diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 2d68368e..c2b4d4ae 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ task :default => :test
 
 desc "parse logs"
 task :parse_logs => [:environment] do
-  Dir["/home/web/proxy/logs/*.log"].each do |log_path|
+  Dir[File.join($config['logs_path'], '*.log')].each do |log_path|
     hits = {}
     visits = {}
     visit_ips = {}
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ task :rebuild_thumbnails => [:environment] do
     path = '/'+full_path[1..full_path.length].join('/')
 
     if Pathname(path).extname.gsub('.', '').match Site::IMAGE_REGEX
-      ThumbnailWorker.new.perform username, path
+      begin
+        ThumbnailWorker.new.perform username, path
+      rescue Magick::ImageMagickError
+      end
     end
   end
 end