diff --git a/source/godot_tscn_format/lib/src/gd3_exporter.cpp b/source/godot_tscn_format/lib/src/gd3_exporter.cpp
index 21af9aa9de..05284146a7 100644
--- a/source/godot_tscn_format/lib/src/gd3_exporter.cpp
+++ b/source/godot_tscn_format/lib/src/gd3_exporter.cpp
@@ -482,6 +482,23 @@ auto _emit_tileset_file(const Gd3Tileset& tileset,
 
   _emit_resources(writer, tileset.resources);
 
+  writer.newline().resource_header();
+
+  std::size_t tileset_index = 0;
+  for (const auto& tile_atlas : tileset.atlases) {
+    _emit_tile_atlas(writer, tile_atlas, tileset_index);
+    ++tileset_index;
+  }
+
+  writer.set_key_prefix("");
+
+  return kOK;
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]]
+auto _save_tileset_images(const Gd3Tileset& tileset,
+                          const SaveFormatWriteOptions& options) -> Result<void>
+{
   for (const auto& tile_atlas : tileset.atlases) {
     const auto dest = options.base_dir / tile_atlas.image_path.filename();  // FIXME
 
@@ -489,33 +506,30 @@ auto _emit_tileset_file(const Gd3Tileset& tileset,
         "Copying texture '{}' to '{}'",
         tile_atlas.image_path.filename().string(),
         dest.string());
+
+    std::error_code copy_error {};
     std::filesystem::copy(tile_atlas.image_path,
                           dest,
-                          std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing);
-  }
+                          std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing,
+                          copy_error);
 
-  writer.newline().resource_header();
-
-  std::size_t tileset_index = 0;
-  for (const auto& tile_atlas : tileset.atlases) {
-    _emit_tile_atlas(writer, tile_atlas, tileset_index);
-    ++tileset_index;
+    if (copy_error) {
+      return std::unexpected {copy_error};
+    }
   }
 
-  writer.set_key_prefix("");
-
   return kOK;
 }
 
 }  // namespace
 
-auto save_godot3_scene(const Gd3Map& map, const SaveFormatWriteOptions& options)
-    -> Result<void>
+auto save_godot3_scene(const Gd3Map& map,
+                       const SaveFormatWriteOptions& options) -> Result<void>
 {
   // TODO put tileset in map as subresource
-  return _emit_tileset_file(map.tileset, options).and_then([&]() {
-    return _emit_map_file(map, options);
-  });
+  return _save_tileset_images(map.tileset, options)
+      .and_then([&] { return _emit_tileset_file(map.tileset, options); })
+      .and_then([&] { return _emit_map_file(map, options); });
 }
 
 }  // namespace tactile::godot