, new_position: f64) {
-        self.imp()
+        match self
+            .imp()
             .mpv
             .command(["seek", &new_position.to_string(), "absolute", "exact"])
-            .unwrap();
+        {
+            Ok(()) => {}
+            // TODO: buffer this on fail (usually happens when the file isn't done loading)
+            // to repro, mash the seek forward button
+            Err(err) => event!(Level::ERROR, "could seek to {new_position}: {err}"),
+        }
     }
 }