diff --git plugins/destinations/file.inc plugins/destinations/file.inc
index d9bd901..cb54f27 100644
--- plugins/destinations/file.inc
+++ plugins/destinations/file.inc
@@ -390,7 +390,12 @@ class MigrateFileUri extends MigrateFile {
       $this->sourcePath = self::urlencode($this->sourcePath);
     }
     try {
-      copy($this->sourcePath, $destination);
+      $copied = copy($this->sourcePath, $destination);
+      if ($copied == FALSE) {
+        $migration = Migration::currentMigration();
+        $migration->saveMessage(t('Error copying the file %file"',
+          array('%file' => $this->sourcePath)));
+      }
       return TRUE;
     }
     catch (Exception $e) {