diff --git a/image_classifier/image_classifier.py b/image_classifier/image_classifier.py
index 007ec55..10df9db 100755
--- a/image_classifier/image_classifier.py
+++ b/image_classifier/image_classifier.py
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ class image_classifier:
         move it to the folder of the day'''
         self._log.debug(f"Looking for faces in file '{file}'...")
         new_path = False
+        dirname = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(file))
+        filename = os.path.basename(file)
         if not os.access(file, os.R_OK):
             self._log.error(f"The file '{file}' is not readable.")
         else:
             if self.is_image(file):
                 self.metadata = pyexiv2.ImageMetadata(file)
                 self.metadata.read()
-                dirname = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(file))
-                filename = os.path.basename(file)
                 people = self.find_faces(file)
                 if people:
                     self._log.debug(f"Found {len(people)} known people in the image.")