diff --git a/pytest_splinter/plugin.py b/pytest_splinter/plugin.py
index 7e48622..597e3ae 100644
--- a/pytest_splinter/plugin.py
+++ b/pytest_splinter/plugin.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 from .webdriver_patches import patch_webdriver  # pragma: no cover
 from .splinter_patches import patch_webdriverelement  # pragma: no cover
 
+import logging
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 NAME_RE = re.compile('[\W]')
 
@@ -308,7 +311,10 @@ def prepare_browser(parent):
             prepare_browser(parent)
 
         def make_screenshot_on_failure():
-            if splinter_make_screenshot_on_failure and request.node.splinter_failure:
+            if not splinter_make_screenshot_on_failure or not request.node.splinter_failure:
+                return
+
+            try:
                 slaveoutput = getattr(request.config, 'slaveoutput', None)
                 names = junitxml.mangle_testnames(request.node.nodeid.split("::"))
                 classname = '.'.join(names[:-1])
@@ -321,6 +327,7 @@ def make_screenshot_on_failure():
                 else:
                     screenshot_dir = tmpdir.mkdir('screenshots').strpath
                 screenshot_path = os.path.join(screenshot_dir, screenshot_file_name)
+                LOGGER.info('Saving screenshot to {0}'.format(screenshot_path))
                 browser.driver.save_screenshot(screenshot_path)
                 with open(screenshot_path) as fd:
                     if slaveoutput is not None:
@@ -329,6 +336,9 @@ def make_screenshot_on_failure():
                             'file_name': screenshot_file_name,
                             'content': fd.read()
                         })
+            except Exception as e:
+                request.config.warn('splinter', "Could not save screenshot: {0}".format(e))
+                pass
         request.addfinalizer(make_screenshot_on_failure)
 
         return browser
diff --git a/tests/test_screenshot.py b/tests/test_screenshot.py
index 7774db5..9962631 100644
--- a/tests/test_screenshot.py
+++ b/tests/test_screenshot.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Browser screenshot tests."""
 import pytest
 
+from mock import patch
+
 
 def test_browser_screenshot_normal(testdir, mocked_browser):
     """Test making screenshots on test failure if the commandline option is passed.
@@ -15,6 +17,20 @@ def test_screenshot(browser):
     assert testdir.tmpdir.join('test_browser_screenshot_normal', 'test_screenshot-browser.png').isfile()
 
 
+@patch('_pytest.config.Config.warn')
+def test_browser_screenshot_error(testdir, mocked_browser, request):
+    """Test warning with error during taking screenshots on test failure."""
+    testdir.inline_runsource("""
+        def test_screenshot(browser):
+            # Create a file here, so makedirs in make_screenshot_on_failure will fail.
+            open('isafile', 'w').close()
+            assert False
+
+        def test_warn_called(request):
+            assert request.config.warn.call_count == 1
+    """, "-vl", "--splinter-session-scoped-browser=false")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif('not config.pluginmanager.getplugin("xdist")', reason='pytest-xdist is not installed')
 def test_browser_screenshot_xdist(testdir, mocked_browser):
     """Test making screenshots on test failure if the commandline option is passed.