diff --git a/crates/bevy_image/src/dds.rs b/crates/bevy_image/src/dds.rs
index 4ba311377d..f146f07c71 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_image/src/dds.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_image/src/dds.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! [DirectDraw Surface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectDraw_Surface) functionality.
+
 #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 use bevy_utils::warn_once;
 use ddsfile::{Caps2, D3DFormat, Dds, DxgiFormat};
@@ -16,7 +18,8 @@ pub fn dds_buffer_to_image(
     is_srgb: bool,
 ) -> Result<Image, TextureError> {
     let mut cursor = Cursor::new(buffer);
-    let dds = Dds::read(&mut cursor).expect("Failed to parse DDS file");
+    let dds = Dds::read(&mut cursor)
+        .map_err(|error| TextureError::InvalidData(format!("Failed to parse DDS file: {error}")))?;
     let texture_format = dds_format_to_texture_format(&dds, is_srgb)?;
     if !supported_compressed_formats.supports(texture_format) {
         return Err(TextureError::UnsupportedTextureFormat(format!(